San Pablo council approves new COVID-19 housing assistance grant program
The San Pablo City Council last week amended and extended the city's COVID-19 Housing Assistance Grant Program with the aim of maximizing its benefit to residents economically impacted by the pandemic.
The council approved increasing...
Diocese to close 72-year-old Catholic school in Richmond
St. Cornelius Catholic School in Richmond will close due to declining enrollment, The Catholic Voice, a publication of the Diocese of Oakland, reported on Monday.
Founded in 1948, the K-8 school located at 201 28th...
Richmond vigil honors slain soldier Vanessa Guillen
By Mike Kinney
A candlelight vigil for 20-year-old U.S. Army First Class Private Vanessa Guillen drew a large gathering at Richmond Civic Center Plaza on Monday night. The vigil was preceded by a lengthy caravan...
Fundraiser supports family of eight that lost home in fire
By Kathy Chouteau
Eliana Castro—a relative of a family of eight who lost their San Pablo apartment in an electrical fire—has established a Go Fund Me campaign to help them in their time of need.
The...
Richmond: Candlelight vigil for Vanessa Guillen at City Hall tonight
By Mike Kinney
A candlelight vigil is set to be held in Richmond tonight in memory of murdered 20-year-old Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen. The event is set for 7 p.m. at Richmond Civic Center.
At...
Over a dozen fires in Contra Costa on July 3, at least 3 from...
A vegetation fire Friday in a vacant lot near Market Avenue and Harold Street in North Richmond grew "to the size of a house," according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con...
Catahoula beans boost BLM movement
By Kathy Chouteau
Catahoula Coffee Company has created a way to not only indulge your love of the caffeinated bean, but also to support the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement at the same time.
Starting Saturday,...
Michelle Obama School campus in Richmond nears completion
By Mike Kinney
Construction on the state-of-the-art Michelle Obama School campus in Richmond is set to be completed by the end of next month. Staff at Overaa Construction Company, which is building the project at...
Riggers Loft reopening in time for Independence Day
By Kathy Chouteau
Amid a multitude of Independence Day cancellations, there’s a bright light on the Richmond waterfront.
Riggers Loft Wine Company will be reopening Thursday, July 2, just in time to celebrate the holiday with...
Richmond forming task force to establish reduced policing model
Before July 2021, Richmond is set to have a re-imagined, and reduced, police force. And what that will look like will be determined as part of a community dialogue in the coming months.
On Tuesday,...
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Free drive-thru food giveaway coming to Richmond Civic Center
A free drive-thru food giveaway is set to be held Wednesday, July 29, at Richmond Civic Center.
The event runs from 11 a.m. to 2...
BAMPFA exhibit features late Richmond artist Rosie Lee Tompkins
By Kathy Chouteau
A virtual exhibition at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) is looking back at the prolific work of a...
Congressman seeks to expand Rosie the Riveter National Park
By Kathy Chotueau
Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) has introduced legislation to expand the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park to include a local...
