Supervisors Allocate Millions in Public Services Funding
The Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to spend Measure X revenue on libraries, Afghan refugee resettlement, programs for disabled children and more....
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Feb
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Feb
Urban Tilth Wants Stronger Working Relationship With the City
Also at Tuesday's meeting, Mayor Tom Butt gave his last State of the City address, looking at what has recently united and divided Richmond City Council....
17
Feb
Black Education Is Key Focus of School Board Meeting
The WCCUSD school board on Wednesday encouraged Black history instruction, and people raised concerns about the treatment of Black students and their parents....
16
Feb
Council Votes to Support Refinery Workers and Elect New Vice Mayor
Richmond City Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution favoring a safe and fair contract for refinery workers and elevated Eduardo Martinez to vice mayor....
15
Feb
Richmond High Boys and Girls Take TCAL Rock, Stone Soccer Titles
Richmond High won Tri City Athletic League titles in boys' and girls' soccer Feb. 10. Both teams play in the North Coast Section Division II starting Tuesday....
10
Feb
Contra Costa County Considers Health Services Expansion
In a meeting focused on public health, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors considered healthcare funding and approved a new health officer....
10
Feb
Contra Costa County Will Stop Requiring Masks Indoors
Like most of the Bay Area, Contra Costa County will lift its indoor mask mandate Feb. 16, allowing vaccinated people to go unmasked in most indoor settings....
09
Feb
Contra Costa County Promotes New Health Officer
Dr. Ori Tzvieli, who joined Contra Costa Health Services in 2000, replaces the soon-to-retire Dr. Chris Farnitano, as county health officer....
03
Feb
WCCUSD Still Not Ready to Meet Student Vaccine Mandate
Less than 60% of WCCUSD students 12 and up have not submitted required proof of COVID-19 vaccination, though this does not appear to reflect vaccination rates....
02
Feb
Debate Continues Over Electoral Redistricting in Richmond
Tensions were high as members of the Richmond community debated proposed electoral maps during a public hearing at Tuesday's City Council meeting....
27
Jan
Teachers Demand Increased COVID Safety Measures, Threaten Strike
With threat of a teachers' strike looming, COVID-19 safety concerns remained a central focus at Wednesday’s West Contra Costa Board of Education meeting....
26
Jan
As Debate Over Homelessness Continues, City Looks for ‘Win-Win Solution’
Members of the community and the City Council weighed in on how to address homelessness in a way that is good for unhoused and housed residents alike....
26
Jan
Helping Homeless People One Family at a Time
One unhoused family will go from an RV to an apartment with a year's rent paid, the first under an initiative led by Mayor Tom Butt and local organizations....
20
Jan
KN95 Masks on the Way for WCCUSD Students as COVID-19 Cases Continue to Rise
WCCUSD Superintendent Kenneth "Chris" Hurst addressed the rising COVID-19 cases and substitute teacher pay in the district before the school board Wednesday....
19
Jan
Council Considers New City Voting Maps
The Richmond City Council held Tuesday the first of two public hearings on the process to determine the city's new voting districts based on 2020 census data....
