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The fourth annual #RichCity Kickback is a wellness festival designed by young adults. Their message: let’s expand how we think of mental health care.
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A ‘love letter’ to Richmond's young people: Rich City Kickback focuses on wellness for the next generation
A ‘love letter’ to Richmond's young people: Rich City Kickback focuses on wellness for the next generation.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The fourth annual #RichCity Kickback is a wellness festival designed by young adults. Their message: let’s expand how we think of mental health care.
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Federal #nutrition cuts put free #Richmond cooking program in jeopardy. richmondconfidential.org/2025/11/13/t...
The Stakes: Richmond cooking class is a casualty of Trump administration SNAP-Ed cuts
A cooking class for SNAP recipients in Richmond has become a casualty of theTrump administration’s program cuts.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Federal #nutrition cuts put free #Richmond cooking program in jeopardy. richmondconfidential.org/2025/11/13/t...
“I was just afraid for the people around me, the people I know who are undocumented, the people who might be profiled," said one #Oakland student. oaklandnorth.net/2025/11/19/i...
ICE activity prompts Oakland school lockdowns, turning student fears into reality - Oakland North
ICE activity in West Oakland prompted lockdowns at two OUSD schools, turning student fears and anxiety into reality.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
“I was just afraid for the people around me, the people I know who are undocumented, the people who might be profiled," said one #Oakland student. oaklandnorth.net/2025/11/19/i...
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The government shutdown added fresh delays to the slow-moving clean-up of a #Richmond #Superfund site. richmondconfidential.org/2025/11/11/e...
Environmental groups frustrated with stalled Richmond Superfund site cleanup
Richmond Shoreline Alliance, SF Baykeeper and the Sierra Cub environmental groups are frustrated with the stalled Richmond Superfund cleanup.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The government shutdown added fresh delays to the slow-moving clean-up of a #Richmond #Superfund site. richmondconfidential.org/2025/11/11/e...
In #Oakland, sneakers are not just products. The city has become a hub for independent designers and sustainability-focused artists that quietly influence the broader fashion scene. oaklandnorth.net/2025/11/18/i...
In Oakland, sneakers aren't just shoes but 'beautiful pieces of wearable art.' - Oakland North
In Oakland, sneakers aren't just shoes but 'beautiful pieces of wearable art,' as was evident at the Art of Sneakers event during Style Week.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
In #Oakland, sneakers are not just products. The city has become a hub for independent designers and sustainability-focused artists that quietly influence the broader fashion scene. oaklandnorth.net/2025/11/18/i...
Some cities are removing #rainbow crosswalks -- #Oakland bucks the trend. #LGBT
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Oakland gets first rainbow crosswalk: 'It tells every trans, queer and non-binary person ... they are welcome' - Oakland North
Dozens of local queer leaders celebrated the unveiling of the city’s first permanent rainbow crosswalk Thursday.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Some cities are removing #rainbow crosswalks -- #Oakland bucks the trend. #LGBT
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Cooking class to help #ContraCosta SNAP recipients stretch their dollars and make healthy meals gets the ax along with all SNAP-Ed programs. richmondconfidential.org/2025/11/13/t...
The Stakes: Richmond cooking class is a casualty of Trump administration SNAP-Ed cuts
A cooking class for SNAP recipients in Richmond has become a casualty of theTrump administration’s program cuts.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Cooking class to help #ContraCosta SNAP recipients stretch their dollars and make healthy meals gets the ax along with all SNAP-Ed programs. richmondconfidential.org/2025/11/13/t...
Will the #Oakland Police Commission decide tonight to send a scathing letter drafted by its chair to the federal monitor that has been overseeing the PD for two decades?
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City Council accused of undermining Police Commission in letter drafted for federal monitor - Oakland North
Oakland City Council is accused of undermining the Oakland Police Commission a in letter drafted for the federal monitor.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Will the #Oakland Police Commission decide tonight to send a scathing letter drafted by its chair to the federal monitor that has been overseeing the PD for two decades?
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#Oakland's Urban Promise Academy gets a STEM lab through a $179,000 grant from the Campos Foundation, a nonprofit that has worked with the company behind SmartLab to implement 16 free labs across the country. oaklandnorth.net/2025/11/06/u...
Urban Promise Academy unveils grant-funded STEM lab for middle schoolers - Oakland North
Urban Promise Academy in East Oakland unveils grant-funded SmartLab to give middle schools a hands-on STEM learning experience.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#Oakland's Urban Promise Academy gets a STEM lab through a $179,000 grant from the Campos Foundation, a nonprofit that has worked with the company behind SmartLab to implement 16 free labs across the country. oaklandnorth.net/2025/11/06/u...
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Small grocery store owners in #Richmond are already feeling the squeeze. Of the seven shopowners Richmond Confidential interviewed, five said they have already seen or anticipate a loss of business. #SNAP richmondconfidential.org/2025/11/10/s...
Small local grocery stores feel the sting of SNAP cuts: 'Every dollar counts.'
Small grocery stores fill the sting of SNAP cuts, with benefits delayed since Nov. 1 because of the federal government shutdown.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Small grocery store owners in #Richmond are already feeling the squeeze. Of the seven shopowners Richmond Confidential interviewed, five said they have already seen or anticipate a loss of business. #SNAP richmondconfidential.org/2025/11/10/s...
Here's what #Oakland #LGBT Community Center did after the Trump administration cut its DEI-focused grants. oaklandnorth.net/2025/11/08/t...
November 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Here's what #Oakland #LGBT Community Center did after the Trump administration cut its DEI-focused grants. oaklandnorth.net/2025/11/08/t...
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What happens now after North Richmond loses millions in environmental justice grant dollars. richmondconfidential.org/2025/11/07/t...
The Stakes: Millions of dollars needed to restart North Richmond disaster shelter stalled by Trump cuts
Urban Tilth tries to raise millions of dollars to restart North Richmond disaster shelter stalled by Trump cuts.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
What happens now after North Richmond loses millions in environmental justice grant dollars. richmondconfidential.org/2025/11/07/t...
“As long as there are delays in SNAP funds, we will continue with our free meals program,” Darren Joel Preston, owner of #Malibu'sBurgers in Oakland, said Saturday. “Some people have already started coming over to get food.” oaklandnorth.net/2025/11/02/s...
Several Oakland restaurants are giving SNAP recipients meals while benefits are stalled - Oakland North
At least five Oakland restaurants are giving SNAP recipients free meals while benefits are stalled because of the government shutdown.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“As long as there are delays in SNAP funds, we will continue with our free meals program,” Darren Joel Preston, owner of #Malibu'sBurgers in Oakland, said Saturday. “Some people have already started coming over to get food.” oaklandnorth.net/2025/11/02/s...
College fund exists for all Cali kids born after 2022. “Our biggest challenge is also the biggest opportunity: We have families that haven’t claimed their accounts, that don’t know about #CalKIDS." oaklandnorth.net/2025/11/03/c...
California opened college savings accounts for millions of kids. Why do so few know about it? - Oakland North
California opened college savings accounts for millions of kids born after 2022. Why do so few know about it?
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November 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
College fund exists for all Cali kids born after 2022. “Our biggest challenge is also the biggest opportunity: We have families that haven’t claimed their accounts, that don’t know about #CalKIDS." oaklandnorth.net/2025/11/03/c...
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#Medicaid under attack: “It’s almost like they’re saying that financially disadvantaged people just don’t deserve care,” said Doug Amarelo, a health care finance professional in the #BayArea. richmondconfidential.org/2025/10/31/m...
Medicaid cuts could hit Contra Costa County hard: 'People will get sicker'
Medicaid cuts are expecting to hit hard in Contra Costa County, where 70,000 people get the benefit: "People will get sicker."
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November 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#Medicaid under attack: “It’s almost like they’re saying that financially disadvantaged people just don’t deserve care,” said Doug Amarelo, a health care finance professional in the #BayArea. richmondconfidential.org/2025/10/31/m...
#Medicaid under attack: “It’s almost like they’re saying that financially disadvantaged people just don’t deserve care,” said Doug Amarelo, a health care finance professional in the #BayArea. richmondconfidential.org/2025/10/31/m...
Medicaid cuts could hit Contra Costa County hard: 'People will get sicker'
Medicaid cuts are expecting to hit hard in Contra Costa County, where 70,000 people get the benefit: "People will get sicker."
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November 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#Medicaid under attack: “It’s almost like they’re saying that financially disadvantaged people just don’t deserve care,” said Doug Amarelo, a health care finance professional in the #BayArea. richmondconfidential.org/2025/10/31/m...
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#Amtgard “The thing I like most about being here is that you can just be silly. There’s not many opportunities for you in the real world to be silly and have fun and to remind yourself to practice the whimsical nature of being a human.” richmondconfidential.org/2025/10/30/k...
Knights and wizards capture the 'whimsical nature of being a human' on Sundays at Marina Bay Park
Amtgard knights and wizards capture the 'whimsical nature of being a human' every Sunday at Richmond's Marina Bay Park.
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November 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
#Amtgard “The thing I like most about being here is that you can just be silly. There’s not many opportunities for you in the real world to be silly and have fun and to remind yourself to practice the whimsical nature of being a human.” richmondconfidential.org/2025/10/30/k...
A new food hub will be at Jack London Sq produce terminal. It will expand #Saba’s impact beyond Oakland, with the aim of serving 50 stores, schools and food banks in Alameda County.
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Food group raising money to start a food hub, getting fresh produce to more corner stores and schools - Oakland North
Food group Saba Grocers Initiative is raising money to start a food hub, getting fresh produce to more corner stores and schools.
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November 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A new food hub will be at Jack London Sq produce terminal. It will expand #Saba’s impact beyond Oakland, with the aim of serving 50 stores, schools and food banks in Alameda County.
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Many questions but no answers, no arrests in #OaklandMuseum burglary that ended with a thousand items, many Native American artifacts, stolen. oaklandnorth.net/2025/10/30/n...
No arrests in 'brazen' Oakland Museum artifacts heist - Oakland North
No arrests have been made a day after Oakland police announced that burglars had stole more than 1,000 items from an Oakland Museum.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Many questions but no answers, no arrests in #OaklandMuseum burglary that ended with a thousand items, many Native American artifacts, stolen. oaklandnorth.net/2025/10/30/n...
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#Chevron rep says the company will get humidifiers to homes near the plant that need them. And will be working with MCE Energy to upgrade homes to improve ventilation, reduce indoor pollutants and create energy savings. richmondconfidential.org/2025/10/29/a...
At town hall, Chevron says it will help Richmond residents breathe easier indoors
At an air quality town hall at CoBiz Richmond, Chevron representatives said the company will help residents breathe easier indoors.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:27 PM
#Chevron rep says the company will get humidifiers to homes near the plant that need them. And will be working with MCE Energy to upgrade homes to improve ventilation, reduce indoor pollutants and create energy savings. richmondconfidential.org/2025/10/29/a...
#Oakland students stand up for climate action. oaklandnorth.net/2025/10/27/o...
Oakland students leave school to join climate justice protest at City Hall - Oakland North
Oakland students walked out of classes on Friday to join a climate justice protest at City Hall, aimed at passing a superfund bill.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#Oakland students stand up for climate action. oaklandnorth.net/2025/10/27/o...
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What's happening at the #RosietheRiveter National Historical Park since the government #shutdown. richmondconfidential.org/2025/10/27/r...
Rosie the Riveter park pauses celebration of 25th anniversary while government is shut down
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Rosie the Riveter guides have paused tours while the national park is closed for the government shutdown.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
What's happening at the #RosietheRiveter National Historical Park since the government #shutdown. richmondconfidential.org/2025/10/27/r...
Black Panthers Party co-founder #BobbySeale gets an Oakland street named in his honor, on his 89th birthday. oaklandnorth.net/2025/10/28/o...
Oakland honors Black Panther co-founder Bobby Seale with a day and a street - Oakland North
Bobby Seale joins Oakland officials for the renaming of the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Way and 57th Street as Bobby Seale Way.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Black Panthers Party co-founder #BobbySeale gets an Oakland street named in his honor, on his 89th birthday. oaklandnorth.net/2025/10/28/o...
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Find out which nonprofits #Richmond contracted with to provide legal services for residents with #immigration issues.
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Three nonprofits get city grants to give immigrants legal aid and other services
Richmond has awarded three local nonprofits grants totaling around $900,000 to expand legal aid for immigrants and do community outreach.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Find out which nonprofits #Richmond contracted with to provide legal services for residents with #immigration issues.
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The questions Richmonders want answered: Who is getting Chevron settlement money and when? richmondconfidential.org/2025/10/23/w...
What's happening with the Chevron settlement money?
Three months after the first $50 million installment landed in the city’s coffers, community members are still waiting to reap the benefits.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The questions Richmonders want answered: Who is getting Chevron settlement money and when? richmondconfidential.org/2025/10/23/w...