The Richmond Promise program is hosting a workshop at Richmond High School to provide hands on support for students and parents to get your application started. Continue reading

The PastMy family moved to Richmond in the late 40’s from Oakland.  They moved a second time, in the mid 50’s, to the house I always knew as home and returned to when my parents needed me. We never had any trees in our yard and Wendell Park (our closest park) didn’t either. I enjoyed trees for reading under and for climbing. I usually went to other parks to enjoy the trees. While our garden and the local parks lacked trees, I remember a lot of street trees. Many were flowering plum trees, not good for climbing but good for shade, just what I was looking for. There were magnolias, oaks, eucalyptuses, even some redwoods. The trees started to disappear as I grew older, mostly because they dropped leaves or flowers and made a mess and people were too busy to clean up after them and wanted them removed for the “inconvenience,” not because their life was over. The first time I watched the death of a tree was when the holly tree that was in our neighbor’s front yard and right next to our driveway, was cut down. “It was getting too big and its roots were working their way into the sewer pipes,” our neighbor said. Continue reading

The Richmond City Council voted to reform the scope and organization of the Police Commission on Tuesday and to launch an independent investigation into the Perez case, nearly a year and a half after that officer-involved shooting of an unarmed man sparked public outcry in the City and beyond. Continue reading

Translated by Emmanuel Diaz. To read this article in English, click here. Continue reading

An American flag plastered in $100 bills, bullets, and a gun; a portrait of a young boy shyly smiling among boulders; photo-realistic still-life paintings: the pieces featured in the Art of Living Black Exhibition now up at the Richmond Art Center represent a rich diversity of perspectives.  Continue reading

RICHMOND, Calif., – On September 14, 2014, a tragic incident occurred where a City of Richmond police officer used deadly force during a police action involving Richard “Pedie” Perez, III following a request for police response from Uncle Sam’s Liquors, resulting in the death of Mr. Perez. Mr. Perez was 24 years old at the time.  Continue reading

Suppose you come home and find a family member laying on the floor, not breathing.  Would you know what to do? Continue reading

“It has everything to do with education. When a child has a toothache they’re busy with their tooth and the pain and they can’t learn. Healthy students learn.” Continue reading

The Multi-purpose room of the Richmond City Hall was packed on Thursday night for the graduation of 22 local women from the Pasos Simples program.  Continue reading

Assemble Restaurant is more than just a Richmond classic — it’s a beacon of American history, industrialism, and a certain propensity to cook and eat hearty food that sticks to the ribs.  Continue reading