Richmond Earmarks Funds in Effort to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence
Richmond City Council on Tuesday voted 6-0 to appropriate $6,000 to support staffing for the Task Force to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence....
27
Nov
22
Nov
Richmond Adopts CROWN Act Against Black Hair Discrimination
Richmond will review and update policies to prevent discrimination based on race-based hairstyles and educate workers to increase acceptance of hair diversity....
09
Nov
Primary or Ranked Choice Voting? Change Likely Coming to Richmond Elections
According to the newest election results, Measure J and Measure L, which would change how City Council members and the mayor are elected, were both passing. ...
06
Nov
Election Day Dispatches: Richmond Voters Speak Out on Local Races
The Contra Costa Pulse spoke to voters at Richmond polling places Tuesday. See what they had to say about the races for City Council and local measures....
06
Nov
Update: Jamelia Brown Leading Over Incumbent Melvin Willis in Richmond Council Race
Jamelia Brown had 50.1% of the votes on Wednesday, soundly winning over Melvin Willis and Mark Wassberg, for Richmond City Council District 1....
06
Nov
One Incumbent Winning, One Incumbent Losing in Richmond City Council Race
Richmond City Council member Claudia Jimenez leads her race while fellow incumbent Melvin Willis is losing his to newcomer Jamelia Brown....
25
Oct
Equity Plan Aims to Make ‘Richmond a Place Where All Feel Welcome’
Richmond City Council got an update on the Race Equity Action Plan created by city employees belonging to Richmond’s Government Alliance on Race and Equity....
22
Oct
Richmond Makes Budget Moves to Meet Federal Deadline
Richmond City Council reallocated over $3 million in its budget to meet American Rescue Plan Act deadlines to ensure projects are funded and avoid repayment....
04
Oct
Q&A: Melvin Willis Promises Transparency to Richmond Voters
District 1 representative Melvin Willis spoke with The Pulse about what drew him to City Council in the first place and why he's running for reelection....
03
Oct
Richmond Renaissance to Develop New Arts Corridor
Richmond City Council voted to award up to $50,000 to Independent Arts and Media, fiscal sponsor of Richmond Renaissance, to plan an arts corridor....
01
Oct
7 Candidates Running for 3 Spots on Richmond City Council
Seven candidates, two of them incumbents are running for three open seats on the Richmond City Council this year, in Districts 1, 5 and 6....
27
Sep
Richmond Names Street for Pedie Perez, Plans How to Spend Chevron Settlement
Richmond City Council on Tuesday also considered how it should proceed following a $550 million settlement with Chevron and how to spend the money....
25
Sep
Q&A: Jamelia Brown Has a ‘Personal Investment’ in Richmond’s District 1
Jamelia Brown, a fourth-generation Richmond resident, spoke with the Contra Costa Pulse about why she is running to represent District 1 on City Council....
20
Sep
Dueling Measures on Richmond Ballot Propose Changing Way to Elect Mayor, City Council
Candidates win elections in Richmond by simply getting the most votes, known as the plurality system. That could change if voters enact Measure J or Measure L....
13
Sep
‘Pedie’ Perez May Soon Have Richmond Street Named for Him
Richmond City Council unanimously approved measures that could see a section of street renamed for "Pedie" Perez and would try to prevent nepotism....
