Eduardo Martinez wins Richmond mayor’s race
Nov 9, 2022 · Eduardo Martinez wins Richmond mayor’s race. Richmond Confidential is an online news service produced by the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism for, and about, the people of Richmond, California. Our goal is to produce professional and engaging journalism that is useful for the citizens of the city.
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Nov 5, 2024 · California voters to decide if forced prison work constitutes slave labor and should be prohibited. When Richmond resident Lejon “Fahim” Reese was transferred to Vacaville’s Solano State Prison in December 1993, he was just beginning to serve his time for a gang-related homicide. Then he was told how to spend read more….
Haunting chronology of events detailed in homecoming gang …
Jun 24, 2013 · A young man previously convicted in the group rape of a 16-year-old girl four years ago testified against two other suspects on Thursday. Ari Morales, 19, never testified during his own trial in January. His comments last week marked the first time his version of events has been recorded in court. The testimony is part…
Veil of fire and smoke over Richmond from what Chevron says is a …
Nov 28, 2023 · The sky over Richmond turned black with billowing smoke around 4 p.m. Monday, with flames shooting skyward from the Chevron refinery in what the company called a flaring event. Chevron said a power outage caused the flare, which at 5 p.m. was still blazing and had not prompted an evacuation. The wind apparently was carrying the smoke away from ...
Urban farmers in Richmond are helping in the fight against food ...
Nov 5, 2020 · Farmers prepare the fields for winter in a lot neighboring the industrial metropolis of Richmond, Calif. They harvest the last of the tomatoes and basil and plant broccoli and brussels sprouts. Demand for food has never been higher, but thanks to groups such as Urban Tilth, people in Richmond are continuing to get fresh produce. …
Former Mayor Gayle McLaughlin plans to continue Richmond's …
Oct 27, 2020 · For most people, a three-year hiatus from Richmond City Council might involve time away from politics. Former two-time Mayor Gayle McLaughlin is not most people.. Instead, McLaughlin ran for lieutenant governor of California in 2018.
How the race for Richmond’s new mayor is shaping up
Nov 22, 2021 · In a race that will determine his political survival, Martinez braces for a potential challenge from Vice Mayor Demnlus Johnson III, who told Richmond Confidential he is considering a run. Councilmember Nat Bates, who is often at odds with the RPA, has not ruled out a run, either. And political insiders say Councilmember Melvin Willis is being ...
A life: Former Richmond Mayor George Livingston
Jan 11, 2012 · Livingston died Saturday after a long bout with diabetes and kidney disease. He was 78. His funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Jan. 17 at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 662 South 52nd Street. “Everyone has been so amazing, so gracious with the outpouring of well-wishing,” said Livingston’s son, George Jr.
What is going on with Hilltop Mall? - Richmond Confidential
Nov 16, 2023 · Marion Apio on November 15, 2023. Twenty years ago, the Hilltop Mall was the place to be in Richmond. It was a bustling shopping area full of life, and around this time of the year, it would have been extra busy with holiday shoppers. Today, the mall is vacant and isolated, stores are empty and dark, with only Walmart open.
Timeline: History of a company town - Richmond Confidential
Nov 20, 2014 · Timeline: History of a company town. Richmond’s relationship with Chevron Corporation hasn’t always been so contentious. For much of the 20th century, after Chevron’s earliest predecessor, the Pacific Coast Oil Company, first bought a tract of land on Richmond’s shores in 1901, the company and the town grew together – if not hand in ...