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
Updated on August 12, 2026 12:35 p.m.
The California Fair Political Practices Commission found insufficient evidence that Richmond City Councilmember Doria Robinson made, participated in, or influenced a government decision in which she had a financial interest, the central allegation in a complaint filed by former Mayor Tom
Updated on August 12, 2026 12:35 p.m.
The California Fair Political Practices Commission found insufficient evidence that Richmond City Councilmember Doria Robinson made, participated in, or influenced a government decision in which she had a financial interest, the central allegation in a complaint filed by former Mayor Tom
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
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.
The Richmond Greenway runs nearly three miles from South 2nd Street to San Pablo Avenue, a paved ribbon of trail laid over an old rail corridor. Most of it is easy riding. Then you hit the middle, and the trail just gives up.
There's a fix in the
Richmond City Council will weigh a wide-ranging agenda Tuesday that includes a warning about looming AC Transit service cuts, a $1.66 million expansion of homeless outreach services, an independent fiscal review of a proposed police funding charter amendment and a $120 million fire station bond headed for the
The Richmond City Council voted Tuesday to move forward with a $120 million fire station bond measure headed for the November ballot, then fell one vote short of doing the same for a measure that would have created an independent ethics commission.
Tuesday's vote was a first reading.
