Richmond plans to create transitional village for homeless
By Kathy Chouteau
A 5.9-acre, triangular-shaped parcel near Richmond Parkway could soon become a "managed transitional village" where homeless individuals can reside and be connected to services and resources.
On Tuesday, the Richmond City Council unanimously...
Richmond police offering $10K reward in 2018 homicide case
The Richmond Police Department is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and charges of those responsible for fatally shooting Richard Doss III in June 2018.
The homicide occurred June 24, 2018...
Richmond mayor touts economy, crime reduction in State of the City
By Kathy Chouteau
Richmond’s financial condition remains stable due to a still-hot economy and greater fiscal discipline, unemployment in the city has reached its lowest point in history, crime has largely continued its downward trend,...
$12.7M in state grants to significantly enhance two Richmond parks
Two Richmond parks are set to be significantly enhanced via a combined $12.7 million in Prop. 68 grants, the California Department of Parks and Recreation announced on Tuesday.
Of those funds, $8.5 million will be...
Dewey Crumpler’s ‘shipping container’ work coming to Richmond Art Center
By Kathy Chouteau
In a Bay Area first, the Richmond Art Center (RAC) will feature “Dewey Crumpler: Crossings, an exhibition examining the inventive power of the artist’s shipping container work.
The exhibition runs in the RAC's...
Richmond beekeeper harvests nature’s gold
By Kathy Chouteau
Catherine Edwards has been a beekeeper ever since moving to the city a decade ago. The owner of Richmond Gold Honey said her love of bees is rooted in her childhood in...
Listen up! Internet radio station launches on Richmond’s 23rd Street
By Mike Kinney
Hundreds of people pass by it every day, but few may realize that a radio station operates on 23rd Street in Richmond.The Spanish-language Radio SOL 98.1 launched in September last year inside...
16-year-old shot, injured in Richmond Monday night
A 16-year-old was in serious but stable condition at a trauma center following a shooting in the parking lot of a Richmond gas station at 38th Street and Cutting Boulevard on Monday night, police...
Kennedy High star TE Jermaine Terry commits to Cal
He had two dozen offers from some of the best football colleges in the country. In the end, Jermaine Terry II, a star as both an athlete and student at Kennedy High, opted to...
Richmond community gathers to mourn 4-year-old Heitor
By Mike Kinney
Dozens of solemn community members gathered on Coalinga Avenue in Richmond today to comfort a grieving family.
The vigil was held in memory of 4-year-old Heitor, who was fatally struck in what police...
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The West Contra Costa Unified School District superintendent issued the following statement to the school district community following the Board of Education meeting Wednesday.
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Chevron Black Employee Network scholarship recipients aren’t waiting to make a difference
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Richmond honors Jerrold Hatchett for retirement, community service
By Kathy Chouteau
Richmond’s “godfather” was honored with a proclamation from the City Council on Tuesday for his decades of community service and his recent...
