Oscar-Nominated The Big Short Is No Comedy
The Big Short is a terrifying film. Promoted as a comedy during this awards season, it earned five Oscar nominations including Best Picture. But the film is more like a...
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Jan
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Jan
Eduardo Martinez: My First Year on Richmond’s City Council
2016 marks Eduardo Martinez’s first year as a Richmond City Councilmember. The retired educator and community activist was elected in 2015 in a historic election in which the Richmond Progressive...
06
Jan
Bay Area Low-Income & Homeless Residents Push to Build Own Housing
In the Bay Area, where demands for affordable housing and solutions to homelessness have reached fever pitch, some low-income and homeless residents are taking things into their own hands –...
05
Jan
Richmond Raises Its Minimum Wage to $11.52
Some of Richmond’s workers are getting a boost in pay as the city’s minimum wage increases from $9.60 to $11.52 an hour on Jan. 1, 2016....
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Dec
#ThePinkTax: The Hidden Cost of Being a Woman
The Pink Tax, also known as the “Woman Tax,” is the increased cost for products marketed towards women than for products marketed towards men. ...
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Nov
Expo Showcases Richmond’s Latino Artists
Nearly 100 people turned out for the Latina Center’s second Eco-Artisan Latin American Expo earlier this month, showcasing ecologically friendly products created by some of the top Latino craft artists...
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Oct
Urban Tilth Celebrates 10 Years of Food Justice
Marking a decade of community gardening, about 225 people came from across the Bay Area to the Craneway Pavilion on Saturday, Oct. 3 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the...
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Sep
Seniors Struggling with Affordable, Safe Housing in West County
News Report, Ann Bassette and Malcolm Marshall Deborah Stein says she feels desperate. Between flood insurance and property taxes, the 67-year-old San Pablo resident can no longer afford to stay in...
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Jun
Demonstrators Call for UC Campus to Benefit Richmond
News Report • Keisa Reynolds | Photos • David Meza Close residents rallied in front of City Hall on June 4 to support a community benefits agreement for the...
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Apr
Black Families on Front Lines of Displacement in Richmond
News Report, Edgardo Cervano-Soto Richmond resident J.C. Farr, 72, remembers the days black families populated his neighborhood in Richmond’s Southside. Walking through Booker T. Anderson Park, Farr points to a house where...
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Apr
Tackling Poverty in the Bay Area
News Report, Ann Bassette Concerned residents, researchers and public officials came together at the Regional Poverty and Policy Community workshop in Richmond last month to discuss causes and solutions of poverty...
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Mar
New City Councilman Discusses Working With Business Community
Leer en Español Interview by Vernon Whitmore EDITOR’S NOTE: Richmond’s newest city council member is Vinay Pimple (pronounced Pim-PLAY), a 47-year-old attorney who has been on the job for less than a...
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Mar
Who Will Benefit From Berkeley Campus at Richmond Bay?
By Melvin Willis | Photo by Alice Kantor A new UC Berkeley campus being planned for Richmond must take into account the needs of the city’s residents. That’s the message the...
09
Mar
Study: Gentrification Isn’t in Full Force in Richmond Yet – But It’s a Real Threat
News Report, Malcolm Marshall As concerns about affordable housing and gentrification grow in Richmond, a new study finds that it may not be too late to prevent residents from being displaced. The study,...
Etsy Gift Guide: Richmond, California
By Sonya Mann Here’s an exciting prospect: shop locally without having to leave your house. With Christmas less than two weeks away, consider buying presents that can support your community at the...
