Zeneca Site Development Plan Approved By Council
The Richmond City Council voted 4-2-1 Tuesday on a plan to build homes and businesses on the controversial and heavily polluted Zeneca site....
04
Dec
30
Nov
Residential Development of Historically Polluted Zeneca Site Up for City Council Approval
A highly contentious development of several thousand residential units upon the historically polluted Zeneca site will come before the Richmond City Council....
25
Nov
Council Votes to Give Police Commission More Power to Investigate
The Richmond City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to expand the Community Police Review Commission's investigative capacity....
17
Nov
Q&A: Richmond Progressive Alliance Candidates Are ‘A Winning Combination’
BK Williams of the Richmond Progressive Alliance talked to the Pulse about its members' election victories, working with Mayor Tom Butt and more....
04
Nov
Richmond Voters Focus on Local Elections, Keep Eye on Presidency
Taxes, local politicians and beliefs about what Donald Trump means for the U.S. motivated Richmond voters of all ages....
03
Nov
Mail Ballots Give Richmond Progressive Alliance Candidates Early Leads
Early returns show Gayle McLaughlin, Claudia Jimenez and Melvin Willis, the three City Council candidates endorsed by the RPA, are leading in their districts....
29
Oct
Richmond on Course to Exhaust Overtime Budget in January
The city of Richmond has burned through almost half of its $5.4 million overtime budget just three months into the new fiscal year....
28
Oct
More People Stuck at Home Means More Clogged Pipes
Because of the pandemic, more people are cooking at home — for families and customers — and pouring fats, oil and grease down drains, which can have costly consequences....
23
Oct
Controversial Election Policy Won’t Go Forward
The City Council voted to indefinitely table a controversial policy that would have required council candidates to prove where they live to be eligible to run....
22
Oct
Election Roundup: Read Our Local, State and National Coverage
We've compiled coverage from the Pulse and our partners of the races for Richmond City Council and WCCUSD school board, the California propositions and more....
13
Oct
Richmond Set for First District Council Elections
Richmond has moved from at-large to district elections for City Council, the result of a yearslong political debate over representation....
12
Oct
Health Equity Report Shows Areas of Improvement and Concern for Richmond
Life expectancy is up and gun violence is down, but Richmond still has work to on other measures of health equity including asthma rates in Central Richmond....
07
Oct
Richmond Facing $6 Million Deficit
The city also needs to budget for maintenance costs, improvements to the library and crosswalks and more, according to reports at Tuesday's City Council meeting....
24
Sep
Community Group Tells City Council How to Re-imagine Police
Members suggested short- and long-term changes to policing to the Richmond City Council, among them strengthening investigations against officers....
14
Sep
Q&A: Eleanor Thompson Advocates for Iron Triangle, Youth Entrepreneurs
Eleanor Thompson said she is running for Richmond City Council to do more for the community she has lived in for decades, in our series of interviews with the candidates....
