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About 40 people demanding a safer San Pablo Avenue gathered today (Dec. 22) at a crosswalk where a pedestrian was fatally injured.

Teachers thanked the trio of WCCUSD trustees who led the way in reaching a tentative agreement and urged the board to promptly ratify it.

New Mayor Gabe Quinto shared the stage Tuesday with California’s Attorney General and El Cerrito High School’s championship football team.

Teachers ratified their tentative agreement with WCCUSD. The next step is a review by County Superintendent of Schools Lynn Mackey.

Construction of a 6-story, 70-unit affordable housing building on a Plaza BART parking lot at 515 Richmond St. started Monday (Dec. 8).

A tentative agreement was signed at 2 a.m. today by WCCUSD and the United Teachers of Richmond.

Talks between the United Teachers of Richmond (UTR) and WCCUSD continued Tuesday night but no agreement had been signed as of 9 p.m.

WCCUSD teachers will be on strike again Tuesday (Dec. 9) after district negotiators said that is when they will resume talks with the teachers’ union.

WCCUSD teachers will continue their strike Monday after their union’s negotiations with the district did not take place today (Dec. 7).

WCCUSD reported that it reached a tentative agreement with Teamsters 856. There was no agreement with the teachers’ union.

Negotiations between WCCUSD and unions representing its striking teachers and other school workers led to progress Saturday.

Negotiators for WCCUSD and the teachers’ union offered radically different views of a meeting that took place late Thursday.

Teachers and Teamsters in the West Contra Costa Unified School District went on strike today and began picketing at all district schools.

Opponents of a proposed new library tax dominated public comment at the City Council meeting on Dec. 2.

WCCUSD employees represented by the Teamsters voted no on a tentative agreement and they plan to strike Thursday.

WCCUSD teachers will begin a strike Thursday, the teachers’ union announced Monday night.

A report issued Nov. 28 says the West Contra Costa Unified School District should offer teachers a 6% raise over two years.

Months of signature gathering ended Nov. 20 when supporters of a new library tax turned in what they think are enough signatures to get their measure on the ballot.

Opponents of the library tax initiative intend to turn their informal efforts into a full-fledged campaign committee.

Recent collisions on San Pablo Avenue severely injured two pedestrians who were struck while walking in crosswalks.

With time running out before a probable strike, the West Contra Costa School District administration and its two biggest unions argued their cases this week.

As the start of construction nears on the first apartment building in the Plaza BART development, experts answered people’s questions at a pop-up meeting on Nov. 5.

As proponents of a library tax initiative continue to gather signatures, opponents are trying to engage residents who oppose the measure.

In a wide-ranging conversation on Oct. 31, Vice Mayor Gabe Quinto talked about politics, policy, and his plans for 2026.