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WEBRichmond Confidential is an independent news site focused on the city of Richmond, California. Based at the University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism, it functions as a news lab for student reporters and as a news source for the Richmond community.. Since its founding in 2009 through a grant from the Ford Foundation, Richmond Confidential has been a resource for people ...
Haunting chronology of events detailed in homecoming gang …
WEBJun 24, 2013 · Haunting chronology of events detailed in homecoming gang-rape case. on June 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.
Richmond city manager gets big payout to move on, agreement …
WEBNov 17, 2021 · Richard Tzul and Nazmul Ahasan on November 17, 2021. Less than two years after being named Richmond city manager, Laura Snideman will leave the position with more than $300,000 in severance and other payments, according to a separation agreement that Mayor Tom Butt shared publicly on Tuesday night. The City Council approved Snideman’s ...
Eduardo Martinez wins Richmond mayor’s race
WEBNov 9, 2022 · Richmond Confidential. 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. Please send news tips …
Richmond City Council passes controversial resolution supporting …
WEBOct 25, 2023 · Following a hot debate, with over 300 residents weighing in on the issue, the Richmond City Council voted 5-1 Wednesday morning for a resolution affirming Richmond’s support and solidarity with the Palestinian people of Gaza. “The fact that you’re here tells me this is a Richmond issue,” Mayor Eduardo Martinez told the crowd, which spilled from the council champers into an auxiliary ...
Part 8: North Richmond, where the city’s boundaries end
WEBAug 10, 2011 · Part 8: North Richmond, where the city’s boundaries end. Robert Rogers on August 10, 2011. Civic leaders who seriously grapple with the question of how North Richmond can break its ruinous cycle of crime, poverty and decline often come to the conclusion that the current political arrangement is untenable – …
Henry Clark and three decades of environmental justice
WEBDec 6, 2012 · R ichmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin first saw Henry Clark, as so many have, at the gates of Richmond’s Chevron oil refinery. It was a blustery day in June 2003 and Clark was calling for environmental accountability from the oil company – as he has for many years – in front of an impassioned crowd of community members holding signs attacking refinery flares and “dirty air.”
Long neglected, Richmond’s downtown is being slowly reborn
WEBDec 21, 2014 · The two blocks of undeveloped land in the heart of Richmond’s historic downtown now sit in limbo, waiting to pass many stages of state approval before it can be transferred to the City of Richmond. Despite recent setbacks, other organizations have stepped in to fill the void left by the redevelopment agency’s closure.
With laws changing, tiny homes may have a big effect on housing
WEBApr 13, 2016 · California’s Housing and Community Development Agency confirmed that the state has adopted these new codes, and that they will go into effect January 1, 2017. For tiny houses, which range from 100 to 400 square feet, this change in minimum room size could have big implications.
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WEBSep 12, 2023 · Join us for a City County District 6 candidates’ forum. On Monday, the two candidates running for Richmond City Council in District 6 will meet for an election forum co-hosted by Richmond Confidential, Richmondside, The Contra Costa Pulse and El Tímpano. Residents are invited to hear candidates talk about read more….