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A Toxic Tour with Tales of Resistance
January 27, 2018
The following is an excerpt from a recent article from BeyondChron.org, authored by Steve Early: Every several months, [Andres Soto] conducts what’s now called a “Toxics and Resilience Tour” of Richmond.” Soto’s tours, by bus and on foot, began as a mobile history lesson...
Read MoreSomething stinks: Richmond compost facility
January 27, 2018
As environmentally conscious folks, many of us gladly fill up our green bin every week, and giddily anticipate free compost giveaways at Richmond's Earth Day celebrations. But what if our city’s compost facility is not that green? At the beginning of this year, Contra...
Read MoreContra Costa Community Defense Network
January 27, 2018
Exciting news from our allies at the Safe Return Project (which supports formerly incarcerated individuals): SRP is launching a Participatory Defense Network for Contra Costa County! What is participatory defense? According to the Albert Cobarrubias Justice Project, the San Jose-based organization which pioneered this...
Read MoreRichmond's Family Justice Center
January 17, 2018
While cases of family violence have traditionally been viewed as isolated incidents, studies are now showing the link between domestic violence and other forms of violence in communities. For instance, a majority of mass shootings (54%) are related to domestic or family violence. In...
Read MoreCouncilmember Eduardo Martinez Responds to False Report by Police Department
January 10, 2018
From Eduardo: "Mark Gagan is an outstanding example of a community minded police officer. I have always known him to be hard working, open to the whole community and fair. I so much respected his work, I had suggested that he be considered as...
Read MoreRPA Continues to Inspire
January 07, 2018
Good bye, 2017. You were a real doozy. And we know that with an unhinged President and a Republican-controlled Congress bent on shredding the social safety net, there’s more drama and trauma ahead in 2018. But here in Richmond, we have been long tilling...
Read MoreGetting More Residents into Good Jobs
January 07, 2018
Improving conditions in Richmond means getting more residents into steady good-paying jobs with a future. It is great that warehouses are locating here with thousands of new jobs. But we have to remember that the wages paid for unskilled jobs are not enough to...
Read MoreRichmond Gives Me Hope
January 01, 2018
A reflection one year after Trump. I remember it clearly: it was a year ago, but it seems like a lifetime. November 8, 2016 -- I had spent my day handing out progressive voting guides at a couple of polling stations. In the company...
Read MoreCity Council Discusses Impact of Charters on Public Schools
December 17, 2017
On November 21, the Richmond City Council discussed a moratorium on all new school construction while the City prepares changes in zoning laws. Most of the discussion was about the functioning of charter schools and their effects on the public school system. “Considering the...
Read MoreMelvin Willis to Run for Mayor!
December 17, 2017
On December 15, Richmond Councilmember Melvin Willis announced that he is running for mayor of the City of Richmond in the November 2018 election. The announcement was made at the Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) holiday party, to a joyful crowd of supporters. “Many people...
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