Groundbreaking celebrated for Yellow Brick Road project in Iron Triangle
By Kathy Chouteau
Richmond officials joined the nonprofit Pogo Park and other stakeholders in the Iron Triangle neighborhood on Wednesday to celebrate a groundbreaking for the long-planned, youth-inspired Yellow Brick Road project, which aims to...
Water bills going up for East Bay Municipal Utility District customers
The water bill is set to increase starting next month for East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) customers, after the agency's Board of Directors unanimously approved rate increases as part of a two-year, $2.25...
Proposal for Dollar Tree Store in Richmond faces opposition
By Mike Kinney
A proposal to locate a Dollar Tree store in a vacant building on San Pablo Avenue in Richmond is facing opposition from neighbors.
The city received a request for a design review permit...
Contra Costa College’s Demetria Lawrence receives statewide honor
By Kathy Chouteau
Demetria Lawrence, an adult and alternative education transition specialist at Contra Costa College, has been honored with the 2021 Classified Employee of the Year Award by the California Community Colleges Board of...
Pride flag raised at Richmond elementary school
By Kathy Chouteau
About 50 community members gathered at the front gate of Mira Vista School in East Richmond Heights on Sunday to celebrate what a parent organizer called the first LGBTQIA rainbow flag raising...
Richmond composer hits high note with San Francisco Mime Troupe
By Kathy Chateau
When the Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe kicks off its 62nd season with “Tales of the Resistance, Volume 2: Persistence” Sunday, July 4, Richmond’s own Daniel Savio will have added...
Proposal would rename Richmond school after Betty Reid Soskin
Will Juan Crespi Middle School in El Sobrante be renamed after Betty Reid Soskin?
During a Zoom meeting at 7 p.m. tonight, a committee appointed by the West Contra Costa Board of Education will explore...
Richmond Main Street Initiative earns 2021 national accreditation
By Kathy Chouteau
Citing a series of successes in supporting local residents and businesses amid the global pandemic, the Richmond Main Street Initiative (RMSI), tasked since 2002 with revitalizing the city’s downtown corridor, announced this...
Red Oak Victory to host ‘BYOB’ Father’s Day event
By Kathy Chouteau
The S.S. Red Oak Victory ship, a restored World War II Victory ship berthed on Richmond’s waterfront, is hosting a Father’s Day event Sunday, June 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m....
Richmond revs up for ‘Juneteenth Caravan & Rally’
By Kathy Chouteau
Richmond residents are invited to help honor and commemorate Juneteenth 2021 at the Juneteenth Caravan & Rally Saturday, June 19.
Cars will begin lining up at 10 a.m. at the historic North Richmond...
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Happy Lot Farm & Garden to unveil new treasures at its urban oasis
By Kathy Chouteau
The Happy Lot Farm & Garden, a formerly blighted lot that’s been transformed into a place where neighbors can grow organic food...
San Pablo police seek leads in murder of Shawn Anthony Tillis
Just over one year after his murder, San Pablo police released a plea to the public on Tuesday to help find those responsible.
Tillis, 27,...
WCCUSD tentative deal with union reduces class sizes, increases counselors
A tentative one-year labor agreement reached Monday between the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) and its teachers union would restore cuts made...