Independence Day Starts Early in Richmond
News Feature, Adrienne Chainey Happy Third of July, Richmond! As odd as it seems, the City of Richmond puts on their official fireworks show every year on the third and...
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Jul
Memories of My Father, BART and a Bygone Era
First Person, Rosa Solorzano, New America Media Posted: Jul 03, 2013 Photo: Alvaro Mauricio Solorzano in his BART uniform, with his children outside their home in Pittsburg, Calif. circa 1980. OAKLAND –...
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Jul
‘Stop the Haters’ – SF Pride Revelers Look at What’s Next for Gay Rights
Photo Essay • Leah Andritsch, New America Media Last weekend’s San Francisco Pride Parade came days after a Supreme Court decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied benefits...
Open Mic: What do you think about San Pablo’s Police Surveillance Program?
Video • Edgardo Cervano-Soto The CC Pulse took to the streets of San Pablo to ask residents their opinion of the city's new police surveillance program. The program includes installing cameras,...
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Jun
Q&A: Jeff Ritterman On the Soda Tax’s Future, Income Inequality and Health in Richmond
Interview, Malcolm Marshall Editors Note: Jeff Ritterman, 64, is a retired cardiologist and former Richmond City Council member. Ritterman was a driving force behind Measure N, which would have imposed...
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Jun
Housing Fair Looks to Aid Troubled Homeowners and Hopeful Buyers
News Report • Donny Lumpkins and Peter Schurmann For years Gregory Greer has gotten up in the early morning hours to make the 15-mile trip from his home in Vallejo to...
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Jun
Calif. Bill Would Send Sexually Exploited Children to Foster System
News Report, Nicole Hudley • New America Media SACRAMENTO -- Erica Lawrence became worried about her friend when she started acting distant, losing weight, and getting into fights at school....
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Jun
In Love, But Out of a Job
Commentary • Donny Lumpkins SAN FRANCISCO – My girlfriend gets up every morning at around 7:30, usually before the shrill of her cell phone alarm sounds the start of another day...
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May
Protesters Target Excessive Phone Rates for Immigrant Detainees
News Report • Donny Lumpkins and Peter Schurmann • The CC Pulse/New America Media RICHMOND, Calif. – At the West County Detention Facility, inmates can pay upwards of $20 for a...
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Apr
Richmond Tales Fest Promotes Literacy
News Report • Malcolm Marshall Civic Center Plaza provided a beautiful backdrop for the fourth annual Richmond Tales Fest on Saturday, April 20. The event is based on the book...
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Apr
Rick Ross Lyric Shows Rape Isn’t Taken Seriously
By Karina Guadalupe Put Molly all in the champagne. She ain't even know it. I took her home and I enjoy that. She ain't even know it. - Lyics...
California Endowment President Promotes Discipline Reform and School Safety Enhancements at Assembly Hearing
Robert K. Ross, M.D., Releases New Student Poll Showing Strong Support for School Counselors and Increased Mental Health Services on Campus (Sacramento, CA – April 12, 2013) In testimony today before...
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Apr
Chevron Disaster Still Being Felt By Residents
RP Editors On April 5 a public meeting called by State Senators Loni Hancock and Mark DeSaulnier took place at the Richmond Memorial Civic Center to review what caused the Chevron...
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Mar
How Should Academic Success Be Measured?
News Analysis • Antoinette Evens Public schools in California will no longer be ranked strictly by student performance on standardized test scores but by a number of other factors such...
