Gyms and Patrons Finding New Ways to Work Out During Pandemic
Contra Costa County's move into the red tier of California's reopening system means local gyms can reopen for indoor workouts — but with a few changes....
26
Oct
26
Oct
Next Week, California Voters Could Get Rid of Cash Bail Statewide
If Prop. 25 passes, suspects would instead be subject to a risk assessment to determine whether they could be released from jail before going on trial....
23
Oct
Music at Home: the Sounds That Shaped Us
We asked local teens to tell us about their earliest memories of music and what their families listened to while they were growing up....
23
Oct
Controversial Election Policy Won’t Go Forward
The City Council voted to indefinitely table a controversial policy that would have required council candidates to prove where they live to be eligible to run....
22
Oct
Election Roundup: Read Our Local, State and National Coverage
We've compiled coverage from the Pulse and our partners of the races for Richmond City Council and WCCUSD school board, the California propositions and more....
18
Oct
How Would Prop. 15 Impact California’s Housing Crisis?
Opponents and some supporters of Prop. 15 worry it could encourage cities to favor retail over housing, but some research suggests that may not be the case....
16
Oct
Virtual Sports Give Richmond Kids a Chance to Play
The Richmond Community Services Department is offering online classes in soccer, tennis and basketball to kids in the first through eighth grades....
15
Oct
Social Media Puts Users Like Me in Quite a ‘Dilemma’
The Netflix documentary "The Social Dilemma" prompted one young man to consider his own smartphone addiction and the good and bad of social media....
14
Oct
Hate Incidents On the Rise, Unlikely to Disappear After Election
Speakers at an Ethnic Media Services teleconference addressed a marked increase in discrimination brought on by coronavirus fears and Trump's rhetoric....
13
Oct
Richmond Set for First District Council Elections
Richmond has moved from at-large to district elections for City Council, the result of a yearslong political debate over representation....
12
Oct
Health Equity Report Shows Areas of Improvement and Concern for Richmond
Life expectancy is up and gun violence is down, but Richmond still has work to on other measures of health equity including asthma rates in Central Richmond....
12
Oct
We Need to Talk About Black Mental Health. We Shouldn’t Have to Die For People to Listen.
Despite the lasting effects of intergenerational trauma, bias in health and media has taught many Black people to believe mental illness is not their problem....
12
Oct
Kanye is on Your 2020 California Ballot as a Vice Presidential Candidate
The American Independent Party nominated Kanye West as its vice presidential candidate, but the rapper says he is running for president....
09
Oct
Police Commission Upholds Allegation Against Virgil Thomas
The Richmond Community Police Review Commission voted on two allegations of unreasonable force against the late Sgt. Virgil Thomas in the death of Eric Reason....
08
Oct
Richmond’s Most Vulnerable Can’t Escape Dangerous Air
Bay Area residents recently have needed to protect themselves from wildfire smoke, heat waves and COVID-19, but for many, there is no relief....
