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2 months ago | 
richmondconfidential.org | Daniela Castillo |Daniella Jimenez |Renee Bartlett-Webber
Dozens of community members gathered at Richmond Memorial Auditorium Wednesday to imagine Richmond’s economic future, expressing concerns about economic hardship, pollution and a lack of community spaces. The event is part of a series called “Our Future Economy,” which the UC Berkeley Othering & Belonging Institute is hosting along with the mayor’s office to devise ways to transform the economy for communities, workers and climate well-being.
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2 months ago | 
richmondconfidential.org | Christine Schiavo |Daniella Jimenez |Renee Bartlett-Webber |Wen Shao
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday that his office is investigating the fatal shooting Tuesday by Richmond police at a railroad right-of-way off of Carlson Boulevard. It is not clear how many officers were involved in the shooting, which left one person, who was not armed, dead. Police have not released that person’s identity.
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2 months ago | 
richmondconfidential.org | Daniella Jimenez |Andres J. Larios |Renee Bartlett-Webber |Wen Shao
“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 watch women’s sports? “I like to represent the fact that I’m a woman, and we can do it too, but also sometimes they’re a little bit more entertaining. … I’d say maybe don’t see it as a woman’s sport. You’re looking at it as a sport.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
richmondconfidential.org | Paul Ghusar |Riley Ramirez |Renee Bartlett-Webber |William S. Woodhams
“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: What should Richmond do with the $550 million Chevron has agreed to pay over the next decade? “They could be major funders for the school district because schools are generally understaffed all the time. And there’s also not enough funds for kids to have their supplies.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
richmondconfidential.org | Christian Baba |Ava Hu |Renee Bartlett-Webber |Bryan Jie Wen
The Richmond Progressive Alliance has held a majority on the City Council since 2020 and held at least half of the seats for the past 10 years. This election, there are three seats up for election, which has the potential to flip the council. Early returns showed two RPA candidates — incumbent Claudia Jiménez and Sue Wilson — leading their opponents.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
richmondconfidential.org | Renee Bartlett-Webber
Two Richmond residents are vying to represent Area 1 on the Contra Costa County Board of Education: Area 1 covers the West Contra Costa Unified School District. Anthony Caro and Daniel Nathan-Heiss are running for the seat held by Consuelo Lara, who served one term and is not running for reelection. The board, alongside the county superintendent of schools, provides oversight of the county’s 18 school districts.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
richmondconfidential.org | Christian Baba |Renee Bartlett-Webber
When Richmond resident Lejon “Fahim” Reese was transferred to Vacaville’s Solano State Prison in December 1993, he was just beginning to serve his time for a gang-related homicide. Then he was told how to spend that time. The Unit Classification Committee, the state body in charge of inmate work assignments, assigned him the role of prison porter, a janitor-like position cleaning floors, hallways, and stairs. Reese refused, hoping to receive specialized vocational training.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
richmondconfidential.org | Renee Bartlett-Webber |Ava Hu
Jovanka Beckles and Jesse Arreguín are running for the District 7 California state Senate seat, which covers Contra Costa and Alameda counties. Incumbent Nancy Skinner, who is not seeking reelection, represents the same geographic region, which was called District 9 before redistricting occurred in 2021. Richmond Confidential interviewed the two candidates, both Democrats. Here is a summary of their responses.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
richmondconfidential.org | Edith Matthias |Renee Bartlett-Webber
“Knock knock, is anybody home? It’s SOS,” says Leyla Williams as she approaches one of the many hidden makeshift houses along Wildcat Creek. “Does anyone need services?” she asks, scaling the homemade stairs that lead to the tents and tarpaulin shelters. “I don’t think anyone is home.”This was the second stop of the day for the team at of Safe Organized Spaces Richmond, a nonprofit service provider forunhoused people.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
richmondconfidential.org | Emily Evans |Renee Bartlett-Webber
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 reelection after one term on the council. Councilmember Paul Fadelli is also not running, after serving two terms, leaving Lisa Motoyama as the sole incumbent.
