Richmond Confidential

1 month ago | richmondconfidential.org | Jennifer Ugwa

It’s been almost half a century since Debbie Carrillo’s journey as a home cook began in her mother’s kitchen in Hayward. She and her sister, Deeann Carillo, discovered their love for cooking while learning how to make savory and sweet dishes rooted in their Italian and Puerto Rican ancestry. In 2021, Debbie Carrillo lost her job as a cook for a financial firm, where she prepared lunch for 30 to 65 people every day.

Mar 10, 2025 | richmondconfidential.org | Riley Ramirez |Daniella Jimenez

“The Stakes” is a UC Berkeley Journalism project on executive orders affecting Californians and their communities. Contra Costa County should be celebrating a $19 million federal grant it was awarded for environmental projects in North Richmond. But county officials and community groups are being cautious, after the promised funding was nearly frozen in January by a Trump executive order.

Feb 14, 2025 | 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.

Feb 6, 2025 | 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.

Jan 27, 2025 | 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.