Richmond Ferry Services Set to Return Next Week
Richmond Ferry services will resume June 15, with added safety measures, after being suspended for about three months because of the coronavirus....
10
Jun
09
Jun
“Don’t Let Us Disappear” – Youth Contest Winners Urge San Francisco Parents to Fill Out Census
At a time when San Francisco lags behind the statewide average in census response rates, youth artists and writers have a special message for those who have not yet filled out their forms: “Don’t let us disappear.”...
09
Jun
Bill Banning Police From Using Deadly “Sleeper Hold” Introduced in California Assembly
The legislation, AB 1196, bans law enforcement officers in the state from using carotid artery restraints to subdue and detain suspects. The chokehold is supposed to render victims unconscious, but it has proven to be deadly....
08
Jun
Youth Lead Pinole Protest Against Injustice, Police Brutality
As demonstrations were held around the country in response to the killing of George Floyd on May 29, a protest organized by two West County teens was held Thursday at Fernandez Park in Pinole....
08
Jun
Funding Cutbacks Touted As Solution to Police Abuse
Redirecting funds from police department budgets to invest in solutions to social problems — as well as forcing police to focus on more serious crime — has been suggested as the most efficient way to reform law enforcement and end police abuse and brutality....
06
Jun
A Portrait of California Protests: Same Message, Different Motives
All protests, like politics, are local. Protesters are united in fighting racism but they have their own unique issues with their police force and city. ...
05
Jun
Council Approves $4.65M in Budget Cuts
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday voted to cut roughly $4.65 million from the budget, which is needed to help fill a projected $29.5 million deficit caused largely by lost revenues during the pandemic....
04
Jun
Caravan Promotes Census Participation
The “Censo de Mayo” caravan rolled through the streets of Richmond and San Pablo Saturday a line of brightly decorated cars that were part of efforts to encourage residents to fill out 2020 U.S. Census forms....
04
Jun
City Council Backs Protesters, Suspends 6PM Curfew
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to condemn the police killing of George Floyd and to stand in solidarity with protesters nationwide....
04
Jun
My Business was Looted. I Still Support the Protests.
Violence against Black people affects us all. We don’t have to have Black skin to feel the rage and pain of a wrongful killing. I feel it in my body, in my mind, and in my soul. ...
02
Jun
The Difference Between Protesting and Looting
In Oakland Friday night, that message was sent as more than 8,000 people protested the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers....
02
Jun
Small Business Relief Loans Made “Easier,” Fed Official Says
The process of getting federal money to help small businesses survive the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is improving, an official with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Friday....
01
Jun
Mourning and Mayhem: California Reacts to the Brutal Killing of George Floyd
Protestors and pastors across California as well as angered citizens and politicians — including Gov. Gavin Newsom — have all responded to the violent death of an unarmed Black man in Minnesota....
29
May
Richmond Council Cuts $15.2 million, Half of Projected Deficit
The Richmond City Council on Tuesday approved about $15.2 million in budget cuts to help close a projected $29.5 million deficit....
29
May
WCCUSD Board Approves Plan for Invictus, Talks Summer School
The West Contra Costa Board of Education on Wednesday approved a facilities use agreement with the Invictus Academy of Richmond, giving it more space at Juan Crespi Middle School, where both are located....
