Richmond mayoral debate: Candidates clash over public safety
Anderson advocates for hiring more police officers while Jimenez doubled down on the city’s alternative policing programs.
6 things to know — Former Motel 6 reopens as affordable housing
Also: Richmond wins a statewide award for community programs; a forum tackles refinery flaring at Chevron; Contra Costa launches a transit program for older adults.
New art show immerses viewers in Dorothea Lange photos of 1940s Japanese internment
Thousands Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from East Bay cities to camps in 1942. In a new exhibit, artist Masaki Fujihata explores iconic images of those events through augmented reality.
Watch a recording of Richmond mayoral candidate forum
Get prepared for Richmond’s Nov. 3 election by watching Richmondside’s moderated mayoral candidate forum.
5 things to do in Richmond this week
Highlights include: A harvest festival celebrates APEN’s new community garden, Richmond author David Helvarg dives into the ocean’s vanishing kelp forests, and ‘Border Visions’ spotlights five female artists.
Remembering Richmond’s Mike Kinney: A ‘whip-smart’ flash of energy and a ‘barrel of laughs’
Mike “Raccoon Eyes” Kinney was a storyteller and Native American activist who friends say explored life to its fullest. He will be celebrated Oct. 20.
Cafe Buenos Aires brings empanadas and more to El Cerrito, a new Lao and Thai spot arrives in Albany, and more openings
A running list of restaurants that have recently opened in Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, and beyond.
Mayoral candidate Ahmad Anderson continues to dominate in PAC donations
Independent committees backing Ahmad Anderson’s campaign have brought in $310,000 this year while East Bay Working Families has raised $115,000 for candidate Claudia Jimenez.
LifeLong Medical strike: East Bay workers rally in Richmond
Workers want higher wages and better working conditions while management says they’re limited by federal financial uncertainties.
Richmondside mayoral forum is Thursday. How to register and what’s at stake
Ask questions and hear from the candidates for mayor at Oct. 1 forum at the Memorial Auditorium
6 things to know — Richmond opens tiny house village for unhoused youths
Also: A fundraiser for a Hercules family after a father’s death; help support wild food systems restoration; Richmond’s first accessible community garden opens.
Celebrate the Richmond Annex centennial with a local organic food guru
Bob Gerner, the Natural Grocery founder, grew up in the Annex. He became a tofu burger pioneer — and helped build the non-GMO movement.
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