Climate Change Driving California Home Insurance Crisis
As California climate disasters increase, so too does the difficulty of buying or keeping a home with insurers raising premiums and denying coverage....
28
Jun
28
Jun
Green Vision for Post-Petroleum Richmond Could Get Boost From Tax Measure
If approved by voters, the potential $60 million to $90 million per year in tax revenue from Chevron could propel the Richmond's Green-Blue New Deal....
28
Jun
Voters to Decide on $20B Affordable Housing Bond
Voters in the nine Bay Area counties will see a $20 billion affordable housing bond from the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority on the ballot in November....
27
Jun
WCCUSD Has Its Hands Tied as Budget Gets Held Up
The rejection of a Local Control Accountability Plan on Wednesday meant the West Contra Costa school board could not vote on the proposed 2024-25 budget....
27
Jun
Richmond Flower Shop Continues to Bloom
Tucked between a gas station and a used car lot on San Pablo Avenue is Mariam's Flowers, a family-owned business in a little lavender building....
26
Jun
Richmond Celebrates Juneteenth
Richmond hosted its annual Juneteenth Parade and Festival, continuing the decades-long tradition of honoring the holiday also known as Freedom Day....
26
Jun
In Second Reversal, Antioch Again Targets Sideshow Spectators, As Well As Organizers, Advertisers
The Antioch City Council on Tuesday moved forward with an ordinance that would criminalize spectators, organizers and advertisers of sideshows....
26
Jun
Civil Grand Jury Wants Better Public Notifications From Refineries
An opt-out hazardous material notification system is one recommendation included in a recent report by the Contra Costa County Civil Grand Jury....
26
Jun
Richmond Adopts Budget, Funds Mobile Vendor Plaza Program
Richmond City Council moved forward Tuesday with an ordinance that would regulate and set locations for street vendors, a day after adopting a new city budget....
25
Jun
‘I Am Bisexual Because I Am Me’
I’ve never had one specific time where I’ve felt proud of being bisexual, but I truly am proud of who I am, writes the author, a local teen....
24
Jun
One of Richmond’s Own Seeks Full Major League Baseball Pension
A former Major League Baseball player who grew up and still lives in Richmond has been fighting for years for money he believes he earned....
24
Jun
Psychiatric Emergency Unit for Youth Opens
A dedicated psychiatric unit for children and teenagers in Contra Costa County opened Monday. Before, they were treated alongside adults....
24
Jun
More West Nile Virus Found in Dead Birds
West Nile virus has been confirmed in two crows found dead in Concord on June 17, the first positive tests since April, county mosquito control said....
21
Jun
I’m Not a Monster, I’m Just Gay: Surviving Family Trauma and School Bullying
I had a crush on a girl in my class and was pretty sure I was a lesbian. For some reason, other girls treated me like I wasn’t a person...
21
Jun
Opinion: The Dark Legacy of Slavery Still Impacts Our Black Children 161 Years After Emancipation
Just as the Emancipation Proclamation and 13th Amendment provided access to civil rights, high literacy rates empower individuals to exercise these rights....
