To Curb Illegal Dumping, Richmond Turns to Goats
A goat grazing along North Richmond’s abandoned lots isn’t an everyday scene. But the herd could be an unlikely savior in the city’s fight to curb illegal dumping....
23
Nov
20
Nov
UC President Pushes for More Diversity in Student Enrollment
As the deadline for enrollment applications looms, University of California President Janet Napolitano has been meeting with ethnic media journalists to help advance her plans for creating more admissions opportunities...
13
Nov
Prerequisites for Fundraising Success – Part One
It’s money that makes the world round. While not everyone would want it put so bluntly, the truth is that for many organizations and institutions money is one of the...
26
Oct
With Prop 47, A Release from the Stigma of a Past Felony
For Kerry Walls, carrying the weight of a decade-old drug related felony was exhausting. A recent call to the Contra Costa Public Defender’s office offered a ray of hope. Walls...
22
Oct
Khalid’s Corner: Be a Leader!
I understand why some people might hesitate to use the term "leader." A leader is expected to be brave, intentional, on point and real. You see leaders go off on...
21
Oct
Knowing Workers Rights Key for API Immigrant Women
Knowing your rights in the workplace can be the difference between being exploited and getting a living wage. That was a key message for women immigrants at the third annual...
08
Oct
The #UndocuMoney Campaign – That’s a Lot of Money!
by Karina Guadalupe Donald Trump’s comments about undocumented immigrants have opened the door for racism to come out of the closet — and remind us that it has always been...
01
Oct
Khalid’s Corner: What You Win When You Lose
By Khalid Elahi After losing only four football games in six years as a coach, I've lost two games in the last two weeks. It made me realize that sometimes you...
25
Sep
Central Valley Youth Say Pope’s Message ‘Already Having an Impact’
YouthWire, Commentary, Various Authors, Posted: Sep 25, 2015 Ed. Note: The Pope’s visit to the United States comes as the U.S. Catholic Church is undergoing a dramatic shift driven in large part by demographic...
08
Sep
Q & A: Bill Jennings on Black Panther Party’s Place in Richmond’s History
Interview, Steve Early Bill Jennings, a Black Panther Party (BPP) activist in Richmond 45 years ago spoke to reporter Steve Early about the Panthers’ local origins and a new feature-length documentary...
08
Sep
Nature Walk Draws Out Hundreds
By Luis Cubas Clouds couldn’t stop the annual Walk to Nature, hosted by local nonprofit YES Nature to Neighborhoods, on August 29. Nearly four hundred people came out to attend...
28
Aug
A Hate Crime Is a Hate Crime
Commentary, Earl Ofari Hutchinson | New America Media There isn’t much left in the way of pejoratives that haven’t been said about Vester Flanagan. He was disturbed, deranged, a psychopath,...
28
Aug
Legionnaires’ Disease Prompts Water Shut Off at San Quentin Prison
by Sukey Lewis Officials and inmates at San Quentin State Prison in San Rafael are dealing with an outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesperson Dana Simas...
28
Jul
Will My Family Benefit from the New Richmond?
Commentary, Keisa Reynolds I am from Richmond. Despite attending K-12 in El Cerrito and being more familiar with its sites and people, it never felt right to claim being from there....
03
Jun
White, Upper-Middle Class and Living in Richmond
Commentary, Sonya Mann I was ashamed to live in Richmond when I first moved here 10 years ago. It wasn’t until halfway through high school that I realized that my reaction was...
