Local Nonprofit Launches Black Student Engagement Program
The Black Student Engagement Program by the Bay Area nonprofit 10,000 Degrees is designed to support Black high school and college students...
11
Feb
10
Feb
EdSource: WCCUSD Unveils New Science Building
West Contra Costa's new science building, which is for Hercules middle and high schoolers, is meant to reaffirm the district's commitment to STEM....
10
Feb
Update: Antioch Police Oversight Commissioner Resigns
Antioch Police Oversight Commissioner Leslie May used the n-word at a special City Council meeting in describing perceived treatment of Black city leaders....
10
Feb
Contra Costa Health CEO Retires After 32 Years With County
Contra Costa Health Chief Executive Officer and Health Director Anna M. Roth is leaving to become president and CEO of Tahoe Forest Health System....
07
Feb
Salesian Girls Celebrate Senior NIght, Win by 66
Beating intracity opponent Richmond High on Wednesday, the Salesian girls varsity basketball team has now won 102 straight games in league play. ...
07
Feb
Politicians and Public Want More Accountability After Refinery Fire
Board of Supervisors Chair Candace Anderson said the Martinez Refinery Company’s fire Feb. 1 was Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston’s “baptism by fire.”...
06
Feb
WCCUSD to Cut 90 Jobs, Calls It ‘an Absolute Necessity’
The West Contra Costa school board on Wednesday approved $13 million in cuts over the next two years, setting up the elimination of 90 jobs in the district....
06
Feb
A Shortage of Bilingual Educators Leaves English Learners With Too Few Qualified Teachers
A shortage of teachers, particularly ones who are Spanish-speaking or Latino, has caused misassigned teachers and courses to surge in Contra Costa County....
06
Feb
Martinez Refinery Files Report Saying Contaminant Levels From Fire Were Low
Contra Costa Health's public health director said Wednesday that the health effects of Saturday's Martinez refinery fire are still unknown....
06
Feb
Update: Richmond Police Say They Believed Shooting Victim Had Knife in Hand
Richmond police said the man they shot and killed Tuesday night charged at officers with what they believed was a knife, but the object was a sheath....
05
Feb
Student Activists Lead Hundreds in Richmond March for Immigrant Rights
Around 300 people participated Sunday in an “Immigrants Make America Great” march in Richmond before the nationwide “Day Without Immigrants.”...
05
Feb
State Investigating Richmond Police Shooting of Allegedly Unarmed Man
The California Department of Justice is investigating the fatal shooting by police of an allegedly unarmed man in Richmond on Tuesday night....
05
Feb
‘We’re Not Equipped for This’: Bay Area Mental Health Expert on the Impacts of Trump Immigration Orders
For Bay Area licensed clinical psychologist Carolynn Gray, who works with migrant communities, the second President Donald Trump term is already different....
04
Feb
The Politics of Influence: How Families and Algorithms Guide Youth Opinions
Whether engaged or disillusioned, it’s essential to understand how young people form their political opinions. Family and social media have a lot to do with it....
04
Feb
Kennedy Eagles Soar to 47-Point Win Over Hercules Titans in Girls Basketball
The Kennedy girls basketball team took a double-digit lead just four minutes in over Hercules High on the way to their largest margin of victory in five years....
