30 Oct

[caption id="attachment_4275" align="alignnone" width="720"] (foto por Fan Fei, Richmond Confidential)[/caption] Read in English Reportaje, Malcolm Marshall Nat Bates, Tom Butt o Uche Uwahemu. Esas son las opciones que los votantes de Richmond se enfrentarán el 4 de noviembre cuando votarán por un nuevo liderazgo en la ciudad. Después de ocho años el mandato de...

27 Oct

News Report, Nancy Deville   Richmond’s residential streets will soon look a whole lot brighter as the city’s plan to convert its streetlights to LED technology is nearing completion. Joining a growing trend of cities switching to LED to save money and conserve energy, Richmond expects to save about $500,000 a year in...

26 Oct

Commentary, Asani Shakur   Recently, I came across some of the rhetoric that has taken place in the Richmond City Council. I saw on Youtube that Councilwoman Jovanka Beckles was chastised and made a mockery of for wearing an African head wrap at one of the city council meetings. What bothered my heart was...

26 Oct

By Tania Pulido Biking and walking on Rumrill Blvd. is a risk many residents in Richmond and San Pablo take daily. On October 9th, San Pablo and Richmond, in collaboration with community and county organizations, hosted the first Community Design Workshop for the Rumrill Blvd. and 13th St. corridor redesign. Rumrill, which...

24 Oct

By Malcolm Marshall "Lets give a round of applause to these courageous young men and women who took an opportunity to take a stance to make difference in their lives," said Dewanda Joseph, mistress of ceremonies at the graduation ceremony for 19 students of the Collective Impact Institute. The students, ranging in...

24 Oct

Commentary, Sean Shavers | Video, Ann Bassette When I was in high school in Oakland, I never really questioned the cafeteria menu, I just knew that I wasn’t eating it because it didn’t look appealing and I had other options. ...

23 Oct

by Nancy DeVille | Photo • Brett Murphy On Saturday, October 18, hundreds gathered in Point Richmond’s Judge George Carroll Park to celebrate the return of Picnic in the Point with food, music and fun. Adults chatted and listened to live music by local groups as kids enjoyed a variety of...

20 Oct

News Report, Nancy DeVille Richmond is the latest Bay Area city to offer a municipal identification card with the goal of allowing residents to open bank accounts and gain access to other services. The Richmond City ID Prepaid MasterCard program provides qualifying residents with an official form of identification that includes...

Photo Essay, Ann Bassette Richmond hosted its 8th annual Home Front Festival on October 11 with a new theme — Kids Can Do It. As always, it was a popular event driving scores of families to come out, enjoy the Richmond waterfront and celebrate the impressive history and beauty of the area. The...

15 Oct

by Chanelle Ignant At the California Nonprofit Technology Festival, or simply Tech Fest, hosted at the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Richmond, there were no power point presentations or keynote speakers. Instead, the participants were at the helm, setting the agenda and leading nearly every discussion. The two-day festival...

12 Oct

New America Media, News Report, Khalil Abdullah  Youth voter turnout in North Carolina, including a sizeable segment of ethnic voters, will play a critical role in determining whether Democratic incumbent Sen. Kay Hagan retains her seat against Republican challenger, state House Speaker Thom Tillis, according to data on the voting patterns of youth of...

12 Oct

New America Media, News Report, Anna Challet and Viji Sundaram A majority of California voters support the idea of expanding health coverage to include all low-income people in the state, regardless of their immigration status, according to a new poll. The poll, commissioned by private health foundation The California Endowment, showed that some...

12 Oct

New America Media, Question & Answer, George White Ed. Note: As chair of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma directs the staff and the work of the African Union (AU), the alliance of nations on the continent. In that role, Dr. Zuma – a physician – manages AU initiatives on...

06 Oct

Story and Video • Edgardo Cervano-Soto   Manuel Martinez thought his future would follow the life of his father. When he was 17, he thought he’d work in construction after high school. Despite living in Richmond since the age of one, Martinez didn’t think he had many options because of his undocumented...

Enjoy our content?  
SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER
JOIN TODAY
close-image