25 Aug

Por Nancy DeVille | Fotos David Meza Vinieron de todas partes del Área de la Bahía. Cientos de mujeres en overól azul marino, calcetines rojos hasta la rodilla, botas de trabajo negras y pañuelos rojos de lunares blancos. Todo para ser parte de la historia y rendir homenaje a la mujer...

25 Aug

Story, Nancy DeVille | Photos David Meza They came from all over the Bay Area. Hundreds of women in navy blue coveralls, knee high red socks, black work boots and red and white polka dot bandannas. All to be a part of history and pay homage to the woman known as...

22 Aug

By Malcolm Marshall | Photos By David Meza Angel Barrientos, 11, of San Pablo likes to ride his bike at least a couple times a week. His favorite part? "Just feeling the air going on my face," he said. But he hasn't been able to ride for a while now, because...

21 Aug

Commentary, Ronvel Sharper More than half of American children aren’t drinking enough water. That’s according to a new study by Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Being under-hydrated can cause emotional and physical effects ranging from serious health problems to headaches and irritability. It can also affect your performance...

20 Aug

by Khalid Elahi I made my move ya'll. After a decade in retirement I’m back on that Richmond Steeler football field and I haven't missed a beat. I left a champion and I'm back to empower youth to reach the zenith of their potential....

19 Aug

First Person, Miguel Garcia | We'Ced If someone asked me what the proudest moment of my life has been, without a doubt I’d say the moment I received an acceptance letter from UC Davis. I vividly recall sprinting to the garage to tell my parents the big news. Two years later,...

18 Aug

News Report, Malcolm Marshall Just as the city of Berkeley developed around the University of California, Berkeley, the planned Berkeley Global Campus at Richmond Bay is expected to be an enormous economic development opportunity for Richmond. But what can be done to ensure that it benefits the city’s small businesses?...

Photo Essay, David Meza As long summer days wind down, parents and kids around Richmond are ramping up back to school shopping. But for around 300 children there’ll be a few less necessities to buy thanks to an unlikely partnership between Richmond’s Recreation Department and the One Richmond Motorcycle Association, a...

12 Aug

By Tania Pulido The memory is a vivid one for me. It was a beautiful day in Richmond; I was hanging out in my backyard in Richmond Annex when I heard sirens. My heart dropped, the first words that came out of my mouth were, “It’s not Wednesday.”...

07 Aug

Photo Essay, Ann Bassette This year, as they do every year, hundreds of Richmond residents came together to join communities around the country in celebrating National Night Out — a program that promotes neighborhood spirit and better police-community relations....

06 Aug

News Report, Nancy DeVille As California’s record-breaking drought extends into its fourth year, small farmers are struggling. But you wouldn't necessarily know it by a trip to the local farmers’ market. That’s because small farmers are doing everything they can – from ancient techniques to high tech – to become...

31 Jul

By Nancy DeVille | Photo Courtesy of Richmond Confidential Richmond residents may want to think twice before heading across the bay Aug. 1-2 and again on Labor Day weekend Sept. 5-7, as a Bay Area Rapid Transit tube closure is expected to displace about 100,000 transbay BART passengers....

30 Jul

Review, Edgardo Cervano-Soto Many students may not have heard of the “school-to-prison pipeline,” but they experience the reality up close. It is a series of steps the criminal justice and education system are taking to over-police, criminalize and punish students of color, specifically black and Latino students....

28 Jul

Commentary, Keisa Reynolds I am from Richmond. Despite attending K-12 in El Cerrito and being more familiar with its sites and people, it never felt right to claim being from there. I am from Richmond, where I can hop on a bus and run into at least two people who know...

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