Richmond High band director wins emerging educator award
Richmond High's inspiring young band director won an emerging educator award this month from the California Music Education Association, a recognition that doesn't surprise his students or the school district in the least.
Four years...
Volunteers honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Day of Service
Back when he first began participating in the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service in Richmond, the effort occurred in "one event, one place," Richmond Mayor Tom Butt said Monday.
Not so...
Your guide to MLK Jr. Day of Service events in Richmond
The power of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy shows itself in many ways across the nation, and one of those ways is through the hundreds of local community members who gather every year...
$3M solution for Meeker Slough litter problem
The trash problem in Meeker Slough is set to have a $3 million solution.
The Caltrans grant, which appears on the Richmond City Council agenda this coming Tuesday, will pay for the construction of two...
Doctors Medical Center is gone — what’s next for the site?
By Mike Kinney
In recent weeks, local residents have watched daily as construction crews worked to demolish the shuttered Doctor's Medical Center at 2000 Vale Road in San Pablo.
So what's next for the 8.5-acre site?...
McKinley Williams-John Easterling chess tourney set for Jan. 26
The 8th Annual McKinley Williams-John Easterling Community Chess Tournament is set for Saturday, Jan. 26.
The whole community is invited to this free tournament at the Richmond Recreation Complex at 3230 Macdonald Ave. The quad-style tourney...
Abel Pineda, 26, appointed as San Pablo council member
A highly-active 26-year-old San Pablo native is now a council member in his city.
At its meeting on Monday, the San Pablo City Council appointed Abel Pineda, a Richmond High graduate, to fill the vacancy...
Mister Phillips opposes WCCUSD Board presidency selection
On Dec. 12, 2018, Tom Panas, member of the West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education, was chosen by fellow members as the Board's president for 2019. In the following opinion piece,...
CalFresh recipients receive benefits early due to federal shutdown
Contra Costa County began issuing benefits to CalFresh recipients for February today -- more than two weeks early -- due to the federal government shutdown.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which oversees the Supplemental...
John Gioia selected as chair of county Board of Supervisors
John Gioia was selected today to become the 2019 chair of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors.
Supervisor Candace Andersen was selected as the Vice Chair at today's Board meeting.
Gioia, has been representing District...
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By Kathy Chouteau
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