Mothers Call for Justice in Unsolved Murder Cases
Six women on stage in the Vallejo High School auditorium belonged to a unique group: mothers who have lost their children to gun violence....
25
Jan
22
Jan
Khalid’s Corner: Rest in Peace, Auntie
My aunt’s death has been a brutal reminder that you must take care of your temple while you are younger in order to increase stability when you get older....
22
Jan
Caught in the Middle – When Your Parent Gets Deported
People don’t realize that when you deport someone, you are hurting their entire family and community. I should know....
22
Jan
A Native View on the Oregon Militia Standoff – A Wound That’s Not Healing
The standoff in Oregon, where an anti-government militia is occupying a federal wildlife refuge on Paiute land, is like opening an old wound, says Michael Dyer, a program manager at Richmond’s Native American Health Center. Once again, he says, white settlers are using violence to take over tribal land. Dyer...
20
Jan
Fundraising Good Times: Fundraising Team Building
We can do so much more together than we can alone. A fundraising team – that includes board members, staff and volunteers – can transform your nonprofit. It will take time, energy and talent to build and manage such a team, but we believe it is worth the investment. Here’s...
19
Jan
Adictos en Recuperación Retribuyen en un Obsequio de Juguetes Para Niños
El día antes de la Noche Buena, el Bay Area Rescue Mission realizó un evento para regalar juguetes a niños necesitados. Pero fueron los voluntarios adultos - muchos de ellos en recuperación - que realmente me inspiraron....
18
Jan
Oscar-Nominated The Big Short Is No Comedy
The Big Short is a terrifying film. Promoted as a comedy during this awards season, it earned five Oscar nominations including Best Picture. But the film is more like a birthday clown slowly removing his makeup to reveal a gruesome monster. ...
16
Jan
Plant a Tree, Help Richmond Go Green
On Jan. 9, volunteers huddled together in the much-needed rain for the area's second street-tree planting event of winter. ...
16
Jan
It’s Not ‘Just a Name’ – End Racial Slurs in Sports
With Super Bowl 50 right around the corner, fans are gearing up for the battle of 2016. But another battle has been raging in football and other sports over the last few years....
14
Jan
Eduardo Martinez: My First Year on Richmond’s City Council
2016 marks Eduardo Martinez’s first year as a Richmond City Councilmember. The retired educator and community activist was elected in 2015 in a historic election in which the Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) defeated a $3 million dollar Chevron-backed campaign for opposition candidates, and in the process, claimed three of the...
12
Jan
Richmond Mosque Boosts Security in Wake of Bay Area Vandalism
Richmond mosque leaders are increasing security in the face of growing fears of attacks on American Muslims....
06
Jan
Bay Area Low-Income & Homeless Residents Push to Build Own Housing
In the Bay Area, where demands for affordable housing and solutions to homelessness have reached fever pitch, some low-income and homeless residents are taking things into their own hands – by trying to build housing themselves....
05
Jan
Richmond Raises Its Minimum Wage to $11.52
Some of Richmond’s workers are getting a boost in pay as the city’s minimum wage increases from $9.60 to $11.52 an hour on Jan. 1, 2016....
03
Jan
Recovering Addicts Give Back at Children’s Toy Giveaway
The day before Christmas Eve, the Bay Area Rescue Mission held an event to give away toys to needy children. But it was the adult volunteers – many of them in recovery – who really inspired me....
03
Jan
Exiting Police Chief Looks Back at 10 Years in Richmond
EDITOR’S NOTE: In the last of a series of interviews with The CC Pulse, Police Chief Chris Magnus discusses his departure from Richmond. Magnus recently accepted a new position as police chief of Tucson, Ariz....
