09 May

Photo Essay, David Meza Verde Elementary School in North Richmond hosted an anti-bullying rally on April 16th. The "Anti Bully Machine" event was organized by second grade teacher Lola Sims, with the goal of encouraging and teaching children how to treat each other with decency and respect at all times, and...

09 May

Khalid's Corner • Khalid Elahi I value life so much more now. I reminisce back on my younger days, how I used to play with my life -- I kept it on the line, all the time. Power, dominance and control were traits that I picked up from nursing...

05 May

By Will Harper On any given Tuesday night at the RotaCare Richmond Free Medical Clinic, there is a steady stream of uninsured patients seeking health care from volunteer doctors and nurses. The weekly clinic, which provides free non-emergency care to adults and children, regularly operates at capacity. The Richmond clinic – one...

29 Apr

Interview  + Photo • David Meza Editor’s Note: Tanya Rovira is a Health Education Specialist and Food Security Coordinator for Contra Costa Health Services Community Wellness and Prevention Program.  She is also co-chair of the Richmond Food Policy Council, a collaboration of community organizations, government agencies and individual community members whose mission is to...

28 Apr

By  Zaira Sierra YES Nature to Neighborhoods, a local nonprofit that creates opportunities for Richmond residents to connect with nature, held its second annual Walk to Nature event on March 29. The walk was meant to bring community members out to enjoy public spaces like Miller Knox, a local park that is...

26 Apr

Read in English Entrevista por Vernon Whitmore Nota del Editor: El veterano editor de periódicos del Área de la Bahía y colaborador de The CC Pulse, Vernon Whitmore recientemente se sentó con el supervisor del Condado de Contra Costa John Gioia para discutir los esfuerzos en marcha para evitar el cierre del...

25 Apr

Leer en Español Interview by Vernon Whitmore Editor’s Note: Longtime Bay Area newspaper publisher and The CC Pulse contributor Vernon Whitmore recently sat down with Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia to discuss efforts underway to avoid the closure of Doctors Medical Center (also known as Doctors Hospital), a full-service non-profit medical...

23 Apr

News from the Mayor's Office | Written by Nicole Valentino On Saturday, April 19, while many adults and families from the Richmond community were gathering at Point Molate Beach for the grand re-opening, young people of the city gathered for the 2014 Richmond Youth Summit. Mayor Gayle McLaughlin hosted the summit, at the...

22 Apr

Interview by Edgardo Cervano-Soto Ed. Note: Charles Ramsey, 52, is currently Board President of the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD). He spoke to The CC Pulse reporter Edgardo Cervano-Soto about why he decided to enter the mayoral race, what kind of leadership he thinks the City of Richmond needs,...

17 Apr

News Report, Edgardo Cervano-Soto Near the gazebo on the Richmond Greenway at Harbour Way, small trees bagged in plastic were spread out on a bed of wood chips. Families and Richmond residents huddled together, examining the trees by type: cherry, nectarine, peach. The apple trees were long gone – they’d been...

10 Apr

New America Media, News Report, Peter Schurmann, SAN FRANCISCO – There are a quarter million Muslims living in the Bay Area, and nearly half of them are under the age of 35. Many describe an intense personal and spiritual struggle as they look to reconcile their faith with the mainstream of...

Read in English por Asani Shakur Queridos Reyes y Reinas Jóvenes, Ustedes no me conocen personalmente, pero me conocen a través de un personaje de película del barrio o mejor aún, a través de los ojos de su rapero favorito. De lo que hablan, yo he vivido. Actualmente estoy escribiendo desde una celda de...

03 Apr

by Molly Raynor I remember the day that the idea for the play Po’Boys Kitchen was born. From behind my laptop I watched, smiling, as the RAW Talent (Richmond Artists with Talent) staff and students bounced ideas off each other for our next production. After reading through all the evaluations of our...

Leer en Español by Asani Shakur Editor’s Note: Asani Shakur, from Richmond, spent four years in prison. He wrote this letter to the youth while incarcerated. Dear young kings and queens, You do not know me personally, but you know me by way of a hood movie character or better yet, through the eyes...

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