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With legal threat looming, Richmond Flock camera saga may not be over yet

With legal threat looming, Richmond Flock camera saga may not be over yet, as privacy group threatens lawsuit over license ...
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Livestream of Richmond Mayoral Candidate Forum

Richmond Confidential is teaming up with Richmondside and The Advocate student newspaper at Contra Costa College to host the ...
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Meet the five candidates for Richmond mayor on Wednesday

For the first time, Richmond voters will get to whittle down the ballot in a primary election, which will be held on Tuesday, ...
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Richmond’s Black population declining: ‘You can’t really locate a solid African American community. There just isn’t anymore.’

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 ...
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Chevron’s role in childhood asthma hazy

When I was a kid in Torrance, a suburb of Los Angeles, we always made sure to roll up the car windows when driving past the ExxonMobil refinery. Usually, I would hold my breath as long as I could ...
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Richmond stopped keeping track of its trees, but a grant-funded plan is in place to change that.

Richmond is preparing to spend $1 million over the next two years to collect new data on every tree in the city, build tree management software, and develop long-term plans for planting and ...
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Richmond’s Renaissance: Collective launches plan to make city a hub for the arts

With a push from Richmond’s art community, the city is moving forward with plans to create an arts corridor that will showcase local talent, encourage tourism and foster collaboration among creatives.
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The ‘prince’ of North Richmond’s projects

Editor’s note: This report is part of a two-part series produced in collaboration with RichmondPulse.org. Part II, written by a local youth, will publish tomorrow. Standing a few paces from his ...
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WCCUSD schools are losing students to charter schools at alarming rate, stressing district budget

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 ...
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At Nicholl Park, residents say YES to shared mission: ‘I love the idea of all families being in nature’

Hundreds of people enjoyed food trucks, a rock wall, and live performances at Nicholl Park on Saturday for YES Fest, sponsored by the Richmond nonprofit YES Nature to Neighborhoods. Kids ran around ...
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WCCUSD test scores lag behind state, with sharp swings that show disparity among schools

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 ...
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Snag could delay Metrowalk II, set to put 150 new homes near Richmond BART

Developers of an affordable housing project that could put about 150 new units near the Richmond BART station, have yet to secure nearly $6 million in necessary funding, according to a city official, ...