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WCCUSD unveils graduation schedule

Every year, students and families await the announcement with high anticipation: The schedule for upcoming high school graduations. The West Contra Costa Unified School District has released that schedule in the form of a nifty...

Over 500 new Richmond Promise scholars celebrated

The cost and academic rigor of college has intimidated Kennedy High senior Sam Bauzon many times before. But she’s made a promise she intends to keep. Her immigrant parents sacrificed to provide her a...
Rotary Club gifts Amazon gift cards to Pinole Valley High teachers

Rotary Club gives Amazon gift cards to Pinole Valley High teachers

For Teacher’s Appreciation Week, Rotary Club of Pinole honored 52 dedicated Pinole Valley High School tachers with individual Amazon Gift Cards. For 48 years, the Rotary Club of Pinole has been an active supporter of...
Dia de los Niños celebration inspires budding readers

Dia de los Niños celebration inspires budding readers

By Kathy Chouteau There’s nothing better than seeing a gaggle of little children smiling from ear-to-ear and having the time of their lives. About 60 young children and their families attended the wildly successful “¡Dia...
Richmond Promise to honor fourth class of Scholars

Richmond Promise to honor fourth class of Scholars

Right now across the U.S., over 900 students benefiting from the Richmond Promise program are representing Richmond at 97 colleges and universities. And more are coming. This Friday, the four-year-old program providing both college scholarships and...
Free Richmond summer camp helping to close achievement gap

Free Richmond summer camp helping to close achievement gap

A free summer camp serving Richmond's lowest-income neighborhoods has continued to report positive student gains. Camp Achieve, offered since 2013 to combat summer learning loss for students between the ages of six and 12, serves...
Meet Contra Costa County's 2019-2020 Teachers of the Year

Meet Contra Costa County’s 2019-2020 Teachers of the Year

Doug Silva of Helms Middle School, Daniel O’Shea of Pinole Valley High School, and Dr. Cheri Etheredge of Contra Costa College have been named among the 2019-2020 Contra Costa County Teachers of the Year for...

Gratitude Grants awarded to 646 WCCUSD teachers

Over 200 local teachers took over East Brother Beer Co. in Richmond on Friday for a happy hour organized to thank them for their service. But the Chamberlin Family Foundation (CFF), which hosted the event,...

Mira Vista principal improves outcomes one student at a time

By Natalie Walchuk of Go Public Schools West Contra Costa It wouldn’t be a standard day in the life of a principal without an early morning call to help a young person ease into the start...
National Library Week inspires pilot program at San Pablo schools

National Library Week inspires pilot program at San Pablo schools

This week in celebration of National Library Week, one San Pablo school per day is receiving the gift of books along with a visit by San Pablo community leaders and police personnel, including mascot...

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By Kathy Chouteau East Brother is rolling out a limited-edition “Barrel-Aged Series” just in time for some yuletide cheer. The stars of the show? Two barrel-aged...
Richmond Metro By T-Mobile to host annual toy giveaway

Richmond Metro By T-Mobile to host annual toy giveaway

Ian Taha, owner of Richmond Metro By T-Mobile, is inviting the community to enjoy free gifts for kids and photos with Santa on Saturday,...
Adaptive traffic signal technology planned for 23rd St. and San Pablo Ave.

Adaptive traffic signal technology planned for 23rd St. and San Pablo Ave.

Smart traffic signal control technology may soon be installed at 10 intersections along San Pablo Avenue and 11 intersections along 23rd Street in Richmond. The...