Amid Google Scandal, Family Still Waits For Justice

Kevin Barrera’s father Jose and stepmother Leticia visit his grave every Sunday. Kevin’s 2009 homicide case remains open.

Kevin Barrera’s family was forced to relive the tragedy of his death last week when disturbing images of the 2009 homicide scene were found on Google Maps. Barrera’s father wants Google to take down the images, but what he wants even more is justice for his son, who was just 14 years old when he was shot and killed in Richmond. Read my story on Richmond Confidential.

Immigrant women in Richmond start worker cooperative

Alejandra Escobedo (second from left) started a worker cooperative in Mexico. When she moved to Richmond, Ca, she wanted to try to do it again.

Five immigrant women decided to sacrifice their jobs and their time to start a worker cooperative with no money, just the idea. One woman said they went on food stamps to survive while starting the business with just a few hundred dollars. Find out why these women decided to make sacrifices for the goal of being in a cooperative in my story on Richmond Confidential.