How Would Prop. 15 Impact California’s Housing Crisis?
Opponents and some supporters of Prop. 15 worry it could encourage cities to favor retail over housing, but some research suggests that may not be the case....
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Oct
16
Oct
Virtual Sports Give Richmond Kids a Chance to Play
The Richmond Community Services Department is offering online classes in soccer, tennis and basketball to kids in the first through eighth grades....
15
Oct
Social Media Puts Users Like Me in Quite a ‘Dilemma’
The Netflix documentary "The Social Dilemma" prompted one young man to consider his own smartphone addiction and the good and bad of social media....
14
Oct
Hate Incidents On the Rise, Unlikely to Disappear After Election
Speakers at an Ethnic Media Services teleconference addressed a marked increase in discrimination brought on by coronavirus fears and Trump's rhetoric....
13
Oct
Richmond Set for First District Council Elections
Richmond has moved from at-large to district elections for City Council, the result of a yearslong political debate over representation....
12
Oct
Health Equity Report Shows Areas of Improvement and Concern for Richmond
Life expectancy is up and gun violence is down, but Richmond still has work to on other measures of health equity including asthma rates in Central Richmond....
12
Oct
We Need to Talk About Black Mental Health. We Shouldn’t Have to Die For People to Listen.
Despite the lasting effects of intergenerational trauma, bias in health and media has taught many Black people to believe mental illness is not their problem....
12
Oct
Kanye is on Your 2020 California Ballot as a Vice Presidential Candidate
The American Independent Party nominated Kanye West as its vice presidential candidate, but the rapper says he is running for president....
09
Oct
Police Commission Upholds Allegation Against Virgil Thomas
The Richmond Community Police Review Commission voted on two allegations of unreasonable force against the late Sgt. Virgil Thomas in the death of Eric Reason....
08
Oct
Richmond’s Most Vulnerable Can’t Escape Dangerous Air
Bay Area residents recently have needed to protect themselves from wildfire smoke, heat waves and COVID-19, but for many, there is no relief....
07
Oct
Richmond Facing $6 Million Deficit
The city also needs to budget for maintenance costs, improvements to the library and crosswalks and more, according to reports at Tuesday's City Council meeting....
07
Oct
Importance of Local Elections Motivates Young Voters to Become Politically Active
Young voters in Richmond are excited for local elections because of the potential change their votes can make in their community....
06
Oct
Crowd Marches to Chevron Refinery in Support of Prop. 15
Protesters marched Sept. 30 to the Chevron refinery to urge people to vote for Proposition 15, which would tax commercial property according to current value....
06
Oct
Who’s Really Paying For That $10 Uber Ride? Surprise: It’s Your Driver
Gig workers often earn less than minimum wage and work long hours with no pay at all in potentially dangerous conditions, say opponents of Proposition 22....
05
Oct
“No Going Back”: Scholars Say Lives of Black Californians Must Improve After COVID
A new report examines the "social illnesses of anti-Black racism" that it says COVID-19 revealed and calls for change to a system "that has failed so many."...
