Grassroots efforts are underway to persuade voters to back a ballot measure that would give Bay Area transit agencies a ...

A new bill aimed at increasing transparency in California oil refineries has an unexpected opponent –a free speech rights group. The First Amendment Coalition raised concerns over SB 1300, a bill they ...

After months of watching her 4-year-old daughter struggle with reading, Tomasa Espinoza knew she had to make a change. Her older daughter, who attended a charter school, was thriving. So Espinoza ...

Update: The results below were confirmed after vote tabulations were certified on June 25. Richmond City Councilmember Claudia Jiménez held a comfortable lead in the Richmond mayoral primary election ...

Why do you want to be mayor? I’ve lived in the city of Richmond for 66 years. I’ve had the opportunity of watching this city grow for a half a century. What I have noticed is there is a need for ...

When Ulis Redic became pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in 1997, the Black congregation was thriving in Richmond, where about 1 out of every 3 people was Black. Two decades later, fewer than 1 out of ...

On June 2, Richmond voters will cast ballots in a primary election. Richmond Confidential interviewed the two District 3 candidates and the three District 4 candidates, either in person or by phone or ...

Why do you want to be mayor? Well, the problem is you have a you have a government you have the city government and the Police Department. They are not obeying our constitutional laws because we know ...

Scientists, urban designers, elected officials and over 40 residents gathered on Tuesday night at the RYSE Youth Center in Richmond to discuss how the city should respond to sea level rise. The event, ...

Can you suggest ways in which the city can attract more industries so that it is not so economically reliant on Chevron? We can have a mayor and City Council that’s more business friendly and willing ...

As inflation last year reached its highest level in 40 years, raising consumer prices on food, gas and even used cars, renters in San Pablo say they’ve felt the squeeze because of a lack of rent ...

Last in a two-part series examining West Contra Costa Unified School District student data. Read Part One here. The majority of West Contra Costa Unified School District students did not meet state ...