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  • 2 weeks ago | richmondside.org | Zack Haber

    The Contra Costa County Board of Education on Wednesday voted to keep Richmond Charter Academy (RCA) open, although board members did acknowledge the school’s financial and leadership problems and said they plan to impose certain terms for it to continue operating. The school, which serves about 300 students in grades six through eight, was in jeopardy after the WCCUSD school board unanimously voted in April against granting it permission to operate.

  • 1 month ago | vallejosun.com | Zack Haber

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  • 1 month ago | richmondside.org | Zack Haber

    Overview: The middle school of 286 students on Marina Way South in Richmond was founded in 1994. Its leaders say its average test scores are higher than WCCUSD averages, but district officials say it doesn't have a viable plan to resolve its fiscal problems. The WCCUSD school board voted Wednesday to deny Richmond Charter Academy permission to operate, citing the middle school’s financial and leadership problems and lack of diversity.

  • 2 months ago | zackhaber.medium.com | Zack Haber

    Around 50 students at Fremont High build five high quality playhouses for Prescott Elementary School students as part of their senior projectOn a sunny Saturday morning on April 19, seven students from the East Oakland based Fremont High, showed up at the West Oakland based Prescott Elementary School, to install and celebrate five large colorful wooden playhouses they and their classmates had designed and built for Prescott students.

  • 2 months ago | richmondside.org | Zack Haber

    Later this month, West Contra Costa Unified School District’s board of education plans to decide whether or not to continue granting operating permissions to two Richmond charter schools attended by more than 800 students. The schools are Richmond Charter Academy, which serves about 300 middle school students, and Leadership Public Schools Richmond (LPS Richmond), home to about 550 high schoolers.

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Zack Haber
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13 Jun 25

Feel like this story isn't getting much attention since it centers around a very small city -- but California Forever's plans to created a new city formed by tech elite could really have global effects. And them trying to gobble up Suisun City land is a step in that direction...

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The Suisun City Council approved the first step toward annexation of 22,873 acres of California Forever-owed property on Tuesday with 15,740 acres slated for future development. https://t.co/yvZ8IgJvnP

Zack Haber
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13 Jun 25

RT @BayAreaCurrent: It’s a BAD DAY for the Bay’s tech and real estate oligarchs, and a VERY GOOD DAY for those of us who pay rent, work shi…

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13 Jun 25

RT @MsWonderHeather: Genocide enthusiasts (Zionists) in Oakland California are currently harassing a staff doctor at Highland Hospital and…