BART Board Votes to Reinstate Mask Mandate
BART will require people to wear masks on trains and station platforms at least through July 18, its Board of Directors voted Thursday....
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Apr
28
Apr
District Comes Up Short on Student Achievement Planning
Only 23 out of 54 WCCUSD schools have met student achievement plan requirements, which were the focus of the Board of Education meeting Wednesday....
28
Apr
FDA Fully Approves Remdesivir to Treat COVID-Positive Pediatric Patients
Remdesivir is now fully approved by the FDA to treat people as young as 28 days who have COVID-19 and are at high risk of serious illness....
27
Apr
Contra Costa D.A. Diana Becton’s Husband Named in Statutory Rape Suit
D.A. Diana Becton's husband has been named but not accused of abuse in a lawsuit concerning alleged statutory rape at the church where he is a pastor....
27
Apr
Council Questions Use of Military-Grade Police Weapons
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday discussed a potential ordinance regarding a military funding acquisition and use policy, which concerns police equipment....
21
Apr
Urban Tilth Executive Director Named to State Food and Agricultural Board
Doria Robinson will bring an urban farming perspective to the state Food and Agricultural Board, which she was appointed to Tuesday....
21
Apr
Authorities Say Jerry Lee Henderson Killed Meekiah Wadley in 1999
Authorities said Thursday they've identified Jerry Lee Henderson as the man who killed 28-year-old Meekiah Wadley in 1999 inside her Richmond home....
21
Apr
City Council Considers Resuming Street-Sweeping Ticketing
Richmond took a step toward resuming the practice of ticketing drivers who leave their cars parked in designated areas during street sweeping....
19
Apr
Transit Agencies Scramble to Decide Whether to Keep Mask Mandate
A Florida judge struck down the federal public transportation mask mandate Monday, but several Bay Area transit agencies are continuing to require masks....
19
Apr
Oldest U.S. Park Ranger, Betty Reid Soskin, Celebrated at Retirement Ceremony
Hundreds gathered at the Craneway Pavilion to celebrate park ranger Betty Reid Soskin who retired at the age of 100 last month....
18
Apr
County Reports Data Breach That May Have Exposed Personal Information
Personal information in county employee emails may have been exposed as a result of unauthorized access last year, Contra Costa officials report....
15
Apr
Man Charged With Murder for Hit-and-Run That Killed Man Walking His Bike
A man from San Anselmo has been charged in the death of a man who was hit and killed in Richmond last month, Contra Costa prosecutors said Friday....
14
Apr
School Board Gives District and Teachers’ Union Green Light to Begin Negotiations
The United Teachers of Richmond wants to negotiate over special education, class size, salary and safety, among other things....
13
Apr
As Public Transit Mask Mandate Is Extended, Local Agencies Asked to Go Further
Advocates gathered Wednesday in San Francisco to ask BART, AC Transit and Muni to set mask mandates beyond the federal requirement, now set to end May 3....
13
Apr
County Budget Recommendations Made to Supervisors
A county budget was proposed Tuesday at the Board of Supervisors meeting. More than half the money spent would go to health and sanitation services....
