26 Oct

Small, Yet Determined: Sorel Benitez Fights for Herself

Since the age of 11, Sorel Benitez has been participating in Muay Thai, a sport that originated in Thailand. It is also known as the “Art of Eight Limbs” because...

23 Sep

Eleanor Thompson: ‘A Voice for the People’

City Council candidate Eleanor Thompson spoke with The CC Pulse about safety, homelessness, and fair representation in local politics....

20 Sep

Virginia Ramirez: ‘I’m Very Proud of Richmond’

Virginia “Vicky” Ramirez, 28, is a 20-year Richmond resident, originally from Salinas, CA. She is making her first run for city council. Ramirez is an immigration legal assistant for Catholic...

13 Sep

Ada Recinos: ‘Richmond Needs a Deeper Investment’

Ada Recinos, 27, is running for her first full term on the Richmond City Council. She has been on the council since 2017 after being appointed the position last fall....

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...

27 Aug

How I’m Feeling About ‘Asian August’

This month has been dubbed “Asian August” among some folks. And here’s why. Crazy Rich Asians, which boasts an all-Asian cast in a Hollywood movie, kicked off a few days ago....

21 Aug

‘Daddyless Daughter’ Turns Pain Into Poetry

Spoken word artist Jamaya Walker recently self-published a book about the pain, struggles and breakthroughs women like her – who grew up without fathers - experience. ...

20 Aug

The Many Faces of Rosie the Riveter

More than 2,100 “Rosies” of all sizes, ages and genders filled the Craneway Pavillion on Saturday for the fourth annual Rosie the Riveter Rally....

17 Aug

The Unacceptable Failures of BART

I am now twenty-three years old, a college graduate and a frequent BART commuter. Although I’d ridden BART several times before starting my job last year, I now have a...

02 Aug

She Got Her Baby Back From Immigration Foster Care. Now, What?

An undocumented mother was reunited with her daughter. The first 36 hours brought a mix of joy, questions about the separation and worries about the future....

14 Jul

El Sol Owner Shines Love Back on Point Richmond

Josephine Orozco returns the love to the community that raised her as the co-owner (with her husband) of EL Sol Restaurant in Point Richmond....

03 Jul

Powerful Lifting and a Powerful Life

At 82, Carrie Reese has been a powerlifter for just under a decade – her career began at 74 and since then she’s become the only woman in the world...

21 May

Q&A with Assembly Candidate Buffy Wicks

Buffy Wicks, a former White House aide to President Obama and strategist in California for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, is making her first run for office — seeking the California...

12 May

Happy Mother’s Day to My Grandmother

I want to be exactly like you Abuelita. I want to love like you do. I want to teach like you do. I want to be a mother to my...

04 May

R. Kelly’s Time Is Finally Up

Singer R. Kelly in is the headlines once again, and it isn’t for his upcoming tour. Instead, activists are calling on people to #MuteRKelly after recent allegations were made against...