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Richmond City Council made pivotal decisions Tuesday on the direction of the Richmond Promise, a $35 million scholarship program. Torn between their desire to make the program inclusive while ensuring that it is fiscally viable in the long term, the Council opted to give as many students as possible scholarships, at the expense of the program’s sustainability.  Continue reading

While the big news is the acceptance by Police Chief Chris Magnus of a new job in Tucson, what we need to focus on TODAY is that the contract of City Manager Bill Lindsay, who had the foresight to hire Magnus nine years ago, terminates in less than 90 days and is up for renewal TONIGHT. Continue reading

Richmond was a city in turmoil when Richmond City Manager Bill Lindsay took his post. The city was facing a fiscal crisis, one of the highest crime rates in the country, and was in desperate need of a strong leader.  Continue reading

Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus has accepted the position of Chief of Police of Tucson Arizona, a Tucson city spokesperson told a local NBC affiliate on Monday. Continue reading

Continuing the series of student perspectives on the Richmond Promise, the $35 million scholarship program from Chevron's Community Benefits Agreement with the City, here are perspectives from three students at Contra Costa College. Continue reading

The cool hues of dusk beneath the BART tracks take our #‎RichmondCA photo of the week, from Edgardo Antonio Jr. on Instagram.

  As the days get shorter and colder, sometimes there’s nothing better than a warm bowl of soup to fill you up. The Junket, a small German and English cafe and delicatessen, is one of the best spots to get your soup fix on these colder days. Their wide array of European specialities — from candies, to deli meats, to beer — in addition to their delicious and filling food makes the cafe a unique spot for an easy and reliable lunch. Continue reading

On November 9, 2015, the second Contra Costa Times column (See Daniel Borenstein: Richmond city manager blocked release of report forecasting city's financial fall, November 7, 2015) by Dan Borenstein in two days hit the presses, predicting that the fiscal sky over Richmond is falling. Continue reading

Every week Radio Free Richmond highlights events in the city. Here is what's happening from November 13 through November 19. Continue reading