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Jun 25, 2020
CoCo County DA’s Facebook Posts Suggest Bias
In the tumultuous wake of high-profile police killings of African Americans, calls to end structural racism in the country's justice systems have grown louder...
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Apr 29, 2020
Parachute Journalism
Richmond, the second largest city in Contra Costa County, has had remarkable success fighting the coronavirus — so much so that it and the...
Feb 26, 2020
How Finances Trumped Treatment for the Mentally Ill
After months of collaboration between mental health commissioners, patient advocates, and hospital workers, a proposal to re-use an empty hospital ward to remove children...
Feb 19, 2020
A Psychiatric Emergency in Contra Costa County
Children's advocate Kathleen "Kathi" McLaughlin addressed the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors last summer about an ongoing issue that the county has kept...
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Jul 31, 2019
Richmond Replaces City Manager Following Pressure From Unions
In a hastily called closed session, the Richmond City Council voted Saturday to appoint a temporary city manager, which restored a degree of stability...
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Jul 25, 2019
Richmond City Council Haplessly Fires City Manager
Without much ceremony, the Richmond City Council canceled City Manager Carlos Martinez’s contract Tuesday night less than a year after hiring him.
The narrow,...
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Mar 27, 2019
More Questions Than Answers in Richmond Police Shooting
Former K-9 officer Kristian Palma was the officer involved in the shooting.
Credits: Photo courtesy of Richmond PD
The Richmond Police Department is embroiled in another...
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Dec 4, 2018
Analysis: Progressives Failed in Richmond
RPA founder Gayle McLaughlin gave up her council seat to run for statewide office.
Credits: File photo by James Fogle
When the new Richmond...