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A Tough Climb – Part 1: Special project on housing insecurity

A Tough Climb – Part 1: Special project on housing insecurity

Aliyah Ramirez, Editor-in-Chief
October 2, 2023

  Editor’s note: This is the introduction to a nine-part project capturing the housing reality in Contra Costa County. Conversations of homelessness and lack of affordable housing have been...

A Tough Climb – Part 2: Reese Clayton shares housing struggles

A Tough Climb – Part 2: Reese Clayton shares housing struggles

Aliyah Ramirez, Editor-in-Chief
October 2, 2023

Editor’s note: This is the second part of a nine-part project capturing the housing reality in Contra Costa County. Conversations of homelessness and lack of affordable housing have been ongoing...

A Tough Climb – Part 3: Mary Grigsby grapples with housing reality

A Tough Climb – Part 3: Mary Grigsby grapples with housing reality

Ray Kopf, Staff Writer
October 2, 2023

Editor’s note: This is the third part of a nine-part project capturing the housing reality in Contra Costa County. Conversations of homelessness and lack of affordable housing have been ongoing for...

A Tough Climb – Part 4: Homes empty, while streets are filling

A Tough Climb – Part 4: Homes empty, while streets are filling

Aliyah Ramirez, Editor-in-Chief
October 2, 2023

Editor’s note: This is the fourth part of a nine-part project capturing the housing reality in Contra Costa County. Conversations of homelessness and lack of affordable housing have been ongoing...

A Tough Climb – Part 5: Recent changes coming to the countys housing market

A Tough Climb – Part 5: Recent changes coming to the county’s housing market

Aliyah Ramirez, Editor-in-Chief
October 2, 2023

Editor’s note: This is the fifth part of a nine-part project capturing the housing reality in Contra Costa County. Conversations of homelessness and lack of affordable housing have been ongoing for decades,...

A Tough Climb – Part 6: The cost to make affordability a reality

A Tough Climb – Part 6: The cost to make affordability a reality

Aliyah Ramirez, Editor-in-Chief
October 2, 2023

Editor’s note: This is the sixth part of a nine-part project capturing the housing reality in Contra Costa County. Conversations of homelessness and lack of affordable housing have been ongoing for decades,...

A Tough Climb – Part 7: Cities respond to housing insecurity

A Tough Climb – Part 7: Cities respond to housing insecurity

Ray Kopf, Staff Writer
October 2, 2023

Editor’s note: This is the seventh part of a nine-part project capturing the housing reality in Contra Costa County. Conversations of homelessness and lack of affordable housing have been ongoing...

A Tough Climb – Part 8: Non-profits work to be part of the solution

A Tough Climb – Part 8: Non-profits work to be part of the solution

Ray Kopf, Staff Writer
October 2, 2023

Editor’s note: This is the eighth installment of “A Tough Climb,” a nine-part series capturing the housing reality in Contra Costa County. Conversations of homelessness and lack of affordable...

A Tough Climb – Part 9: Housing resources available for residents

A Tough Climb – Part 9: Housing resources available for residents

Ray Kopf, Staff Writer
October 2, 2023

Editor’s note: This is the final part of a nine-part project capturing the housing reality in Contra Costa County. Conversations of homelessness and lack of affordable housing have been ongoing for...

Dr. AKilah Moore

Get to know the new VP of Instruction

Antonio Johnson, Staff Writer
September 28, 2023

“When I got the call for the job, I was excited,” expressed Dr. A’Kilah Moore, as she comes back from a six-year hiatus from the California Community College system. Following the retirement of...

After winning her award, Valeria Navarro smiles for the photo with her parents.

LMC honors student rewarded at Stanford symposium

Aliyah Ramirez, Staff Writer
September 14, 2023

The walls were surrounded by silence, yet applause erupted as Valeria Navarro’s name was announced and the room beamed with cheers of support. From the hundreds of participants in attendance at the Honors...

From right: Yost Kalasa, Andrew Murphy and Antonio Johnson pose for a photo at a Brothers of Excellence dinner.

Reestablishing the Brother of Excellence

Jerome Hill, Staff Writer
September 14, 2023

The Brothers of Excellence program at LMC has begun its journey back to restoration. Andrew Murphy, who is a program coordinator at EOPS, and Daniel Farley, who is a returning student and former BOE member...

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