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Oct
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Oct
Virginia Ramírez: “Estoy Muy Orgullosa de Richmond”
Virginia “Vicky” Ramírez, de 28 años, es residente de Richmond por 20 años, originalmente de Salinas, CA. Ella se está postulando por primera vez para el concejo de la ciudad. Recientemente se sentó con The CC Pulse para hablar sobre la votación, la vivienda y la necesidad inmediata de un...
02
Oct
Up in Smoke: My Stint at Vaping
The first time I smoked an e-cigarette, I was a senior in high school. For me the progression from a hit here and there to a daily habit was fast – once I got my own....
02
Oct
Local Happenings: October 2018
Assembly candidates Jovanka Beckles and Buffy Wicks will discuss the current food system and its impacts on wage, hunger, climate change and several other environmental issues beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Richmond Auditorium’s Bermuda Room, 2540 Nevin Ave....
Primer Parque de Bicicletas BMX
Cientos de personas llenaron Dirt World - el nuevo parque de habilidades en bicicletas de Richmond - por su gran apertura el sábado, 1 de septiembre....
25
Sep
Jim Rogers: ‘We Have a Lot of Potential
City Council candidate Jim Rogers spoke with The CC Pulse about decreasing violence, staying on top of environmental concerns, and finding solutions to serve residents and business owners. ...
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....
22
Sep
Diego García: “No me Considero un Político”
Diego García, quien se postula por primera vez para el concejo, habló con The CC Pulse sobre la desconexión entre la ciudad y el distrito escolar, aumentando la participación de la comunidad y aumentando los servicios de salud....
22
Sep
Nat Bates: ‘Richmond Is Changing’
Nat Bates, 86, is a former two-time mayor and eight-term city councilmember in Richmond seeking a seat on the city council once again. Born in Texas, and raised in Richmond, he is also an Army veteran and a former probation officer....
20
Sep
Richmond’s Summer Ends with Spirit and Soul
As local bands belted out soulful renditions of classic songs under the warm afternoon sun, the annual Spirit and Soul Festival took over two blocks of Downtown Richmond, signaling the end of the city’s summer festival season....
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 Charities of the East Bay in Richmond. She recently sat down with The CC Pulse to discuss voting, housing, and...
19
Sep
Eduardo Martinez: ‘I Have a Vision’
Eduardo Martinez, 69, is a current member of the Richmond City Council who is running for re-election. He was elected in 2012. Originally from Dumas, Texas Martinez moved to the Bay Area in the 1970s. He is a retired elementary school teacher. Martinez sat down with The CC Pulse to...
14
Sep
Richmond’s First BMX Bike Park
The Dirt World bike park, which started as only an idea in 2015, now features a pump track, a BMX practice track and a jump garden. Open from sun-up to sun-down all year, Dirt World is the East Bay’s only BMX dirt park....
13
Sep
Diego Garcia: ‘I Don’t Consider Myself a Politician’
Diego Garcia, 43, has lived in Richmond for 40 years. In his early years, Garcia struggled with violence, finding himself in a gang, shot and eventually jailed. By the age of 20, he turned his life around and began a youth group in the Easter Hill neighborhood. For the following...
13
Sep
Homeless Task Force Addresses Sanctioned Encampments
Shay is one of over 2,200 people who are homeless in Contra Costa County, according to the 2018 Point in Time Count, conducted by members of the county’s homelessness outreach team, known as CORE....
