East Bay Organizers Demand Cease-Fire in Gaza
Together We Stand, the El Cerrito-based organization dedicated to ending police violence and racism, led a march to demand a cease-fire in Gaza. ...
22
Nov
20
Nov
Q&A: Nonprofit Gives Mental Health Support to Bay Area Chinese Community
The CC Pulse spoke with deputy director Steven Chen about the work Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities does for those affected by acts of hate....
16
Nov
Sixth Annual United Against Hate Week Kicks Off in Berkeley
Government and community leaders spoke at a press conference Monday about how they are trying to combat hate as it continues to rise in California....
13
Nov
United Against Hate Week Kicked Off Sunday
Sunday marked the first day of United Against Hate Week, a call for local action that began in the Bay Area in 2017 and has since branched out....
01
Nov
‘Everybody Has a Breaking Point’: Umpire Shortage Hurting Youth Sports and Officials Themselves
Aggressive parents and other issues contributing to a local and nationwide shortage of youth sports officials get called out in the first of a two-part story....
17
Oct
Q&A: In ‘Accountable,’ Author Tells Story Behind Racist Albany High Instagram Account
The CC Pulse interviews Dashka Slater, author of “Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed.”...
06
Oct
Coming Up and Coming Out as a Little Gay Latino in the Bay
A young gay man and son of Mexican immigrants shares how he overcame bullying and self-doubt to learn to love himself and the Bay Area....
03
Oct
Bay Area Interfaith Councils Convene to Make Anti-Hate PSAs
Bay Area interfaith councils banded together to produce a series of public service announcement videos addressing hate crimes and incidents in California. ...
16
Sep
Bay Area Cities to Get Over $42 Million Funding to Plant Trees, Combat Climate Change
Pittsburg and other Bay Area towns are set to receive a collective $42 million from the state to fight climate change by planting trees, among other projects. ...
11
Sep
BART’s Last ‘Legacy’ Train Takes Its Final Ride as Agency Unveils New Schedule, Other Changes
Monday is a big day for BART as it finally transitions to 100% "Fleet of the Future" trains and a new schedule designed to "work for everyone, every day."...
10
Sep
Bay Area’s Young Voters Are Registering at Lower Rates. Organizers Are Combating This Ahead of 2024 Election
The 2020 presidential election produced high turnout of young voters. Since, voter registration rates for people 18 to 25 have begun to decline in the Bay Area...
09
Sep
A Look at California’s Civil Grand Juries, the Last of Their Kind in the Nation
Civil grand juries are bodies of ordinary citizens that investigate issues in public government and then compile a report and make recommendations....
08
Sep
Air Quality District Launches New Tool to Search Notices of Violations Around Region
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced Thursday a tool where people can search notices of violation issued in the past five years....
07
Sep
State Assembly Declares August the First Transgender Month in the Country
The California State Assembly on Wednesday voted to declare August "Transgender History Month," the office of Assemblymember Matt Haney said....
05
Sep
Not Black, Not White. Just Biracial
Jacob Marshall, an aspiring artist in Alameda, is mixed-race but is often perceived as — and in school, was bullied for — being Black....
