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....
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Sep
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...
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,...
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...
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...
13
Sep
Ada Recinos: ‘Richmond Needs a Deeper Investment’
Ada Recinos, 27, is running for her first full term on the Richmond City Council. She has been on the council since 2017 after being appointed the position last fall....
11
Sep
Vinay Pimple: ‘We Can Make It Happen’
Vinay Pimple, 50, was appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Richmond City Council in 2015 and served as a councilmember until January 2017. He is making his second...
07
Sep
Dave Schoenthal: ‘I Want to Be Servant Leader’
Dave Schoenthal, 50, is originally from Redondo Beach, but has lived in Richmond for nearly two decades. Making his second run for city council, the self-described “volunteer-aholic” and is a...
07
Sep
Carole Johnson: ‘All Hands on Deck Are Needed’
Carole Johnson, 48, is a community activist making her first run for City Council. Johnson has lived in Richmond for over 20 years and is a member of the City of Richmond...
05
Sep
Demnlus Johnson: ‘Richmond Needs to Make More Money’
Demnlus Johnson III, 25, is a fourth-generation Richmond native on his second run for city council. After graduating from college in 2015, Johnson returned to his hometown and now serves...
18
Oct
Nat Bates: Sometimes We’re Our Own Worst Enemy
Nat Bates, 86, is the longest-serving member on the Richmond City Council and also a former two-time mayor of Richmond. The Richmond native and former probation officer sat down with...
10
Dec
To Combat Violence in Richmond: Let’s Build a School
Khalid Elahi directs Way Out Incorporated, an organization dedicated to combating youth violence in Richmond, California. He shared his insights into how to break the youth cycle of violence in...
03
Dec
Proposed Casino Gives Hope for Jobs to Some Richmond Youth
Audio, Donny Lumpkins and Malcolm Marshall , Posted: Dec 03, 2010 Editor's Note: While Richmond, California may be plagued with high crime rates and low unemployment the news of a potential...
15
Nov
Riding the Green Wave—Q&A with Richmond CA Mayor Gayle McLaughlin
EDITOR'S NOTE: Earlier this month, unions representing Richmond, Calif., police and firefighters unleashed a series of vicious attacks against Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, a Green Party member who is running for...
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