Commit $1.5 million to keep 3 Richmond schools open for 2011-12
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West Contra Costa Unified School District planned to close Kennedy High School and Olinda and Grant elementary schools due to budget problems. The city offers emergency funding to keep these schools operating for one year. Staff will also explore long-term partnership options including repairs to the Richmond Swim Center and rebuilding the Martin Luther King Community Center.
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