Richmond opens tiny house village for unhoused youths
Richmond will celebrate a new 13-unit emergency housing community for unhoused youths ages 18 to 24. The Richmond Tiny House Village, Farm and Garden includes one unit reserved for an onsite resident assistant, with each unit equipped with a bed, table, chair and wardrobe. The site also features a community space with a kitchen and dining yurt, a shared bathroom building and a garden area. The grand opening is from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 2200 Bissell Ave. and will include speakers, food, and live music.
Expo will explore green technology, clean transportation
Community members, business owners and community leaders will gather Sept. 26 to discuss the environmental future. The inaugural Sustainable Richmond Expo runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Richmond City Council Chambers, 440 Civic Center Plaza, and will provide information and discussions on green technology, clean transportation, urban agricultural, and environmental initiatives. The event will give participants a chance to connect with others, learn about sustainability efforts underway in Richmond and engage with organizations working toward a more sustainable future.
Fundraiser supports project to restore wild foods systems
A Sept. 26 fundraiser in Richmond aims to raise $15,000 to support programs restoring wild food systems and preserving ecological knowledge on ancestral Maidu terrain in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Tea of the Day, a Native-led wild foods project, organized the event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Gyuto Foundation, 6401 Bernhard Ave. The gathering will include Native songs and teachings, live music, performances, and family activities. Tickets cost from $25 to $100.
Grand opening for Richmond’s first accessible community garden
Richmond will celebrate the grand opening of its first accessible community garden Sept. 29. The Joe Lee Fisher Sr. Universally Accessible Community Garden is designed to be accessible to senior citizens and people of all abilities, as well as their families and caregivers. It includes a pollinator-friendly space to grow fresh food, along with large pathways, supportive rails, and raised planters. The garden, located near Unity Park in central Richmond, opens from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2 17th St.
Community gathering will discuss needs of local artists
Local artists will gather Oct. 1 to discuss the conditions, needs and challenges facing the arts community. Organizers describe the Creative Voices, Collective Power meeting as an “evening of conversation, connection and collective action” that will let artists build relationships, share experiences and help define the issues their community faces. The gathering runs from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at CoBiz Richmond, 1503 Macdonald Ave., Suite A, and will include live music and light refreshments.
Teacher starts fundraiser for children whose father died
A West Contra Costa Unified School District kindergarten teacher has started a fundraiser for a Hercules family. The GoFundMe page aims to raise $28,000 to help Perla Perez and her two children, Matias, 8, and Valentina, 6, after Perez’s husband, Eduardo Romo, died. Teacher Taylor Lupetti set up the fund, which has raised more than $25,000 so far.
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