The first time I smoked an e-cigarette, I was a senior in high school. For me the progression from a hit here and there to a daily habit was fast – once I got my own....

Assembly candidates Jovanka Beckles and Buffy Wicks will discuss the current food system and its impacts on wage, hunger, climate change and several other environmental issues beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Richmond Auditorium’s Bermuda Room, 2540 Nevin Ave....

Cientos de personas llenaron Dirt World - el nuevo parque de habilidades en bicicletas de Richmond - por su gran apertura el sábado, 1 de septiembre....

City Council candidate Jim Rogers spoke with The CC Pulse about decreasing violence, staying on top of environmental concerns, and finding solutions to serve residents and business owners. ...

Diego García, quien se postula por primera vez para el concejo, habló con The CC Pulse sobre la desconexión entre la ciudad y el distrito escolar, aumentando la participación de la comunidad y aumentando los servicios de salud....

Nat Bates, 86, is a former two-time mayor and eight-term city councilmember in Richmond seeking a seat on the city council once again. Born in Texas, and raised in Richmond, he is also an Army veteran and a former probation officer....

As local bands belted out soulful renditions of classic songs under the warm afternoon sun, the annual Spirit and Soul Festival took over two blocks of Downtown Richmond, signaling the end of the city’s summer festival season....

Virginia “Vicky” Ramirez, 28, is a 20-year Richmond resident, originally from Salinas, CA. She is making her first run for city council. Ramirez is an immigration legal assistant for Catholic Charities of the East Bay in Richmond. She recently sat down with The CC Pulse to discuss voting, housing, and...

Eduardo Martinez, 69, is a current member of the Richmond City Council who is running for re-election. He was elected in 2012. Originally from Dumas, Texas Martinez moved to the Bay Area in the 1970s. He is a retired elementary school teacher. Martinez sat down with The CC Pulse to...

The Dirt World bike park, which started as only an idea in 2015, now features a pump track, a BMX practice track and a jump garden. Open from sun-up to sun-down all year, Dirt World is the East Bay’s only BMX dirt park....

Diego Garcia, 43, has lived in Richmond for 40 years. In his early years, Garcia struggled with violence, finding himself in a gang, shot and eventually jailed. By the age of 20, he turned his life around and began a youth group in the Easter Hill neighborhood. For the following...

Ada Recinos, 27, is running for her first full term on the Richmond City Council. She has been on the council since 2017 after being appointed the position last fall. Prior to her time on the council, Recinos worked on Richmond’s Human Rights and Human Relations Commission....

Vinay Pimple, 50, was appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Richmond City Council in 2015 and served as a councilmember until January 2017. He is making his second run for the council. Originally from India, he moved to Richmond in 2010. He is an attorney and former teacher...

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