Anthony Caro: Leave minorities alone
By Anthony Caro
On March 21, 2018, the West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education was forced to move from at-large elections to trustee area elections due to a lawsuit filed against the...
Mister Phillips: Leave District 5 alone
By Mister Phillips
On March 21, 2018, the West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education voted to move from at-large elections to trustee area elections.
On June 27, 2018, the Board adopted a trustee...
Richmond mayor makes case for ‘managed homeless encampment’
By Mayor Tom Butt (from the mayor's e-forum newsletter)
No city has really solved the homeless problem. It remains intractable.
What happens when a “pop up” homeless encampment is abated by a public agency? Maybe 20...
Activist splits from RPA, describes ‘narcissistic’ leadership
by Mayor Tom Butt
Recently, Richmonders were treated to a rare public flaying of the Richmond Progressive Alliance by one of its most stalwart members, Zak Wear, a long-time member of the RPA’s inner circle,...
Op-Ed: School mental health intern writes in support of Measures E and K
An op-ed by Marlene Clarivel Meza, Richmond resident:
Having grown up in Richmond, I thought I knew pretty much what to expect when I started working as a mental health intern at a local...
Richmond mayor releases statement on recent gun violence
By Richmond Mayor Tom Butt
After attracting media attention for going nearly five months without a single homicide, this past week -- Saturday afternoon and again Monday night – Richmond suffered the tragic loss of...
Richmond mayor: ‘Pirate ship casino’ coming to Point Molate
By Richmond Mayor Tom Butt
After nearly two months of wild and mostly inaccurate speculation, the terms of the Point Molate Federal Court litigation settlement can now be made public. The primary sticking point in...
The Curious Taxpayer: Meet County Auditor-Controller Bob Campbell
By Susan Pricco
In this installment of The Curious Taxpayer, here's an opportunity to learn more about the many important functions of the Contra Costa County Auditor-Controller.
What does the County Auditor-Controller do? How does it...
Richmond police chief announces ‘open data portal’
By Richmond police Chief Allwyn Brown
We are pleased to announce the RPD is making more police incident data free, available and accessible to all with the public launch of our open data portal. Our...
Richmond’s Les Cain mentioned in Major League Baseball pension debate
By Douglas J. Gladstone
There's a retired ballplayer residing in Richmond who I'd absolutely like to meet one day. Not because I'm a baseball fan.
But because I'm a fan of people who are not afraid to...
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East Brother Beer set to release Camp Fire relief IPA
As promised, Richmond-based East Brother Beer Co. is set to release the Resilience IPA on Thursday, Dec. 20, and will donate all money from...
Volunteers prep for massive Richmond toy/food drive
It felt like a grand, secret toy store.
But in reality, it was only a storage space at a Richmond fire station that was jam-packed...
Donut-spinning driver collides with car containing father and child
A man was injured, but thankfully his 11-year-old daughter wasn't, when a driver doing donuts in his car in Richmond collided into their vehicle...
