Richmond Mayor Denounces ‘Dirty Hand of Chevron’
Video, Malcolm Marshall Ed. Note: On Tuesday Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin led a crowd of protestors in denouncing Chevron Corp., which was recently fined $18 billion by a court in Ecuador....
10
Oct
Pope’s Positive Message More Likely to Attract Young Minds
Commentary, William Haynes By now you’ve probably heard that the Catholic Church has a new pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, of Argentina, who took on the name Francis when he assumed...
05
Oct
What Electricity Choices Could Look Like
News Feature, Laura Flynn • New America Media/KALW Editor's Note: In 2002 the California legislature passed AB 117 allowing cities and counties to become electric service providers to residents in their...
05
Oct
As Obesity Grows, Mexico Eyes Richmond-Style Soda Tax
News Report • Edgardo Cervano-Soto MEXICO CITY – A proposed citywide “soda tax” failed to win enough votes in Richmond, Calif. in 2012, but that hasn’t stopped other U.S. cities, and...
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...
01
Oct
Punishment Fits the Crime for Teen Who Videotaped Murder
Commentary, Alicia Marie In this age of social media, it seems there is no limit to the types of extreme -- even violent -- acts people will videotape and post on...
26
Sep
Poverty Rate Holding Steady, But Fewer Children Uninsured
News Report, Anna Challet |New America Media While poverty remains at historically high levels, the percentage of people in the United States – especially children – who lack health insurance is...
15
Sep
Remembering the Four Little Girls
Blog, Monet Boyd It was Sunday morning, September 15, 1963 and the roaring sound of dynamite rang through Birmingham, Alabama, coming from the 16th Street Baptist Church. A fourteen year old boy...
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...
01
Sep
In Asthma Plagued County, a Move Toward Prevention
Leer en Español News Report, Malcolm Marshall Richmond High School senior Maribel Navarro remembers what it felt like to have to go to the emergency room every time she had an asthma...
16
Aug
New School Year Brings New Academic Standards
By Antoinette J. Evans If all goes according to plan, Richmond public schools -- and the students they serve -- will have something positive to...
07
Aug
Protesters March On Anniversary of Chevron Disaster
Photo Essay, Luis Cubas [flagallery gid=7] For most, the word “anniversary” evokes memories of happy times. But on August 6th, the word took on an entirely different meaning in Richmond. It was...
27
Jul
‘Ban the Box’ Expands in Richmond
by RP Editors The Richmond City Council voted 6 to 1 to prohibit private contractors that do business with the city from inquiring about past criminal convictions on printed and on-line...
You Can’t Expect Justice From the System If You’re Black
Blog, Keyannie Norford When George Zimmerman was found not guilty and acquitted of all charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, I was shocked. It completely confused me because this...
24
Jul
Youth Left Orphaned and Homeless by Tragic Fire, Need Community’s Help
Report • Keyannie Norford In our community, when one has a loss, we all have a loss. Early Friday morning on July 5th, 911 received a call around 2:30am regarding a...
