State Highlights Extreme Heat, College Affordability Resources
The state of California hosted an ethnic media forum July 16 focused on staying safe in extreme heat and helping kids save for college....
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Jul
Community Garden Hosts Free Cooking Demo, Bringing Fresh Produce to Richmonders
The event explained the benefits of a plant-based diet not only for personal well-being but also the environment and stressed the importance of eating locally....
24
Jul
Covered CA Enrollees to See Jump in Both Rates and Financial Aid, Agency Says
Undocumented youths who have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status will be eligible for healthcare through Covered California beginning Nov. 1....
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Jul
African American and Hispanic People Booked Disproportionately in Contra Costa
Black and Latino suspects are arrested at higher rates than their overall representation in Contra Costa and white and Asian suspects at lower rates....
24
Jul
West Contra Costa Temporarily Closes Elementary School Amid Lawsuit Alleging Poor Building Conditions
Stege Elementary in Richmond will be closed for repairs this summer and students and staff relocated the upcoming school year due to "environmental hazards."...
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Jul
Two Contra Costa Women Doused With Liquid and Told to ‘Leave’ in Martinez
Two American women of Indian and Bangladeshi descent say they were drenched with liquid and told to leave while in Martinez on July 7....
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Jul
‘History of Violence’ Against Native People Continues Today
The CA Commission on the State of Hate and the Shingle Springs Band hosted Resilient Roots: California’s Indigenous Communities and the Struggle Against Hate....
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Jul
Animal Services Offering Free Adoptions in July as Shelter Approaches Capacity
All animals at Contra Costa Animal Services are free to adopt in July with the shelter reaching capacity. Animal Services is also seeking foster homes....
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Jul
Veolia Completes $40 Million Wastewater Treatment Upgrade Project
Veolia North America announced upgrades expected to improve wastewater treatment, environmental compliance and odor control for Richmond and nearby areas....
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Jul
Neither Radicalization Nor Efforts to Fight It Exist in a Vacuum
A trio of panelists at the Eradicate Hate summit spoke about how their individual efforts to prevent radicalization “create a larger mosaic.”...
18
Jul
County Registrars Prepare for Uncertain November Election
Feeling assured, but preparing for anything, Bay Area election officials are staffing up and making security plans for a safe and valid Nov. 5 general election....
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Jul
Department of Homeland Security Combats and Contributes to Hate-Fueled Violence
With a rise in domestic extremism, Department of Homeland Security looks both inward and outward to attempt reducing radicalization....
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Jul
County Opens Supportive Housing Complex for Disabled, Unhoused Adults
El Portal Place is permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless people — disabled and unhoused for more than a year — and their pets....
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Jul
Port Chicago 50 Exonerated on 80th Anniversary of Disaster That Killed 320
The U.S. Navy has exonerated the 50 Black sailors convicted of mutiny after they refused to load explosives onto ships following explosions that killed 320 men....
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Jul
East Bay Regional Parks District Approves Point Molate Sale
East Bay Regional Park District unanimously agreed Tuesday to enter an agreement with Richmond and a local tribe to acquire the 80-acre Point Molate property....
