Bay Area Kaiser Workers Prepare to Strike
The nation’s largest strike in over a decade looms after 37,5000 California Kaiser Permanente workers approved a walkout that would start in October. ...
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Sep
23
Aug
Local Happenings: September 2019
The official groundbreaking ceremony for the RYSE Commons, featuring music, live performances and food, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at 205 41st Street, Richmond....
11
Aug
Journalists Lament Big Tech’s Footprint on News
The tech industry is eating the newspaper industry’s lunch and skipping out on the bill, according to current and former news executives, reporters and Congressman Mark DeSaulnier, who spoke on...
11
Jul
WCCTAC Wants to Expand Express Bus Service
By Michael J. Fitzgerald The West Contra Costa County Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) is seeking input from current and potential riders about expanding its express bus service. WCCTAC is considering expanding express...
01
Jul
‘Last Black Man in San Francisco’ Tells a Familiar Story
The Last Black Man in San Francisco has incredible cinematography, an exceptional cast and a marvelous story line that engages you in a dramatic story about home and family....
12
May
Sen. Kamala Harris Gives Props to Black Press at 75th Anniversary of San Francisco Sun-Reporter
More than 800 people, including San Francisco first African American woman mayor London Breed attended the 75th anniversary of the San Francisco Sun-Reporter, the city’s oldest African-American newspaper....
12
Apr
BART Budget Reflects Concerns Over Safety, Fare Evaders
Bay Area Rapid Transit announced this week that police and fare inspectors have started working overtime with the goal of improving public safety at its stations....
10
Apr
Unclogging I-80 Requires More Transportation Options
To discuss the challenges people face and what’s being done to clear up the problematic I-80 corridor, District 15 Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, and representatives from Hercules, Pinole, and local transportation...
21
Mar
Out On the Town With the East Bay Bike Party
Earlier this month, more than 200 cyclists of all ages rode together as the EBBP, which continues to be a way for cyclists of all skill levels and ages to...
19
Oct
Marin School District Has Contract With Firm Linked To ICE
A school district in Marin County has contracted with Thomson Reuters — a firm linked to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) — to check on the residential status of its...
14
Sep
Richmond’s First BMX Bike Park
The Dirt World bike park, which started as only an idea in 2015, now features a pump track, a BMX practice track and a jump garden. Open from sun-up to...
13
Sep
Homeless Task Force Addresses Sanctioned Encampments
Shay is one of over 2,200 people who are homeless in Contra Costa County, according to the 2018 Point in Time Count, conducted by members of the county’s homelessness outreach...
17
Aug
The Unacceptable Failures of BART
I am now twenty-three years old, a college graduate and a frequent BART commuter. Although I’d ridden BART several times before starting my job last year, I now have a...
16
Aug
Blindspotting’ Shows an Often-Missed Reality
Blindspotting reminds us of the cultural implications of gentrification: communities we hold near and dear are slowly being erased. These places and people tell us so much about ourselves, we...
11
Jul
Searching for Fried Oysters on the Edge of Richmond
Just in time for summer, Nobilis is a great new lunch and brunch spot for both locals and visitors coming out to the harbor by boat....
