The West Contra Costa Unified School District is losing students, and state funding, to charter schools at an alarming rate.

The 80-acre Point Molate tract in Richmond will become a park, under a letter of intent between the city, state and tribe owning the land.

Richmond has an image problem. And its residents are well aware of it. They see it in outsiders’ faces, hear it in their derogatory comments and sense it when they tell others where they are from. The ...

It's Election Day and Richmond voters will go to the polls to choose a new mayor and three new City Council members.

No burglary at Rich City Rides, police say, pointing to possible dispute between bike shop’s partners. Julia Haney and Joel Umanzor on July 29, 2024 ...

WCCUSD special education students dealing with unreliable service because of a school bus driver shortage affecting many districts.

“People of Richmond” is a regular series in which reporters pose a question to people in the community. Answers are presented verbatim, though sometimes edited for brevity. Q: Do you think it would be ...

A teacher shortage in the West Contra Costa Unified School District has left the dual-language immersion in a precarious place.

Richmond will begin developing its Sea Level Rise Adaptation and Resiliency Plan to address the risks of rising sea levels.

Environmental groups in Richmond take the lead in bringing more tree coverage to the Iron Triangle and other neighborhoods.

The North Richmond of today emerges from a history marked by bad reputation, bad luck and, often, bad intentions.

With three open seats on the five-member El Cerrito City Council, the Nov. 5 election offers residents a rare opportunity to shape the city’s future. Mayor Tessa Rudnick will not be running for ...