For Delayed-Diploma Students, The Wait Was Worth It
Some waited months, some waited years. Finally, however, more than 100 high school students from the West Contra Costa Unified School District have now received their diplomas....
09 Feb
14 Jan
Eduardo Martinez: My First Year on Richmond’s City Council
2016 marks Eduardo Martinez’s first year as a Richmond City Councilmember. The retired educator and community activist was elected in 2015 in a historic election in which the Richmond Progressive...
26 Dec
Richmond Residents Show Support for Local Mosque
On Christmas Eve, nearly 150 residents of Richmond gathered at Masjid Al Rahman to show their support for the city’s Muslim community. Neighbors and allies who convened at the mosque,...
13 Oct
Urban Tilth Celebrates 10 Years of Food Justice
Marking a decade of community gardening, about 225 people came from across the Bay Area to the Craneway Pavilion on Saturday, Oct. 3 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the...
18 Sep
Richmond Rent Control Stalls — and Could Go Up for a Vote
News Report, Nancy DeVilleRichmond’s controversial rent control ordinance has hit a snag after the California Apartment Association submitted more than 7,000 signatures opposing the plan, a move that blocked...
25 Aug
Rosie the Riveter – Still Inspiring Women in Richmond
Story, Nancy DeVille | Photos David MezaThey came from all over the Bay Area. Hundreds of women in navy blue coveralls, knee high red socks, black work boots and red...
18 Aug
Small Businesses Discuss What New ‘Global’ Campus Will Mean for Richmond
News Report, Malcolm MarshallJust as the city of Berkeley developed around the University of California, Berkeley, the planned Berkeley Global Campus at Richmond Bay is expected to be an...
Local Motorcyclists Giveaway Hundreds of Backpacks to Richmond Kids
Photo Essay, David MezaAs long summer days wind down, parents and kids around Richmond are ramping up back to school shopping. But for around 300 children there’ll be a few...
12 Aug
Three Years Later
By Tania PulidoThe memory is a vivid one for me. It was a beautiful day in Richmond; I was hanging out in my backyard in Richmond Annex when I heard...
31 Jul
Plan Ahead, Richmond: BART Shutdowns To Affect 100K
By Nancy DeVille | Photo Courtesy of Richmond ConfidentialRichmond residents may want to think twice before heading across the bay Aug. 1-2 and again on Labor Day weekend Sept. 5-7,...
24 Jul
Richmond Is First California City in Decades to Pass Rent Control
News Report, Malcolm MarshallBeginning Dec. 1, Richmond will become the first California city in decades — and the first in Contra Costa County ever — to enact a...
30 Jun
Local Happenings July 2015
The City of Richmond will sponsor its annual 3rd of July Celebration from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday, July 3 at Marina Bay Park. The (mostly) free event will...
15 Jun
Family Justice Center Opens at New Location
News Report, Keisa ReynoldsAfter breaking ground in 2013, the West Contra Costa Family Justice Center held its grand opening this month at 256 24th Street. In the first year at...
15 Jun
Richmond Celebrates First Pride Family Day
By Malcolm Marshall | Photos by Darryl PelletierRichmond celebrated its first-ever Pride in the Park Family Day June 6 at Marina Bay Park.More than 200 people of all ages came...
22 Apr
Q&A: Mayor Tom Butt and the Search for Richmond’s Bright Future
Interview • Vernon Whitmore and Malcolm MarshallEditor's Note: Richmond Mayor Tom Butt spoke to Chamber of Commerce Chair Vernon Whitmore and Richmond Pulse Publisher Malcolm Marshall about rebranding the city,...
