Nat Bates: Sometimes We’re Our Own Worst Enemy
Nat Bates, 86, is the longest-serving member on the Richmond City Council and also a former two-time mayor of Richmond. The Richmond native and former probation officer sat down with...
18 Oct
18 Oct
Vinay Pimple: A Lively Downtown, More Jobs and Less Crime
Vinay Pimple was appointed to City Council to fill the seat that became vacant when Tom Butt was elected mayor. Pimple was sworn into office in March of 2015. Originally...
16 Oct
Corky Boozé: I’m Running So I Can Finish the Work I Started
Corky Boozé was elected to the City Council in 2010 and lost his reelection bid in 2014. Boozé moved to Richmond in 1978 and worked as a vocational education instructor...
13 Oct
Melvin Willis: I Want to Help Uplift Richmond Out of Poverty
Melvin Willis, 26, is the youngest candidate vying for a seat on the Richmond City Council. He served as a Richmond Planning Commissioner from 2012 to 2014. ...
05 Oct
Jael Myrick: Growing up in Richmond Colors My Worldview
City Councilmember Jael Myrick, who is up for re-election in the November 8 election, spoke with Richmond Pulse about where he sees Richmond heading and the major issues it faces,...
Khalid’s Corner: The Secret to Doing What You Want
If you don't have a good education, you'll always be in the position of doing what you have to do -- instead of doing what you want....
16 Aug
My Teacher Sparked a Lifelong Interest in Literature
On my first day of high school, I was afraid that my teachers were not going to care about me as a person. Then I walked into Ms. Bui’s classroom....
15 Aug
Betty Reid Soskin: ‘Your Support Allowed Me to Reclaim My Space’
94-year-old Betty Reid Soskin was attacked and robbed in her Richmond home in late June. Reid Soskin, a ranger at the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park...
12 Aug
Op-Ed: Why we’re getting involved in school board elections, and why you should too
Some people say that we are looking for candidates who are “pro-charter school.” Let me be clear: this is not the case. Education Matters advocates for positive change for West...
01 Aug
Juanita Towns: New Center Could Help Parents Get Involved in School
Richmond resident Juanita Towns is advocating that West Contra Costa Unified School District officials create a multicultural parent center. While it’s a bold idea, Towns believes it’s an answer to...
25 Jul
Contest Honors Richmond’s Best Edible Gardens
Richmond Mayor Tom Butt presented his first ever Urban Garden Contest and Showcase on July 2. Eight local Richmond gardeners competed for the title of best edible garden in Richmond....
24 Jul
Khalid’s Corner: The Community Has Failed Betty Reid Soskin
I was shocked to hear that someone broke into 94-year-old Betty Reid Soskin’s house and savagely beat and robbed her....
18 Jul
Q&A: Police Chief Allwyn Brown on What Makes Richmond Different
Editors Note: Last week, in response to the shooting of five officers in Dallas by a sniper, Menbere Akilu and her staff at Saluté Ristorante organized a surprise lunch for...
09 Jul
How I Went From a Drug Dealer to a Straight-A Student
On Feb. 27, 2012, I was released from prison. In June 2016, just four years later, I graduated at the top of my class from UCLA with the highest honors,...
01 Jul
The Cure to Inner-City Violence Must Come from the Inner City
In order to have any impact in the war on violence in the inner city, you must first understand the inner city. You must see firsthand the causes of death...
