Cruising, dining and grooving in Richmond with radio DJ Jesse ‘Chuy’ Varela
Varela, one of the Bay Area’s most recognizable radio voices, and a true man-about-town, has a special affinity for Richmond.
Richmond deserves independent community journalism. And you can get it sent to you.
Sign up for the Richmondside Report, sent every weekday morning.
Latest News
Hazing investigation shuts down El Cerrito High’s football program as police consider up to 22 arrests
Authorities are looking at current and former players for sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, and stalking charges.
Arthur Mac’s, Night Heron announce closing dates, and a seafood boil spot swiftly replaces shuttered Temescal restaurant
A running list of restaurants that have recently closed in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
8 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: Salesian club fundraiser, GRIP’s annual Harmony Walk and Veterans Day events.
City
City responds to residents’ questions on Chevron’s long-awaited ‘wet gas scrubber’
The device should dramatically reduce air pollution in Richmond. Some want more time to understand its environmental impacts, while others say communities have waited long enough.
election
Election Day might be over, but the ballot counting isn’t
Behind the scenes at the Contra Costa elections office it takes six steps to tally a single ballot. There are 280,000 of them.
Community
Sutter abandons plan to build an Emeryville hospital to replace Alta Bates
If Alta Bates closes before a new hospital is built, Richmond Kaiser will be the only full-service facility between Oakland and Solano County.
In defense of dinner parties, and my favorite bite of the week
People aren’t hosting like they used to. Nosh reporter Skylla Mumana, kicking off a recurring column, casts a vote for having friends over.
SCHOOLS
WCCUSD renews Summit Tam’s charter but says test scores must improve
WCCUSD trustees praised the charter school’s culture and college readiness programs while raising concerns about persistently low math and English scores.
Public safety
Police arrest 18-year-old in death of San Pablo man
Luis “Luigi” Ramirez of San Pablo was found dead inside his car on 16th Street in San Pablo Sunday afternoon.
How Richmond works
How we work
Want to know what’s happening at WCCUSD schools? Sign up for TEXTbook
Get your school news faster — and ask questions and share story ideas — with Richmondside’s free texting service.
Richmondside’s Alejandra Armstrong recognized as ‘unsung hero’ by SPJ NorCal
As audience engagement editor, Armstrong ensures reaching and serving readers is always top of mind — from social media posts to headlines, public events and our email newsletters.
Richmondside’s free newsletter is going daily
Fans of our weekly newsletter told us they want to see information and news about their city more frequently. So, starting now, we’ll send the Richmondside Report to your inbox Monday through Friday.
Richmondside: Built on a foundation of listening
How do you build an outlet for local journalism that is rooted in, representative of, and responsive to communities in a city as diverse, complex, and powerful as Richmond? The answer is listening. We talked to hundreds of Richmond residents who told us what they want from local journalism. Here’s what we learned.
