The Real Richmond

For inexplicable reasons, the San Francisco Chronicle chose to publish a gratuitous “photo essay” putting Richmond in the worst possible light, using distorted telephoto images to make Richmond look like a polluted and unhealthy city. See...

Richmond Unemployment Rate Back to Record Low

After a precipitous rise with the onset of COVID-19, Richmond’s unemployment rate is currently at 3.6 percent, slightly lower that the State of California as a whole. The labor force consists of 52,000 residents, 50,200 of which are employed. Figure 1 –...