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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 ...
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WEBSep 12, 2023 · 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.
How the race for Richmond’s new mayor is shaping up
WEBNov 22, 2021 · With more than a year to go until the election, the Richmond mayoral race already promises a tense and tight competition. Buoyed by a premature endorsement from the Richmond Progressive Alliance, Councilmember Eduardo Martinez has already set up a campaign finance committee, public records show. In a race that will determine his political survival, Martinez…
Mental health team will now handle some 911 calls in Contra …
WEBJan 13, 2022 · News of its launch came four months after Oakland announced a similar pilot program in which 911 calls pertaining to behavioral health issues will be handled by a trained team of civilian responders rather than the Police Department.
Homeless in Richmond: The story of one man who ... - Richmond …
WEBOct 12, 2011 · For almost 20 years, Ized Stewart has lived outside on the corner of 24th Street and Barrett Avenue. He’s a familiar presence, known to a generation of locals for surrounding himself with mounds of bags containing anything from garbage to stuffed animals. He’s often seen feeding the local birds, reading the newspaper or listening to…
Haunting chronology of events detailed in homecoming gang …
WEBJun 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. His comments last week marked the first time his version of events has been recorded in court. The testimony is part…
Local police lead major drug bust in ‘Iron Triangle’
WEBDec 24, 2009 · The warrants, which were served on locations inside the city’s notorious “Iron Triangle” area, were the culmination of a year-long joint investigation conducted by Richmond Police’s Special Investigations Unit, FBI, and …
Point Richmond fairy houses
WEBJan 1, 2019 · Washington Avenue in Point Richmond is an uphill road with a view to the Golden Gate. At a first glance, it seems to contain only big houses, but when looking closer, almost everywhere there is a tiny magical neighbour—a fairy house! Those little magical inhabitants not only bring happiness to the locals, but also attract…
Richmond’s shelter project, it’s a home away from a home
WEBNov 17, 2019 · Deneshia Clemons, 49, a San Francisco-born Richmond resident, says she thought she would die before turning 30, having feared for her life during a turbulent relationship years ago. But Clemons escaped that abusive situation, and now helps victims of domestic violence. A mother of three, Clemons founded a 24 …
Spate of city gang violence has deep roots
WEBApr 12, 2011 · These folks have been shooting each other since at least the 1970s. It was the importation of cocaine, turned into crack, as part of the Reagan foreign policy and the gun manufacturers conversion from revolvers to semi-autos, is when the lethal violence escalated, not only in Richmond, but around the country.