Cleaning up Richmond
Photo Essay, David Meza David Batiste says he loves the job he describes as “a little dangerous” and “never the same routine.” Baptiste is an equipment operator with Richmond’s Code...
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Sep
23
Jul
Richmond History Museum Hopes to Take a Step Toward the Future
By Nancy Deville If you’re looking to learn more about Richmond’s storied past, an often overlooked historic building in the heart of the Iron Triangle may be a good place to...
11
Jun
Saving a Local Marsh Protects Parchester Village from Rising Seas
News Report, Edgardo Cervano-Soto | New America Media Goreatha Johnson, points towards Breuner Marsh across the train tracks in Parchester Village, a neighborhood of roughly 400 homes in North Richmond. It’s past...
01
Apr
New Downtown Mural to Send Message of Nonviolence
RP Editors Downtown Richmond is about to get a lot more colorful. Local artist, Richard Muro Salazar, has broken ground on a huge mural project that will cover the walls of...
28
Mar
Exploring the Science of Skateboarding
Story • Chanelle Ignant | Photos • David Meza The skate park at Richmond’s Nicholl Park became a physics classroom on a Wednesday in March, when an event called “The Science...
13
Mar
Resident Reactions to the Richmond Housing Authority Investigation
Interviews • Edgardo Cervano-Soto | Photos • David Meza Editor’s Note: The Richmond City Council convened a special meeting on March 12 to review the results of an independent investigation of...
07
Jan
Transforming Richmond, One Park at a Time
Photo Essay • David Meza Last month, Pogo Park, a nonprofit community effort to improve parks in the Iron Triangle neighborhood, hosted a tour of its project sites in Richmond for...
23
Dec
In Richmond, Does Eating Healthy Depend On Where You Live?
Leer en Español by Luis Cubas You know how the saying goes: “You are what you eat.” The problem is, we don’t always have a choice. In many parts of Richmond, organic...
31
Oct
On Dia de los Muertos, Memorializing a Neighborhood
Commentary, Edgardo Cervano-Soto It was in 1987 when my mom, dad and two older sisters moved out of their apartment unit on South Van Ness and 22nd Street in San Francisco’s Mission District....
20
Oct
Q&A: Police Chief Magnus on ‘Predictive Policing,’ Wiretapping, Ceasefire
Interview by Edgardo Cervano-Soto The CC Pulse: Vehicle thefts and burglaries are down from last year. Why are these types of property crimes decreasing in Richmond? Chief Magnus: I wish I could...
01
Oct
Q&A: Mayor McLaughlin Talks Eminent Domain, Ecuador
Interview, RP Editors RP: What do homeowners facing foreclosure in Richmond need to know right now about the city's plan to invoke eminent domain? Mayor Gayle McLaughlin: We call it the Cares...
11
Sep
Richmond Forges Ahead with First-in-the-Nation Plan to Seize Underwater Mortgages
Leer en Español News Report • Anna Challet Richmond will move forward with its plans to seize underwater mortgages using eminent domain, raising the stakes in a test case of whether a...
23
Jun
Housing Fair Looks to Aid Troubled Homeowners and Hopeful Buyers
News Report • Donny Lumpkins and Peter Schurmann For years Gregory Greer has gotten up in the early morning hours to make the 15-mile trip from his home in Vallejo to...
22
Jun
Fountain Brings Fresh Water to Thirsty Kids at Elm Playlot
News Report • Edgardo Cervano-Soto It took five years of community organizing, government meetings, and filling out grant applications, but the Elm Playlot on 7th and Elm Street is on track...
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Mar
Community Mobilizes to Honor Shooting Victim Lincoln Plair
Karina Guadalupe • additional interviews by Paul Billingsley The news of 20-year-old Lincoln Plair’s death was a shock to all of us who knew him. By now, I’m sure everyone else...
