A proposed mountain bike trail in Wildcat Canyon Regional Park has divided neighbors, park advocates and environmental watchdogs for more than three years. A draft environmental impact report is expected this fall, setting up a decision on whether the East Bay Regional Park District's most contested trail project
A Concord man was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison Friday for running a drug manufacturing operation out of a Richmond warehouse, as well as carrying out a yearslong extortion campaign and shooting at federal agents during his arrest.
The Richmond warehouse made news in January 2024 when a
West Contra Costa Unified School District said Thursday it's planning for Kennedy High School's school year to start on schedule on August 18. Several backup locations are already under consideration in case the campus itself isn't available.
Jeff Carter, the district's interim
West Contra Costa Unified School District will hold a community town hall meeting Thursday on the environmental testing that led to the closure of Kennedy High School, with officials from the state Department of Toxic Substances Control and the City of Richmond expected to take part.
WCCUSD's school
West Contra Costa Unified School District announced the closure of Kennedy High School to all staff and students on Monday, after preliminary soil-vapor tests found the chemical tetrachloroethylene, also known as PCE, under the campus.
In a letter to the Kennedy community, Superintendent Cheryl Cotton said the district received
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Four people were arrested late Saturday after the sound of illegal fireworks echoed through Richmond just before midnight. The arrests capped a week that also included an attempted homicide, an armed carjacking and an arson at an inhabited home, according to
About 33 Richmond businesses will have to change what they sell at the checkout counter after the City Council voted Tuesday to align its healthy checkout ordinance with a Contra Costa County measure.
The Healthy Options at Point of Sale ordinance, first introduced in 2022, sets nutrition standards for food
Richmond City Council voted Tuesday to place a $120 million fire station bond on the November ballot. City officials also said that if voters reject it, the city could fall back on Chevron settlement money to pay for the same upgrades.
The admission came only after a councilmember asked directly.
