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In the mood for dinner and an opera? A Richmond restaurant has you covered on first Fridays.

Such a scene plays out the first Friday of every month at “Festival Opera at the Mac,” where Zachary Gordin — Festival’s ...
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Group behind Richmond Arts Corridor asks City Council for more time and money to put a plan together

Richmond Renaissance, the collective of local artists spearheading development of the Richmond Arts Corridor, is asking City Council for more money and a six-month deadline extension to produce a plan ...
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On 23rd Street, ethnic restaurants are losing a lot of business, as ICE fears keep diners home

Running through the heart of Richmond and San Pablo, 23rd Street was once a bustling hub of immigrant-owned businesses. When a protest was held against the Trump administration’s immigration policies ...
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Richmond gets residents involved in preparing for sea level rise along coastline

Scientists, urban designers, elected officials and over 40 residents gathered on Tuesday night at the RYSE Youth Center in Richmond to discuss how the city should respond to sea level rise. The event, ...
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The Stakes: Federal grant cut threatens Humboldt Bay project and Richmond’s hope to join it

Last in a two-part series on Richmond’s exploration into wind turbine manufacturing. This series is part of “The Stakes,” a UC Berkeley Journalism project on executive orders and actions affecting ...
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Richmond stopped keeping track of its trees, but a grant-funded plan is in place to change that.

Richmond is preparing to spend $1 million over the next two years to collect new data on every tree in the city, build tree management software, and develop long-term plans for planting and ...
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The Stakes: State grant spurs possibility of wind turbine manufacturing in Richmond

First in a two-part series on Richmond’s exploration into wind turbine manufacturing. This series is part of “The Stakes,” a UC Berkeley Journalism project on executive orders and actions affecting ...
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The Stakes: California may ask voters to offset Trump cuts with a bond measure to fund scientific research

This story is part of “The Stakes,” a UC Berkeley Journalism project on executive orders and actions affecting Californians and their communities. When the federal government rescinded millions of ...
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UPDATE: WCCUSD teachers and Teamsters return to the bargaining table during strike

This story was co-published with KQED. Bundled against the morning cold, teachers marched outside the Nystrom Elementary School entrance in Richmond early Thursday, cheering as passing cars honked, ...
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WCCUSD teachers announce strike after mediation fails

Teachers will go on strike Thursday in the West Contra Costa Unified School District, but the superintendent says schools will remain open. United Teachers of Richmond announced at 7 p.m. Monday that ...
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The Black Neighborhood gives out 500 turkeys, 600 bags of food: ‘People need this service more than ever’

It’s Saturday morning and inside a sprawling room at the Richmond Recreation Complex, around 50 volunteers stack boxes of cornbread, sacks of potatoes, cans of chicken broth and other Thanksgiving ...
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A ‘love letter’ to Richmond’s young people: Rich City Kickback focuses on wellness for the next generation

Inside the “wellness center” at Rich City Kickback, the air is fragrant with copal incense as people roam from booth to booth at the Richmond Recreation Center, visiting with various healers. “If you ...