“Chevron Is On Fire” Again. Change Is Long Overdue.
The 2012 Chevron fire sent me and thousands of others to the hospital. Then, this month, I saw flames and smoke spewing from the refinery again....
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Aug
18
Aug
Conservative Latinos’ Support for Trump Driven By ‘Family Values,’ Media Distrust
Republicans are counting on the Latino vote, banking on many Latinos’ belief in “traditional values” and distrust of the far left and the news media....
18
Aug
Contra Costa May Allow In-Person Learning at Some Elementary Schools
Contra Costa County Health Services announced Tuesday that it will begin accepting waivers to allow in-person learning at public and private elementary schools....
17
Aug
Mental Health Toll Rising From COVID-19 Effects
Doctors discuss the mental health toll of the pandemic, warn that a vaccine is still far off and suggest an early warning system to boost the U.S. response....
17
Aug
Richmond Promise Provides Relief for Scholars, Prepares for Fall
When schools closed, it threw students' lives into disarray, especially those from low-income families, so Richmond Promise launched a coronavirus relief fund....
15
Aug
Uber, Lyft and Why California’s War Over Gig Work Is Just Beginning
A judge ruled that the ride-hailing giants must comply with AB 5, but legal appeals, a November ballot battle and big questions about organized labor loom large....
14
Aug
As Trump Takes Aim at Postal Funding, Could He Undermine California’s All-Mail Election?
Voting rights groups say recent Postal Service changes could make it harder for voters to cast their ballots by mail in November. But Californians have options....
14
Aug
Women of Color React to Kamala Harris VP Nomination With Enthusiasm, Reluctance
Their reactions included excitement over seeing a fellow Black and South Asian woman being up for the vice presidency and concern over her record as a prosecutor....
13
Aug
Mobile Teeth-Whitening Business Booms During Pandemic
The coronavirus outbreak has hurt many Richmond businesses, but Pearly Whites is doing well, likely thanks to a careful setup and lower prices than a dentist....
13
Aug
Supervisors Approve 25 New Sheriff Positions Amid Calls for Cuts
The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday to approve 25 new positions for the Sheriff’s Office and to renovate the county jail in Martinez, despite repeated calls from the public to reduce the sheriff’s budget....
11
Aug
Distance Learning Raises Questions About Mental Health
With the West Contra Costa Unified School District’s academic year starting Aug. 17 under a distance learning structure, parents are concerned about the mental health of their children, as well as their own....
11
Aug
El Plan para Cerrar el Centro de Detención de Menores Recibe Reacción Variada de la Junta de Supervisores
El plan de la fiscal de distrito del condado de Contra Costa de cerrar el centro de detención de menores del condado para 2021 recibió elogios y críticas de los supervisores del condado en una audiencia de 12 horas sobre el presupuesto departamental el 4 de agosto....
10
Aug
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
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....
