Ballot Measure Considers Parolees Right to Vote
Prop 17 will ask Californians in November whether the state constitution should be amended to allow anyone who is out on parole and otherwise eligible to vote....
10
Aug
10
Aug
From High School to College, How I’m Adjusting to a New Reality
The coronavirus outbreak robbed me and many others of senior year traditions. Now, I'm getting ready to start at Howard University without leaving California....
08
Aug
Californians Are Dropping Private Insurance to Get Mental Health Treatment
Families, attorneys, judges, therapists and officials agree: Many people with mental illness do better with taxpayer-funded treatment than private insurance....
07
Aug
Expertos Dicen que las Escuelas del País No Están Preparadas para Volver Abrir
Las escuelas de todo el país no están listas para reabrir, ya sea para la instrucción presencial en el aula o para el aprendizaje a distancia, dijo el viernes un panel de expertos en educación....
06
Aug
City Council Sends Gross Receipts Tax to Voters
A gross receipts tax predicted to raise $3.2 million is headed to the November ballot after a majority vote Wednesday by the Richmond City Council....
06
Aug
City Pride On the Line In Richmond-Oakland Census Competition
Richmond Mayor Tom Butt and his counterpart in Oakland, Libby Schaaf, have pitted their cities against each other in a friendly competition to encourage census participation. (City of Richmond) By Michael J. Fitzgerald Richmond Mayor Tom Butt and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf made a friendly wager in early July over which city...
05
Aug
Plan to Close Juvenile Hall Receives Mixed Response from Board of Supervisors
Contra Costa County D.A. Diana Becton's plan to close the juvenile hall in Martinez got mixed responses from the Board of Supervisors during a 12-hour meeting....
05
Aug
A Barber Revolution Starts With a Bus
James Miggins thought "barber shops are going to die" before the coronavirus outbreak hit, so he opened Lé Tour de Fade, a personal, mobile barber chair....
04
Aug
San Pablo Football Club Holds First Tryouts as National Soccer League Start Date Looms
Around 35 young players in face masks tried out for San Pablo FC, a member of the National Soccer League's new Pacific Conference....
04
Aug
Fight for Uber and Lyft Drivers to Remain Their Own Bosses Heats Up as November Vote Approaches
Prop 22, funded by app-based companies, will ask California voters to decide whether gig workers should be classified as employees or independent contractors....
03
Aug
Experts Say Schools Across Nation Unprepared To Reopen
Schools across the nation are not ready to reopen, whether for in-person classroom instruction or distance learning, a panel of education experts said Friday....
03
Aug
WCCUSD Students Reflect on Challenges, Benefits of Distance Learning
With school starting soon, some West Contra Costa students say that while they understand the need for distance learning, it makes it harder for them to learn....
03
Aug
Adding More Color to Corporate Boards: New Bill Demands More Diversity
A bill introduced in the California Assembly would require public corporations based in California to have at least one board member who is a racial minority....
01
Aug
California’s Clean-Air Programs Take a Hit in New Funding Squeeze
Projects that tackle vehicles, pollution in low-income communities, prescribed burns and even cows have lost 14% of their original budgets because of cap and trade shortfall....
31
Jul
Board of Supervisors Approves Fines for Violating Mask Order, Moves Forward on Sales Tax
The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an ordinance that would levy fines against businesses and individuals that violate COVID-19 public health orders....
