‘Richmond Vota!’ Implores, Empowers Youth to Vote
Citizens Power Network held an event on March 24 to give Richmond residents — high school students in particular — a more in-depth look into local politics....
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Richmond Marches for Our Lives
Nearly a thousand people marched towards Richmond City Hall chanting these and other slogans the morning of Saturday, March 24. Calling for an end to gun violence and demanding action on gun control, Richmond’s march, along with hundreds in other cities, was held in in solidarity with the March for...
23
Mar
Empowering Advocacy, One Student at a Time
Lucero Garcia. social worker at El Cerrito High School, wants her students to use their voices to create change, but too often, she says, they don’t know their rights. ...
23
Mar
Women’s History Month: Betty Reid Soskin on Women Past and Present
In honor of Women’s History Month, The CC Pulse asked prominent local women to weigh in on the topics of role models, the #MeToo movement, feminism and gender equality....
22
Mar
More Than Just Coffee: R&R Serving Up Community
R&R Coffee opened in November inside The Shops at Hilltop. Owner Philip Mitchell hopes the coffee shop will become a fixture as the mall’s new owners continue its facelift....
22
Mar
Khalid’s Corner: More Guns = Less Safety
Do you want to know what will make kids safe in schools? Keep ALL guns out the schools....
19
Mar
California Watersheds Hold the Key to State’s Resource Challenges
When Juliana Gonzalez explains to her neighbors what a watershed is, she’ll often crumple up a ball of paper and flatten it out with a little ridge running across the middle. Then she’ll dip the tip of her finger in a glass of water and let a single drop trickle...
19
Mar
Gator Bites: Spicy Shrimp with Orange Marmalade Glaze
For all you Southern shrimp lovers out there, here is a dish that will put you on the front porch on a Sunday afternoon right after church....
16
Mar
Sisters in Solidarity Showcases Female Empowerment
Emceed by Richmond City Councilmember Jovanka Beckles, the 11th annual Sisters in Solidarity was billed as a “celebration of solidarity and the efforts of women in politics.”...
15
Mar
Women’s History Month: Kimberley Aceves on Women Past and Present
The truth is we live in a community where it's still okay to call me a girl. I'm a 47-year-old Latinx woman, executive, mother of two boys, who helped co-found the RYSE Center. And yet, at meetings both myself and other female identified colleagues are still treated as if we...
15
Mar
Richmond CSA Program Brings Affordable, Fresh Produce to the Table
The goal of the Farm-to-Table Community Supported Agriculture program, started by Richmond nonprofit Urban Tilth, is to change the “culture around eating healthy” in the area....
13
Mar
Love Will Make You Do and Stop Doing Stupid Things
Love is what got me to start smoking and love is what will keep me from going back....
11
Mar
Women’s History Month: Toody Maher on Women Past and Present
In honor of Women’s History Month, The CC Pulse asked prominent local women to weigh in on the topics of role models, the #MeToo movement, feminism and gender equality....
09
Mar
Local Students Get Loud With Poetry
During his junior year at Kennedy High School, Anderson Esteban learned about Poetry Out Loud, but since only seniors can present, he helped out and waited. This year, his senior year, Esteban read “The Last Laugh” by Wilfred Owen, a poem about young men dying on the battlefield....
08
Mar
Inclusion at Center of Richmond’s Chinese New Year
From boisterous lion dance performers to young Laotian dancers, Richmond’s Memorial Auditorium was filled with rich culture and energy during the 15th annual Chinese New Year Celebration put on by the City of Richmond Community Services Department and Richmond Senior Center....
