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....
29
Oct
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....
11
Sep
Q&A: Gayle McLaughlin Wants to Build on ‘Major Progress’
Former mayor Gayle McLaughlin explains why she is making a bid to add on to her more than a decade on the Richmond City Council in our interview series....
10
Sep
Q&A: Melvin Willis: ‘We Can All Find Solutions’
Richmond City Council member Melvin Willis said in our Q&A series he is running to represent District 1 "because there still is a lot more work to be done."...
09
Sep
City Council Moves Forward on Point Molate Development
A contentious plan to build residential and commercial properties at Point Molate will move forward after the Richmond City Council approved a deal with the project’s developer Tuesday....
09
Sep
Q&A: Najari Smith: ‘There’s No Time to Waste’ for Small Businesses
Richmond City Council candidate Najari Smith says his priorities are public safety and the environment, which he says are tied to affordable housing, in our interview series....
08
Sep
Q&A: Vinay Pimple: Richmond Still Faces ‘A Lot of the Same Problems’
Vinay Pimple said, if elected, he would draw on his experience as a lawyer, software engineer and former Richmond City Council member in our interview series. ...
07
Sep
Q&A: Mike Vasilas Vows to Listen to the ‘Needs of Every Community Member’
Richmond City Council candidate Mike Vasilas calls for a transparent government that considers the needs of every resident and business in our interview series....
