Young people offered free financial boot camp
Travis Credit Union is hosting its annual Mad City Money Young Adult Financial Boot Camp at the East Bay for Performing Arts Center in Richmond on Wednesday, July 31.
The free boot camp from 12:30...
CHP busts another dummy on Contra Costa County highway
The California Highway Patrol reported an unsettling exchange with the passenger of a vehicle pulled over on Highway 4 today.
"She just oddly stared at us while we issued her chauffeur a ticket for a...
Community invited to ‘build day’ at Parchester Village garden
A garden at Parchester Park dedicated to the late Mary "Peace" Head is set for a build day with help from city leaders and community volunteers on Saturday, July 27.
Volunteers are encouraged to come...
Bay Area Rescue Mission plans expansion in Richmond
Amid a dramatic increase in the Bay Area homeless population, the Bay Area Rescue Mission (BARM) in Richmond is answering the call.
The Iron Triangle-based nonprofit providing care for the Bay Area's homeless and impoverished...
Pedestrian struck, injured by vehicle at 33rd and Barrett
A pedestrian was in serious condition after being struck by a vehicle at a Richmond intersection Monday afternoon, police said.
Richmond police responded to the intersection of 33rd Street and Barrett Avenue at 1:39 p.m....
Fatal crash after box truck strikes guardrail on I-80 in San Pablo
The driver of a 53-foot box truck that struck a guardrail on eastbound Interstate Highway 80 in San Pablo Monday morning before rolling down an embankment was pronounced dead at the scene, according to...
Richmond Lights for Liberty vigil protests U.S. border conditions
By Mike Kinney
Dozens of community members gathered at Richmond Civic Center Plaza on Friday for a vigil to protest conditions facing immigrants seeking asylum on the U.S. southern border.
The Lights for Liberty event...
Prime picnic spots in Richmond
By Kathy Chouteau
With summer surging full steam ahead, the time is right for an outdoor picnic. Fortunately, there are no shortage of prime picnic spots to choose from throughout Richmond, should you want to...
Richmond Fab Lab offers summer workshops, open hours
Want to learn how to make a clock using a laser cutter? Or maybe you'd rather create your own custom reversible handbag using a Digital Embrodiery Machine?
You could also invite a bit more light...
Richmond Art Center invites submissions of graphic art and illustration
Want your works to be exhibited at the storied 83-year-old Richmond Art Center?
The art center at 2540 Barrett Ave. has an open call for graphic art and illustration until the deadline of Aug. 8.
The works...
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Amtrak offer discounted rides to Allensworth State Park rededication
Amtrak San Joaquins will provide special discounted service to the rededication of Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park on Saturday, Oct. 14.
The rededication event will...
Downtown Richmond represents at East Bay Now
By Kathy Chouteau
Richmond Main Street Initiative (RMSI) Executive Director Andrea Portillo and CoBiz Richmond CEO Wesley Alexander and other local business people recently represented...
Middle College High School named National Blue Ribbon School
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond has announced that Middle College High School (MCHS) has once again been selected as a National Blue...
