Richmond | The Contra Costa Pulse

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10 May

Richmond Celebrates Cinco de Mayo and Mexican Pride With 23rd Street Festival

Colorful banners, lively music, and joyful cheers streamed down 23rd Street in Richmond as the community came together to celebrate Cinco de Mayo....

08 May

Water Main Break Affects At Least 47 Richmond Homes Near S. 47th St., Carlson Blvd.

A water main break Wednesday in Richmond has left at least 21 homes without water with repairs expected to last into the evening....

08 May

Little Richmond Nonprofit Wins Big State Funding to Build Community Emergency Center

With a $10 million Community Resilience Center grant, the Richmond nonprofit Pogo Park will construct Contra Costa County's first CRC at Harbour-8 Park....

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25 Apr

‘Chaotic and Burdensome’: Richmond City Council, Staff Hold Special Meeting on Communication

Richmond City Council held a special meeting Tuesday in an attempt to improve communication and collaboration with city staff....

Exterior of a business with one sign that reads Jardín de los Sueños Cafe and another that reads bagels, salads, sandwiches, coffee and more. It is right next to a street heading toward an overpass that says Richmond on it.

04 Apr

A Dream Café Blooms in Richmond

Nancy Subias, 38, and her family opened the aptly named El Jardín de los Sueños, or The Garden of Dreams, March 13 on San Pablo Avenue in Richmond....

A balding white man with gray hair seated at a microphone in a government meeting. A nameplate shows he is Dave Aleshire.

28 Mar

Pickleball Has Craneway Pavilion’s Future in Question

With a new pickleball court at Craneway Pavilion creating concern, the city attorney says Richmond and a developer need to reach a compliance agreement....

21 Mar

Richmond Man Charged With Having More Than 200 Illegal Guns, Million Rounds of Ammo

A Richmond man allegedly possessed a large cache of more than 200 guns and approximately one million rounds of ammunition and homemade explosives....

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07 Feb

‘The Richmond I Love Is as Misunderstood as a Rebellious Teenager’

"The Richmond I love taught me about pride and purpose as I grew up learning to defend its character," the author writes....

26 Jan

County Residents Can Potentially Qualify for Storm Damage Aid

Richmond and Antioch are among the Contra Costa County cities that declared a local emergency because of damage caused by recent storms....

30 Aug

Kennedy Opens Season With Win Over Stellar Prep

Kennedy High’s varsity football team kicked off the season with a 27-14 victory over Hayward’s Stellar Prep on Aug. 23. ...

30 Aug

Khalid’s Corner: Old School

Old school means you hold yourself accountable for your actions. We don’t complain about the outcome of situations. We stand by our actions....

19 Dec

Finding Mindfulness Inside the Ring

Richmond boxing champion Jonny Perez works with the Mindful Life Project, where he helps teach the concept of mindfulness to elementary school students in Richmond. But his life did not...

10 Feb

Residents, Officials Unveil Yellow Brick Road Play Street

Richmond nonprofit Pogo Park, Iron Triangle residents and city officials celebrated the grand opening of the Yellow Brick Road Play Street last week, which includes a series of parks, walking...

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...

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