The Marijuana Industrial Complex Comes to Richmond
We need to be far more thoughtful and strategic about how we work with the new marijuana industrial complex if we are truly looking out for the most vulnerable in...
01
Oct
27
Sep
Chris Finn: To Make BART Safer for All, Listen to Its Frontline Workers
BART Train Operator Chris Finn recently sat down with The CC Pulse to discuss what it’s like to work for BART and what would make the system safer....
08
Sep
Actor Wendell Pierce Plans to Transform Corner of Downtown Richmond
Actor Wendell Pierce recently announced plans to transform a blighted corner in downtown Richmond....
03
Sep
‘In the U.S., I Made My Own Family’ – An Interview with My Great Aunt
The rock of my family is my great aunt, Rahesa Bagaum. I refer to her as Bari Auntie, which translates into “Great Aunt” in Urdu. Auntie Bagaum is from Pakistan....
23
Aug
Khalid’s Corner: Would You Rather Be Loved or Feared?
When they fear you, they will try to subtract life from you. When they love you, they will add to your life. ...
24
Jul
Donté Clark: I Want You to See Richmond Through My Eyes
North Richmond native Donté Clark, 23, is an actor, rapper and spoken word artist who stars in the documentary film “Romeo is Bleeding,”(executive produced by Russell Simmons) which will be...
24
Jul
Beekeepers Win Garden Contest for Second Year
Ten edible gardens in Richmond competed for the top spot at the second annual Richmond Urban Garden Contest on July 15....
22
Jul
Mister Phillips: You Can’t Learn if You’re Not in Class
Mister Phillips sat down with Pulse contributor Vernon Whitmore to discuss how to improve public schools and put an end to suspensions and expulsions for willful defiance, which disproportionately impact...
21
Jul
Gayle McLaughlin: Richmond’s Grassroots Trailblazer Has Her Eye on State Capitol
Richmond City Council has entered a new era without Councilwoman Gayle McLaughlin. The former mayor stepped down on July 18 to focus on her campaign for lieutenant governor of California....
14
Jul
The Great Manipulation – Glorifying Prison and Preaching Death
Be smart. How well you listen determines how long you live....
13
Jul
Fatima Alleyne: From PTA Mom to Board of Education Trustee
After years of volunteering at her kids’ school, Fatima Alleyne ran a grassroots campaign and was elected as trustee for the Contra Costa County Board of Education. The Richmond resident...
22
May
Hate Crime Against Sikh Man Yields Prison Terms for Assailants
Two Texas men were sentenced in the 2016 attack on Maan Singh Khalsa in Richmond....
12
May
City Manager: Setting the Table for Investment, Not Displacement
Longtime Bay Area newspaper publisher and The CC Pulse contributor Vernon Whitmore recently sat down with Richmond City Manager Bill Lindsay to discuss some of the changes coming to Richmond,...
09
May
Beauty Stylist Remembers the Day ‘Everything Changed’ in Vietnam
Fifty years after the Vietnam War, Cathy Lê remembers the day the U.S. Army came to her country and “everything changed.”...
22
Mar
Move Wilson Elementary This Summer
School district staff want to move Wilson to Portola in the summer of 2018. But Wilson students, parents, and teachers say they can wait no longer. They want the district...
