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11 Feb

Robin López: How Albany’s First Latino and Indigenous Mayor Is Shaping the Future of His City

Albany Mayor Robin López, a Richmond native, spoke with the Pulse about how growing up in the Bay Area shaped him and his approach to governance....

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30 Jan

Antioch Council Member Wants a Police Oversight Commissioner to Resign

Antioch City Council member Don Freitas on Tuesday called for Antioch Police Oversight Commission member Leslie May to resign, citing "racist statements."...

22 Jan

Richmond Chooses New Vice Mayor, Not to Buy Products Made With Prison Labor

Richmond City Council voted Tuesday to make Cesar Zepeda vice mayor, to not buy items made wholly or partly by prisoners, and to work on fire preparedness....

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18 Jan

Richmond Council Gets First Female Supermajority, Loses RPA Majority

Richmond’s swearing-in ceremony this week welcomed three incoming City Council members, two of which take the place of some of the city’s leading progressives....

16 Jan

Antioch Council Wants to Move Forward; Public Says It Can’t Forget the Past

A new Antioch council members hopes talks about how to move the city forward won’t just be complaints from the past, many of which criticize the new members. ...

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15 Jan

Pittsburg Planning Commission Chair Appointed to City Council

Pittsburg City Council voted Monday to appoint Arlene Kobata, chair of the city’s Planning Commission, to its vacant seat for the rest of the term. ...

08 Jan

Four Candidates Remain for Open Pittsburg City Council Seat

Pittsburg City Council narrowed the choices for its vacant seat, inching closer to appointing a new colleague they hope will “hit the ground running.” ...

06 Jan

Meet Some of the People Hoping to Land on Pittsburg City Council

Pittsburg City Council in a special meeting Monday will interview the candidates for the seat vacated by now-Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston....

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23 Dec

Richmond Mayor Addresses Public Safety in ‘State of the City’ Days After Police Chief Decries Defunding

At 2024's last Richmond City Council meeting, Mayor Eduardo Martinez delivered the "State of the City" and Richmond became a sanctuary city for trans people....

19 Dec

San Pablo ‘Cop Campus’ Continues to Create Controversy and Discontent With Council

The San Pablo City Council appointed a new mayor and vice mayor at its last meeting of the year amid increasing calls to oust members. ...

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19 Dec

Pittsburg Council Members, Not the Public, Will Choose Scales-Preston’s Replacement

Pittsburg will save around half a million dollars by appointing a replacement when Shanelle Scales-Preston leaves for the Board of Supervisors. ...

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12 Dec

Pittsburg Council Appoints New Mayor, Vice Mayor

Pittsburg City Council members on Monday selected Jelani Killings as mayor and Dionne Adams vice mayor as part of the council’s annual reorganization....

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11 Dec

New-Look Antioch Council Takes Office; Change ‘Has Already Begun’

Newly sworn-in Mayor Ron Bernal and District 2 and 3 council members Louie Rocha and Don Freitas, took office Tuesday, amid calls for unity and change....

27 Nov

Richmond Earmarks Funds in Effort to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence

Richmond City Council on Tuesday voted 6-0 to appropriate $6,000 to support staffing for the Task Force to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence....

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