Some people may offer jobs but the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 159 is offering careers--high paying careers with great benefits.   Continue reading

  Back when the 2014 election of mayoral candidates was hot and heavy, Eric Weiss and Brad Berman came to Richmond to produce a documentary about the event. Continue reading

At Tuesday’s Richmond City Council meeting City Manager Bill Lindsay announced that he has appointed Allwyn Brown to serve as the new Police Chief for the City of Richmond. Continue reading

  Every Kid in a Park Initiative Launches at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park Continue reading

The I-80/San Pablo Dam Road interchange is about to get a major improvement! The interchange will be redesigned to provide more road capacity and a safer crossing for pedestrians and bicyclists. The project is a collaboration between the Contra Costa Transportation Authority and the City of San Pablo. Click here to see a video about the planned improvements including the different project components and construction phases.  Reposted from the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (www.CCTA.net) March Newsletter.

This article has been amended with new information. At the stroke of midnight on Thursday March 17th the deadline passed for the inaugural year of the Richmond Promise scholarship program.  The $35 million Richmond Promise is the result of a community benefits package from the Chevron refinery and is designed to assist graduating seniors that live in Richmond to be awarded scholarships to defray their college education. Continue reading

In a letter to Public Works Director Yader Bermudez, Richmond resident Charles T. Smith has high praise and concern for city workers who perform the backbreaking work of maintenance without herbicides. Continue reading

                                                      Originally printed in the Richmond Pulse, 3/15/16 -- EDITOR’S NOTE: The shooting deaths of a 14, 15 and 21–year-old in Richmond this month have rocked the community and have youth advocates and community leaders looking for answers. In light of the recent killings, Richmond Pulse asked young people where they felt most safe and where they felt least safe. Here is what they had to say. The RYSE Center For me, there’s no safe spot or scary spot, it’s just how you feel. Anything can happen. As a young woman in Richmond, you’re taught to hold your own ‘cause the streets don’t play. I feel safe at home and at the RYSE Center. RYSE is like someone else’s home because people care about them and try to help them. Everybody looks out for each other. They are able to be themselves. They’re always trying to make sure we feel safe. -Ashley Thomas, 17 See the article by The Richmond Pulse here Continue reading

  The Ed Fund will be celebrating and honoring the excellence of five West Contra Costa Unified School District teachers and 52 Ed Fund Scholarship winners at its 28th Annual Soaring to Excellence Celebration in May. The Ed Fund is also showcasing the work of its West County College Access Network and Out-of School Time collaborative partners by recognizing a Collaborative Partner of the Year.  Student performances by two Ed Fund Arts & Music Impact Grantees, the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts and the El Cerrito High School will also be featured. We are honored to have WCCUSD Superintendent Dr. Bruce Harter join us as our keynote speaker this year. Continue reading

  STATEMENT FROM MAYOR TOM BUTT REGARDING NEW CYCLES OF VIOLENCE IN RICHMOND AND NEED FOR COMMUNITY DISCUSSION ON REDUCING CRIME AND GUN VIOLENCE IN THE CITY   Continue reading