Local youth intern at Chevron labs
What was the first job you ever had?
Try to top Emily Guerrero’s response. The 16-year-old Richmond High junior spent this past summer in the research lab at the Chevron Richmond Technology Center, helping its...
Early childhood mental health forum to help develop funding priorities
First 5 Contra Costa, which is tasked with using revenue from a state tax on tobacco products to fund programs ensuring Contra Costa County children up through 5 years old are healthy and nurtured,...
Fundraiser launched to meet demand for coding program in local schools
Ubisoft's visit to Kennedy High's Fab Lab last month to introduce and donate its educational video game Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece, a dedicated mode of Assassin's Creed Odyssey, has energized efforts to develop future...
WCCUSD students pitch solutions to societal problems
They proposed modernized lockers equipped with touchscreens that can serve to keep students on schedule and prepared for class. They pitched an educational app that can connect students and guardians to their teachers and...
Richmond Promise Scholar spotlight: Ariana Ortega
Meet the Richmond Promise Scholars, a growing movement of hundreds of students from Richmond and North Richmond who are currently attending over 100 colleges and universities. They are beneficiaries of the Richmond Promise college...
WCCUSD schools to reopen Friday after power restored
All West Contra Costa Unified District (WCCUSD) schools that closed today due to the planned PG&E power shutoff will reopen Friday, as the power was restored earlier than expected, the district announced.
As of 3:45...
Chevron Fuel Your School launches for 10th straight year
Ten years ago, philanthropist and entrepreneur Charles Best joined forces with Chevron on a clever program that has communities across America “fueling” local schools.
The result has been nearly $49 million to boost STEM education...
Making Waves Academy celebrates campus expansion
Making Waves Academy celebrated the expansion of its Richmond campus on Saturday that enables the public charter school to grow to as many as 1,500 students by 2024.
The expansion adds another 14 acres and...
Your Monday Night Football pizza order can benefit a local school
Plan to order pizza for the San Francisco 49ers host the Cleveland Browns in Monday Night Football tonight?
Consider ordering from Mountain Mike's at 3340 San Pablo Dam Road in San Pablo (Raley's Shopping Centre),...
WCCUSD shifts football game times, increases security due to violence
Violence related to football games -- including a shooting that injured three teenagers and one adult near De Anza High Friday night -- has prompted the West Contra Costa Unified School District to start...
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‘Basic Health Care’ program expands coverage to undocumented residents
Contra Costa Health's Basic Health Care program has now expanded to include coverage for uninsured and undocumented residents, it was announced this week.
Earlier this...
‘Fiestas Patrias Parade’ to celebrate Latin American cultures on 23rd St.
By Kathy Chouteau
Thousands are expected along Richmond’s 23rd Street corridor into San Pablo on Saturday, Sept. 14, when the inaugural “Fiestas Patrias Parade”—Latin American...
Officials appeal for community’s help in stopping copper theft
In an effort to prevent copper thefts that have in some cases temporarily disabled 911 and business lines in communities locally and beyond, authorities...