Gains in students taking and scoring high in Advanced Placement (AP) tests has landed the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCUSD) a spot on the College Board’s 6th annual AP District Honor Roll. Continue reading

RICHMOND -- A prominent Richmond developer who has failed to get city support for his latest housing project wants residents to decide the matter through a ballot measure next year. Continue reading

An eccentric developer, large amounts of cash, and the future of development in Richmond are coming to a head around a controversial ballot initiative and housing development proposal that could have lasting effects on the city’s General Plan. Continue reading

“I just wanted to give back,” says Menbe Aklilu, owner of Salute e Vita Ristorante. For the fifth year running, Aklilu is set to host Salute’s Thanksgiving Day Celebration, an event where the upscale restaurant hosts meals for hundreds of local homeless and hungry women and men.  Continue reading

A restaurant with a name like “Amazing Kitchen” sets expectations high from the get-go. The local Chinese restaurant does, in some ways, amaze — just not from its kitchen. Continue reading

Every week Radio Free Richmond highlights events in the city. Here is what's happening from November 20 through November 26. Continue reading

The Craneway Pavilion will host a cage of fighters this Saturday. Over the course of six hours, 28 men and women will put themselves in the ring and use their skills in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) —which has influences from boxing, jiu-jitsu, and other fighting disciplines—to punch, kick, and drag themselves to victory in the first-ever Conquer Fighting Championship match.  Continue reading

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He developed strong community relationships in the East Bay, where he also gained broad attention for his innovative approaches to crime fighting and even met his partner. But on Wednesday, Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus spoke for the first time publicly about his choice to leave the area for Tucson, calling it the “most difficult decision” in his career. Continue reading

Richmond City Manager Bill Lindsay will keep his post until at least 2020 since his contract was renewed by the City Council on Tuesday night.  Continue reading