The Richmond City Council meets Tuesday, April 7, at 6 p.m. for a meeting that touches on immigration policy, the future of a children’s funding program, and a long list of contracts, reports, and appointments. An ICE-free zone ordinance The most significant item on the agenda is the

Claudia Jimenez arrived in the United States in 2007 without speaking a word of English, enrolled in ESL classes in Berkeley, passed a language proficiency exam, and gained admission to UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design. By then, she had already spent a decade in the mountains of

State regulators have secured more than $100,000 in penalties from the owners and former operators of a shuttered Richmond dry cleaning business after they reportedly failed to comply with a 2023 toxic cleanup order, California environmental officials announced last week. The Department of Toxic Substances Control reached settlement agreements

Eduardo Martinez did not set out to be a politician. A retired elementary school teacher who had also taught at juvenile hall, years earlier, he marched from Downer Elementary School to Sacramento to demand relief from a debt the state had saddled the district with. The Richmond Progressive Alliance had

Something has been happening to Richmond’s burger scene. It has been accumulating. Johnny Boi Smash Burger arrived in Point Richmond with its mural-bright interior and neon glow. Tommy’s Burger Co. opened on San Pablo Avenue in the North and East, chef Tommy Ryan grinding his own brisket trim

Keycha Gallon grew up on Sixth Street in the Iron Triangle, in a neighborhood where families of every background looked out for one another. She left. She came back. And when she did, what she found shook her. "It was a real culture shock for me. When I came

Thieves and arsonists kept Richmond police busy this week, cars disappeared by the dozen, fires bookended a Sunday, homes were broken into, weapons were brandished, and the week closed with a driver fleeing a crash after drinking. Richmond crime incidents Monday, March 23 Vehicle recovery: 200 block of S. 9th

Richmond City Councilmember Soheila Bana is seeking a second term representing District 4, pointing to her work on wildfire preparedness and public safety while drawing on a personal history shaped by political repression in Iran. Bana came of age during the 1979 Iranian revolution, part of a generation that found