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Richmond Homicides Hit Record Low

As of 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, a total of 11 homicides were recorded in Richmond in 2014—a record low since 1971. Following a...

Featured10 years ago

City of Richmond’s Annual Employee of the Year Awards

Cruz Caldera and Rochelle Monk have been recognized as this year’s employees of the year by the the City of Richmond. These awards honor employees who...

Community10 years ago

Richmond’s Veteran Resource Program Receives $12,000 Home Depot Grant

The Veteran Resource Program (VRP) in Richmond has received a $12,000 grant from the Home Depot Foundation. The VRP helps veterans with housing, benefits, education...

City Government10 years ago

Richmond Police Chief Stands Up to Rank and File Officers’ Criticism

Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus set off a storm of protests – including from some rank and file members of his wn department, when he held...

Featured10 years ago

Warriors Support Richmond High Basketball Team After Loss of Team Captain

After the Richmond High School Oilers basketball team lost their team captain to gun violence, players from the Golden State Warriors and head coach Steve Kerr...

City Government10 years ago

Richmond Announces New Youth Council

Teen Services Librarian Añgela Cox has been assigned to work as the city staff liaison for the newly formed Richmond Youth Council. The Richmond Youth Council...

City Government10 years ago

Mayor-elect Tom Butt, Richmond Progressive Alliance Celebrate Victory

Tom Butt was elected Richmond Mayor Tuesday despite a multimillion-dollar campaign by the Chevron Corporation which failed to defeat him or elect candidates the oil company...

Community10 years ago

Laconia Development Supports Richmond Youth

In keeping with its commitment to supporting Richmond community-based agencies, Laconia Development LLC has donated $5,000 to the Richmond Steelers.

Education10 years ago

School District Project Wins Statewide Recognition

West Contra Costa Unified School District’s Full Services Community Schools has earned a prestigious 2014 Golden Bell Award in the School Climate category from the California...

Opinion10 years ago

OP-ED: “Color Me Stupid” – Thoughts on Smart Voting

I have watched with intense interest our national, state, and local politics. As Richmond prepares to vote for a new mayor and city council, a few...

Community10 years ago

Coronado Neighborhood Council Scholarship Banquet

The Coronado Neighborhood Council held it’s 37th Annual Scholarship Banquet Friday, Oct. 24 at the Galileo Club in Richmond. Three hundred people attended the event. Nine...

Community10 years ago

Officer Bradley A. Moody Memorial Underpass Project

The City of Richmond’s Bradley A. Moody Memorial Underpass Project involves the construction of a roadway underpass on Marina Bay Parkway between Meeker Avenue and Regatta...

Community10 years ago

Nurses Welcome Council Decision to Reallocate Funds to Doctors Medical Center

At Tuesday’s Richmond City Council meeting, Registered Nurses, hospital staff and community members asked council members to reallocate $15 million of a $90 million community...

Opinion10 years ago

OP-ED: Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize

By Jovanka Beckles In the civil rights era we knew that to make progress and be treated with dignity, we’d have to stand up against taunts,...

Community10 years ago

Chevron Volunteers Upgrade Richmond’s Girls Inc.

“Operation Smart” met “Operation Fix Up” on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at Richmond-based Girls Inc. of West Contra Costa. “Operation Smart” is the program that Girls Inc....

Community10 years ago

Fisher Realtors Expands into Commercial Real Estate

Fisher Realtors has expanded to include a commercial realty division headed up by Cory Lawrence, formerly of Cushman & Wakefield of California. Lawrence is widely known...

City Government10 years ago

Tom Butt and Corky Booze: From “Good to Bad”

For years Tom Butt and Corky Booze had a nurturing and respectable relationship. But the Butt/Booze bond has bottomed-out. BAPAC vividly remembers a fundraiser held in...

City Government10 years ago

Fight Continues in Richmond to Save DMC

At a press conference on Aug. 26 at Sojourner Truth United Church in Richmond, Oakland Civil Rights Attorney Pamela Price and a panel of four –...

Featured10 years ago

Nurses, City Council Call on County to Take Over DMC

Several hundred nurses and patients, including many in wheelchairs, as well as religious and community leaders and elected officials marched Wednesday from Doctors Medical Center in...

Arts and Culture10 years ago

Girls Inc. Offers Summer Fun for Girls Ages 5 to 14

Girls Inc. of West Contra Cost County is offering Summer Fun Experience for girls ages 5 to 14, which has six weeks left. The program’s themes...

Featured11 years ago

Revival/Gospel Meeting at Southside Church of Christ

Bro. Samuel Pounds will be the guest speaker at a Revival/Gospel meeting. “United We Stand, Divided We Fall,” Sunday, July 13 – Friday, July 18 at...

Featured11 years ago

Richmond Shipyard Commemorating Port Chicago Disaster July 19th

In July of 1944, the largest explosion on the mainland of the United States jolted the Bay Area, instantly killing 320 sailors, the majority of whom...

Community11 years ago

Programs to Help North Richmond Youth Stay Healthy and Receive Job Training

Families in North Richmond will now have access to vital health services for children and much needed home remediation services through a unique economic development project...

Featured11 years ago

Veterans Resource Program Presents Memorial Day Celebration

The Veterans Resource Program will host its 1st Annual Memorial Day Ceremony and BBQ lunch Monday May 26 at the Veterans Resource Program Office, 934 Maine...

City Government11 years ago

Business Owners Weigh-in on Richmond Minimum Wage Debate

The Richmond City Manager’s office, at the request of the City Council is disseminating a web-based survey to solicit feedback from local business owners regarding the...