Eduardo Martinez: ‘I Have a Vision’
Eduardo Martinez, 69, is a current member of the Richmond City Council who is running for re-election. He was elected in 2012. Originally from Dumas, Texas Martinez moved to the...
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Sep
13
Sep
Diego Garcia: ‘I Don’t Consider Myself a Politician’
Diego Garcia, 43, has lived in Richmond for 40 years. In his early years, Garcia struggled with violence, finding himself in a gang, shot and eventually jailed. By the age...
11
Sep
Vinay Pimple: ‘We Can Make It Happen’
Vinay Pimple, 50, was appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Richmond City Council in 2015 and served as a councilmember until January 2017. He is making his second...
07
Sep
Dave Schoenthal: ‘I Want to Be Servant Leader’
Dave Schoenthal, 50, is originally from Redondo Beach, but has lived in Richmond for nearly two decades. Making his second run for city council, the self-described “volunteer-aholic” and is a...
07
Sep
Carole Johnson: ‘All Hands on Deck Are Needed’
Carole Johnson, 48, is a community activist making her first run for City Council. Johnson has lived in Richmond for over 20 years and is a member of the City of Richmond...
05
Sep
Demnlus Johnson: ‘Richmond Needs to Make More Money’
Demnlus Johnson III, 25, is a fourth-generation Richmond native on his second run for city council. After graduating from college in 2015, Johnson returned to his hometown and now serves...
16
Jul
Richmond Bans Flavored Tobacco and Menthol Cigarettes
The Richmond city council unanimously voted to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored tobacco products in the city. ...
14
May
Q&A: Bill Lindsay on 13 Years in Richmond
Richmond City Manager Bill Lindsay recently announced he is leaving his position at the end of July, after 13 years. He came to Richmond from Orinda in 2005 and inherited...
02
Nov
Ada Recinos: We Are the Leaders We’ve Been Waiting For
There’s a new face on the Richmond City Council. Last month the council unanimously selected Ada Recinos to fill the seat vacated by Gayle McLaughlin....
24
Oct
Richmond City Council Moves One Step Closer to Annexing North Richmond
The Richmond City Council voted to move forward with the North Richmond annexation application and mail ballots to the area’s roughly 3,700 residents to gather feedback on the possibility of...
27
Apr
Richmond Launches Task Force on Homelessness
Richmond will soon have a new task force charged with addressing the needs of the city’s homeless population. In a unanimous vote, the City Council on April 18 approved an...
26
Nov
Councilmember Gayle McLaughlin: Richmond Is Not Going to Cooperate with ICE
Richmond City Councilmember Gayle McLaughlin describes how the city is preparing to protect its immigrant residents under a Trump presidency...
18
Nov
Q&A: New Councilmember Melvin Willis on Housing, Hospital and Youth
This month, Melvin Willis, 26, became the youngest person elected to the Richmond City Council. He spoke with the Pulse about his priorities for the council, which now has a...
25
Aug
Who Will Be Your Next Council Members?
Nine people have filed and qualified to compete for three open Richmond City Council seats in the Nov. 8 general election....
19
Apr
Claudia Jimenez – Profile of a Community Organizer
In 2015, her name suddenly appeared in news articles about the nomination of a new candidate for the Richmond City Council. In the media, Claudia Jimenez, 37, remained undefined, only...
