By Mike Kinney
The lowrider community and other truck, car and motorcycle clubs cruised 23rd Street in Richmond on Sunday in order to celebrate family and promote a safer community. Families lined 23rd Street in a display of multicultural unity and peace.
Lowrider events held here during the late 1970s and 1980s were all about families coming together to enrich communities, said Sal Garcia, one of the volunteer coordinators for the Cruise the Main event.
“We all grew up as family during those times,” Garcia said. “We want the younger generation to understand about community pride and unity.”
Saturday’s event featured dozens of auto clubs from Richmond and also throughout the Bay Area. The event is occurring in the wake of a rash of gun violence in Richmond and surrounding communities.
Photo courtesy of the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.
The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano will once again be giving away food to community members in need at Richmond Civic Center on Friday, Jan. 29.
The drive-thru distribution event will occur from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will supply community members in need with a box of supplemental and bag of produce.
The event will take place in the parking lot across from the Library.
One does not need to be a Richmond resident to benefit from this food drive. The event’s offerings are provided on a first-come, first-served while supplies last.
Photo courtesy of the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano.
The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano will be giving away some post-Christmas Day food at Richmond Civic Center on Wednesday, Dec. 30.
The drive-thru distribution event will occur from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will supply community members in need with a box of supplemental and bag of produce.
The event will take place in the parking lot across from the Library.
“You do not need to be a Richmond resident to participate,” organizers said. “First-come, first-served while supplies last.”
For information on other local food distributions, visit https://foodbankccs.org/getfood.