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
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....
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....
