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Richmond student-athlete is golden for Cal Bears

Richmond student-athlete is golden for Cal Bears

By Mike Kinney A student-athlete from Richmond is in the midst of a fantastic season at Cal that is putting him in a great position for a future professional career. We were at Nicholl Park in...
Opportunities abound for playing pickleball in Richmond

Opportunities abound for playing pickleball in Richmond

By Kathy Chouteau Opportunities abound for playing pickleball in Richmond, thanks to new offerings from the City of Richmond and the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD). Adults age 18 and older can play the...
San Pablo Baseball Association preps for its 74th season

San Pablo Baseball Association preps for its 74th season

The San Pablo Baseball Association will welcome the start of its 74th season next month with some fire power, Association President Andre Williams announced this week. The Opening Day Parade is scheduled for Saturday, April...
Pinole Valley High Spartans win historic state football title

Pinole Valley High football victory parade and rally set for Feb. 4

The Pinole Valley High parade and rally to celebrate both the school's and the school district's first state champion football team is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. at Pinole Valley Park on Saturday,...
Warren Smith's response to immense adversity: 4.0 GPA, WSU signing

Warren Smith’s response to immense adversity: 4.0 GPA, WSU signing

Warren Smith, star senior defensive back and receiver for North Coast Section champion El Cerrito High, is also a 4.0 student and has signed with Washington State University. But perhaps Smith's greatest achievement has...
Richmond police patrol activity report: Dec. 9-11

Richmond police patrol activity report for Jan. 13-15

Below is an overview of significant service activity provided by RPD patrol officers during their scheduled shifts. Officers responded to approx. 442 calls for service during this period. Please note that activity shared in...
Parade planned to honor historic Pinole Valley High football season

Parade planned to honor historic Pinole Valley High football season

UPDATE: The parade has been postponed from Jan. 28 to Feb. 4. The reason is that eight Pinole Valley High senior players qualified to play in an all-star game on Jan. 28, and the...
Youth baseball signups ongoing in San Pablo

Youth baseball signups ongoing in San Pablo

By Kathy Chouteau The Mike Norris Baseball Academy and the San Pablo Baseball Association are welcoming signups for boys and girls in a variety of divisions ranging from 3-14 years old now through April 1...
El Cerrito, Pinole Valley high schools win respective NCS titles

El Cerrito, Pinole Valley high schools win respective NCS titles

By Mike Kinney The West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) is showing its football might this season after the El Cerrito and Pinole Valley High teams won their respective North Coast Section football titles...
Richmond Steelers fundraising after earning bid to nationals in Florida

Richmond Steelers fundraising after earning bid to nationals in Florida

By Kathy Chouteau On the heels of their Youth Elite Standards League (YES) and American Youth Football (AYF) Big West Championships, the Richmond Steelers’ 12 & under team—also known as the Gorilla Mob—has earned its...

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RAC’s Fall Family Day to celebrate art, Indigenous Peoples’ Day

RAC’s Fall Family Day to celebrate art, Indigenous Peoples’ Day

By Kathy Chouteau The Richmond Art Center’s Fall Family Day will flutter into its Barrett Avenue courtyard with a cornucopia of festive fun Sat., Oct....
'Jaws of Life' extrication demonstrated at Tri-City Safety Day

‘Jaws of Life’ extrication demonstrated at Tri-City Safety Day

Richmond fire crews were among the local first responders who participated in the Tri-City Safety Day at El Cerrito Plaza on Saturday. The event featuring...
Richmond's Doug Harris to host talk with sportswriter David Newhouse

Richmond’s Doug Harris to host talk with sportswriter David Newhouse

By Mike Kinney Richmond resident and independent film director Doug Harris will host a book talk gathering with sportswriter and author David Newhouse at Barnes...