Richmond Confidential

Under a historic settlement with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Chevron recently cleared all 678 of the air pollution infractions that had been pending against its Richmond refiner...

http://richmondconfidential.org/2024/05/09/richmond-chevron-baaqmd-violations-pending/

Tensions over the Israel-Hamas War have surfaced in many communities across the country, including El Cerrito, which has made two arrests for hate crimes against Jewish people since the violence ...

http://richmondconfidential.org/2024/04/28/el-cerrito-hate-crimes-protests-palestine-ceasfire-antisemitism/

For students at John F. Kennedy High School in Richmond, a teacherless classroom is nothing new. Many kids start their day in the library, huddled over a calendar that shows teacher absences for ...

http://richmondconfidential.org/2024/04/26/richmond-kennedy-high-school-spanish-teacher-vacancy-edgenuity/

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 fr...

http://richmondconfidential.org/2024/03/27/plagued-by-the-past-does-richmond-deserve-its-reputation-as-a-hard-knock-town/

In the two months since the state Attorney General’s Office publicized arrests in a human trafficking sting with local agencies, including the Richmond Police Department, no charges have been f...

http://richmondconfidential.org/2024/03/25/richmond-23rd-street-sex-trafficking-sting-arrests/

If you’re a California homeowner, it may be time to take a look at your insurance policy.  After seven major insurance companies have restricted their business dealings in the state, policy ho...

http://richmondconfidential.org/2024/03/06/richmond-california-homeowners-policy-insurance-rate-hikes/

As class ends for the day at Fred T. Korematsu Middle School in El Cerrito, students stream through the gates, blinking into the sun. They board buses, climb into cars, or sit on the cement block...

http://richmondconfidential.org/2024/03/04/el-cerrito-school-combats-social-media-bullying-korematsu/

In a heartfelt gathering at the Richmond Auditorium Thursday night, the community came together to honor and celebrate the life of former Mayor Irma Anderson, who died of cancer on Jan. 28 at the...

http://richmondconfidential.org/2024/03/02/richmond-mayor-irma-anderson-tribute/

When the Richmond Art Center lost its biggest donor last year, Executive Director José Rivera said he was worried about the future. “Over many years, that donor contributed $100,00 annually, m...

http://richmondconfidential.org/2024/01/16/richmond-art-center-budget-reaching-goal/

Richmond has a question for residents: What do they want built on unused city-owned land? RichmondLand, a community land trust, and city staff are working to gather community input on the public ...

http://richmondconfidential.org/2024/01/10/richmond-land-surplus-survey/