Pinole Valley High coach named Oakland Raiders’ Coach of the Week
Last week, former Oakland Raiders running back Charlie Smith stopped by Pinole Valley High -- along with a $1,000 check from the NFL team.
That's because Spartans head coach Luke Bodwin earned the Oakland Raiders'...
Richmond native named director of scouting, game prep for UTEP basketball
A Richmond native has been named director of scouting and game prep for the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)'s men's basketball program, the school has announced.
Jerry Brown, a standout basketball player at...
De Anza High football coach earns Raiders’ $1K Coach of the Week honor
De Anza High football coach Tyree Reed was honored earlier this month as the Oakland Raiders' Coach of the Week.
The honor followed the Dons' first win of the season, a 22-7 road victory over...
Students get up-close look at the Oakland A’s
By Allynn McInerney
Earlier this month, a group of 25 youth from the Richmond Police Activities League, Richmond Little League and Richmond High Oilers Baseball team joined Chevron for a day with the Oakland A’s.
The...
Richmond Jiu-Jitsu program helps kids combat bullying, build confidence
Government studies show that about 49-percent of children in grades 4–12 reported being bullied by other students at school at least once.
This alarming statistic was the personal experience of 9-year-old Richmond resident Omar Maldonado...
Richmond Plunge to close for several months for repairs
The Richmond Plunge in Point Richmond will close for construction from Sept. 1 till at least the end of the year, according to city officials.
The plaster on the bottom of the pool needs to...
Chevron brings local youth and STEM Zone to Oakland A’s game
Not only did they watch the Oakland A's edge the Detroit Tigers 2-1 in a pitcher's duel on Saturday, a group of over 100 Richmond kids and their family members also watched a spectacular...
East Bay Soldiers capping successful summer with trip to China
Following a successful few weeks for the East Bay Soldiers youth basketball program, the adventures continue next week when the organization travels with 12 kids to China.
In the last two weeks, the award-winning East...
Riders taking advantage of new Dirt World
by Mike Kinney
On Monday, the Richmond Standard paid a visit to the 2.1-acre Dirt World, the East Bay's first public bike park that recently opened in Richmond.
Riders are already making good use of the...
Richmond residents represent at thrilling Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo
Thousands of people throughout Northern California attended the annual Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo on Saturday -- and once again many from Richmond represented.
The nation’s lone African-American rodeo travels to dozens of cities across the...
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Apply now for Chevron’s Somos Employee Network college scholarship
For an 11th consecutive year, the Somos Employee Network at Chevron Richmond is offering $1,000 scholarships to qualifying high school seniors.
Volunteers needed to clean up Richmond Little League fields
As Richmond Little League preps for the 2019 season, its fields could use a bit of love and attention.
Payless to close all stores
By Mike Kinney
Payless ShoeSource Inc. has announced plans to close all of its roughly 2,300 stores.
