Richmond Raises Its Minimum Wage to $11.52
Some of Richmond’s workers are getting a boost in pay as the city’s minimum wage increases from $9.60 to $11.52 an hour on Jan. 1, 2016....
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Recovering Addicts Give Back at Children’s Toy Giveaway
The day before Christmas Eve, the Bay Area Rescue Mission held an event to give away toys to needy children. But it was the adult volunteers – many of them...
03
Jan
Exiting Police Chief Looks Back at 10 Years in Richmond
EDITOR’S NOTE: In the last of a series of interviews with The CC Pulse, Police Chief Chris Magnus discusses his departure from Richmond. Magnus recently accepted a new position as...
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Dec
2015: The Rise of Millennials
Millennials, especially teenagers, have a reputation of being apathetic and apolitical. We proved that wrong in 2015. Young people are not exempt from discrimination and violence and we are not...
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Dec
FUNdraising Good Times: Building Consensus and Reaching Agreement
Column, Mel and Pearl Shaw This is the second in a series focused on the prerequisites for fundraising success. Agreement is the cornerstone upon which a healthy nonprofit is built. Without agreement...
31
Dec
Local Happenings: January 2016
Richmond will honor Martin Luther King Jr. with a national day of service from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18 on the Richmond Greenway. The event will feature volunteer...
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Dec
Richmond Aumenta su Salario Mínimo a $11,52
Algunos de los trabajadores de Richmond están recibiendo un aumento de salario a medida que aumenta el salario mínimo de la ciudad de $9,60 a $11,52 por hora el 1°...
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Dec
Making Juvenile Hall the Mental Health Provider of Last – Not First – Resort
According to a new study by the San Francisco-based Young Minds Advocacy, as many as 70 percent of the kids in California’s juvenile detention centers are in need of...
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Dec
Richmond Residents Show Support for Local Mosque
On Christmas Eve, nearly 150 residents of Richmond gathered at Masjid Al Rahman to show their support for the city’s Muslim community. Neighbors and allies who convened at the mosque,...
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Dec
The Doom Generation Of American Minorities
Have you ever wondered, "Will I live past the age of 35?" The way you answer that question might be related to your ethnicity....
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Dec
Richmond Attorney: How I Learned to Be ‘Exceptional’
The following conversation took place on Street Soldiers Radio between Richmond's Te'Reisha Graves and the hosts of Street Soldiers Radio, Joseph Marshall Jr. and Deborah Estell, both of the Bay...
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Dec
American Bilingualism
Bilingualism in the United States, however, is a perplexing proposition. At best, it is often incorrectly correlated with English as a Second Language (ESL), an educational identification to assist beginners...
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Dec
Richmond at Night: Risk, Drama and Mystery
Local photographer and The CC Pulse contributor Edgardo Cervano-Soto set out to capture Richmond at night on 35 mm film. What he found was mystery, drama, and weekly visits by...
22
Dec
Q&A: Mike Parker on the Future of Rent Control in Richmond
Mike Parker, co-coordinator of the Richmond Progressive Alliance, spoke to The CC Pulse's Malcolm Marshall about the evolving rent control campaign, which entered a new phase after a landlord-backed petition...
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Dec
Skateboarders, Punk Bands Show Off Their Tricks at ‘Ramp Jam’
On a dark, dead-end street a few blocks away from Richmond BART is a music studio and a newly upgraded skateboarding ramp that may not be known to many Richmond...
