What will be the long-term effects of body cameras in the RPD? While much is still undetermined, there are some significant, tangible results of the cameras so far. In the final part of the RFR podcast on body cameras, we explore this issue. Continue reading

Leaving his life as a poor farm worker from a large family in a remote village in Mexico, Guadalupe Campos emigrated to the U.S. in 1965 and found work as garbage truck driver in San Francisco. He worked hard for many years, saved his money and invested in a couple of rental properties in the Mission District, then San Francisco’s poorest neighborhood. Continue reading

A tall narrow house constructed from knives, an old photo of a black family scorched onto World War II bond papers, and bright red boxing gloves hung on the wall above a stool. These are among the images in Mildred Howard’s new show at the Richmond Art Center (RAC).  Continue reading

The worlds of Richmond High School and Marin Academy are only one bridge away from each other, but they rarely collide.  Until a theater project asked students from both schools to interview each other, and perform each other’s lives on stage. Continue reading

There is not a single Mexican restaurant in Richmond that can serve you a margarita. The reason? Not one of them has a full liquor license. The only exception is Chevy’s, the Mexican-American chain restaurant in Hilltop, but that hardly qualifies.  Continue reading

RICHMOND -- Steve and Susan Chamberlin built their fortune as a developer and an architect, and now they are spending tens of millions to improve education for kids who live within West Contra Costa's low-performing school district -- in some of the poorest areas of the county. Continue reading

“If you don’t bite the bullet now, you’re going to bite ten of them later.”  Continue reading

Wine aficionados from near and far descended upon the Craneway Pavilion this past weekend. The reason? The annual Grand Tasting event by the Rhone Rangers wine organization featuring over 400 varieties of Rhone wine available to taste, analyze, and purchase. Continue reading

The chairman of West Contra Costa's health care district board was exactly right Thursday night as directors voted to start shutting down Doctors Medical Center on April 21. Continue reading

One of the initiatives I announced in my State of the City presentation in January is the Business Roundtable. A healthy business climate in Richmond is essential to increase jobs, increase municipal revenue and increase economic diversity and opportunity. Continue reading