This article first appeared on Radio Free Richmond in English. You can read it here. Continue reading

The debate over rent control isn’t showing any signs of slowing down.  Continue reading

Community partners and residents from across the City of Richmond are coming together to host the third annual “Walk to Nature” event on Saturday, August 29th, 2015. The origin of the walk comes from several day outings that fiscal sponsor, YES, and partner, East Bay Regional Park District, have conducted over the years to introduce Richmond families to nearby regional parks in Richmond that can be accessed easily and affordably.  Continue reading

"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers." — Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow Continue reading

  Three years ago, Rich City RIDES was little more than a one-man show. Its founder, Najari Smith, would hang around the Richmond Greenway with various bike repair tools at hand and fix bikes for free. Continue reading

This article first appeared on Radio Free Richmond in English. You can read it here. Continue reading

A team of Cal students is setting out to demonstrate one possible solution to the Bay Area’s gentrification and escalating housing costs: Go tiny. Continue reading

“We’re trying to take a more hands-on approach,” says Kieron Slaughter, Richmond’s National Park Service Urban Fellow. Four months into his position, Slaughter is using his intimate knowledge of Richmond politics, parks, and planning to make the National Park Service and Richmond’s own park, the Rosie the Riveter / World War II Home Front National Historic Park, more responsive to the community’s needs.  Continue reading

Whether you’re rushing from one meeting to the next, running late to work, or just don’t feel like sitting around a restaurant for a drawn-out meal, Kebab Express has you covered.  Continue reading

RICHMOND, CA.,  – The National Park Service (NPS) joined Richmond Mayor Tom Butt in announcing the selection of Richmond as one of 10 cities in the nation to be selected as a NPS Model City -- a component of the NPS Urban Agenda Initiative.  Included in the Urban Agenda is the placement of an Urban Fellow in each city.  The goal of the initiative is to create and deploy a coherent system of parks, programs and partnerships within an urban landscape that will positively impact and enhance the city’s economic vitality, historic preservation, natural and cultural resources, outdoor recreation, youth and education opportunities, urban design and sustainability.  The 10 cities selected are Boston, Detroit, New York City, Philadelphia, Jacksonville, Richmond (CA), Richmond (VA), St. Louis, Tucson and Washington, D.C. Continue reading