
Sierra Lopez
Richmond and Berkeley Reporter at East Bay Times
Richmond and Berkeley Reporter at The Mercury News
Richmond/Berkeley reporter for the East Bay Times and Mercury News • Formerly with @smdailyjournal • She/Her • Send tips to [email protected]
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15 hours ago |
mercurynews.com | Sierra Lopez
RICHMOND — Grappling with financial, academic, infrastructure and personnel challenges, West Contra Costa Unified School District trustees appointed Cheryl Cotton as the district’s new superintendent on Wednesday. A former West Contra Costa Unified School District graduate, principal and district office employee, trustees unanimously chose Cotton to replace Dr. Kenneth Hurst and Dr. Kim Moses. “I am happy to welcome Ms. Cotton back to the WCCUSD.
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1 day ago |
mercurynews.com | Sierra Lopez
RICHMOND — The former co-chair of the Richmond LAND board has been accused of embezzling up to $205,000 from the organization, according to the nonprofit’s executive director. Randy Joseph, who served as a Richmond LAND board member from 2021 to 2024, has been accused of signing off on checks to himself worth between about $79,000 and $205,000, according to a public statement by Executive Director Princess Robinson. In the statement, Robinson said she discovered on Sept.
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3 days ago |
sacbee.com | Sierra Lopez
RICHMOND - Chains have shackled the doors of Richmond’s Craneway Pavilion for weeks amid a dispute between the development company that leases the building from the city and a subtenant that has operated pickleball courts there for just over a year.
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3 days ago |
mercurynews.com | Sierra Lopez
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1 week ago |
mercurynews.com | Sierra Lopez
RICHMOND — A month full of Bay Area Pride celebrations will kick off this weekend with Richmond’s 11th annual Pride parade and fair which organizers say is meant to be both a gathering of hope and a symbol of resistance. A festival featuring live music and performances and a selection of food and drinks will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Richmond Civic Center Plaza after a brief parade from Nicholls Park at 10 a.m., all to mark the city’s annual Pride celebration.
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