Get to know the Refinery's new Public Affairs Manager. Continue reading

RICHMOND -- A Contra Costa Superior Court judge has lifted an injunction on Chevron's refinery modernization project, paving the way for work to start as early as mid-2016, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday. Continue reading

Something questionable is happening with the Richmond Housing Commission. I sat as a commissioner for years. I grew up in public housing, worked for and retired from the S.F. Housing Authority, and I have an intimate knowledge of HUD rules and regulations. Yet, when it came time for my term to be renewed, I believe I was discriminated against, and I’m going to get to the bottom of it. Continue reading

  Women in the United States only earn about 79% of what men – on average about $10,000 less a year for the same job. But it appears that in Richmond, it’s a different story. Continue reading

“We like to make it thematic,” explains Marsha Mather-Thrift, Executive Director of the Rosie the Riveter Trust. For the annual benefit dinner this past Saturday, Mather-Thrift helped organize an evening that looked and felt like the party in the Richmond of WWII, from patriotic live music, to a venue decorated to fit the era. Continue reading

RICHMOND -- The city is facing a budget shortfall of $7.4 million, an amount expected to increase to $9 million after raises for city employees go into effect in July. Continue reading

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As regular RFR reads will know, so far we’ve made a point of reviewing Richmond restaurants exclusively. But Richmond doesn’t live in a bubble. To expand our scope and get a taste for the flavors of our broader community, we at Radio Free Richmond have decided to review restaurants in San Pablo and El Cerrito, too. Here is our first: La Strada in San Pablo. Continue reading

Solano PLAY was born in 2009 when a group of neighbors in the North & East neighborhood of Richmond decided that the Solano Playlot needed to be revitalized. It was not only a source of blight in our community - a large, sand-filled park with rusting, hazardous play equipment dating to the 1950s. More importantly, it lacked what our neighborhood desperately needed - a safe, inspiring place for kids to play and for parents to connect with each other.  Continue reading

Every week Radio Free Richmond highlights events in the city. Here is what's happening from April 10th through the 16th. Continue reading