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....
22
May
22
May
California Bill Would Add Media Arts Education to Schools
A California state bill could change the lives of inner-city youth. Assembly Bill 37, introduced last December by Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell, D-Long Beach, would establish state standards for instruction in media arts....
21
May
Time to Ban ‘Roundup’
A court ruling in March made California the first state in the nation to require that chemical maker Monsanto label its weed killer Roundup as potentially cancer causing. While I’m happy to see that consumers will now be warned about the dangers of Roundup, we need to do more....
18
May
Why It’s Important to Talk About Mental Health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It is important for people to know they are not alone in their mental health struggles....
16
May
Outside Washington, A ‘More Powerful’ Immigrant Rights Movement Emerges
Despite the cloud of fear hanging over immigrant communities, there is a growing and increasingly organized resistance....
13
May
My Mother’s Dream
At a young age, my mom dreamed of becoming a teacher. She came to the United States to study English in hopes of making her dream a reality. ...
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, and how the city is positioning itself for new business and development in a way that benefits the entire community....
12
May
Your Way Pizza Opens in Downtown Richmond
There is a new craze in Downtown Richmond right across the street from the Richmond BART parking garage called Your Way Pizza that opened its doors in April....
09
May
Rich City Rides Launches Bike Club at Kennedy High
Rich City Rides is launching a bicycle club at Kennedy High School, one of several riding groups the staff has organized in recent years. ...
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.”...
08
May
Chronically Ill People Say Repeal Vote is a Death Sentence
The passage yesterday of the American Health Care Act in the House of Representatives is viewed by many, especially the very sick, as a death sentence....
05
May
Street Soldiers Radio: The ‘Perfect Storm’ That Led to the Opioid Epidemic
Dr. Phillip Coffin, director of substance use research at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, describes the “perfect storm” in the 1990s that set the stage for today’s opioid crisis. He spoke with Dr. Joseph Marshall, host of Street Soldiers on 106 KMEL radio....
04
May
Cigarillos and Alcopops: Richmond’s Liquor Stores Market to Kids
Tobacco, alcohol and sugary drinks continue to be marketed to young people in Richmond. Those are the findings of the Contra Costa Health Department’s 2016 Healthy Stores for a Healthy Community Survey, part of a statewide campaign to improve the health of Californians....
04
May
Rule Number One: You Don’t Need a Guy to Make You Happy
I had never felt so sad over a guy until this. I began to question if he really was in love with me like he said he was. I wondered whether or not I could ever feel the same about another person without thinking they are only looking for one...
30
Apr
Coalición Local Busca Hacer de Richmond una “Economía Viva”
Una nueva coalición de organizaciones de Richmond está buscando maneras de transformar la ciudad a una economía viva....
