When it comes to cultivating a college-going culture for West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) students, all stakeholders -- including parents, local school districts, and community members -- are equally accountable for the low percentage of youth pursuing a college education. Through the Richmond Promise and WCCUSD’s new Strategic Plan, local leaders are trying to do their part to increase the number of Richmond youth who make it to college. Continue reading

For one night, Richmond’s youth had the power to grill their leaders on the future of their city. Continue reading

Neon walls, a bright yellow ceiling and servers with large skewers of various meats quickly bouncing from one table to the next are the sights that greet you upon entering Pikanha's Brazilian Steakhouse. As the name suggests, Pikanha's serves up authentic Brazilian meats, and every aspect of the restaurant pays homage to this rich cultural background and particular cuisine. Continue reading

Every week, Radio Free Richmond provides an offering of events in the city. Here is what's happening from October 3rd through the 9th. Continue reading

Our council members are up to something. Two, who used to be friends, are now bickering like an old married couple, and others are suddenly acting much more involved than ever in the city's problems. It looks like everyone has just one thing on their mind: the election that is just around the corner. While there are rules against campaigning in the Chamber, it looks like that is exactly what's happening. Continue reading

Yolanda Pearl has been fighting an uphill battle against the Richmond Housing Authority for nearly a year. There is mold in the bathroom, ceiling, and kitchen of the Nystrom Village apartment that she shares with her two young daughters, and she wants it out. It looked like that was going to happen, too, until the conditions of another housing complex, the Hacienda, were thrust before City Council in February. While the RHA scrambles to fix Hacienda, and problems affecting residents in other RHA buildings are being regularly forgotten or ignored. Continue reading

UC Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) announced that construction of the future Richmond research facility has come to a temporary halt due to a decline in federal and University funding. Continue reading

Over my eight years as a Housing Commissioner in this city, I have attended countless meetings of the Richmond Housing Authority. I have seen how the organization operates, and I know that there are deep problems with how the different levels communicate with each other. More often than not, they don't communicate, and when that happens the residents get forgotten, and they suffer from it. Continue reading

SAN PABLO--Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Saturday afternoon, providing $3 million in one-time funding for cash-strapped Doctors Medical Center, West Contra Costa County's only public hospital. Continue reading