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By Sara Bernard Posted May 9, 2013 12:00 pm
Governor Jerry Brown selected County Supervisor John Gioia on Tuesday to represent the San Francisco Bay Area on the California Air Resources Board. The 12-member...
By Sara Bernard Posted May 6, 2013 9:15 am
The 2009 documentary Tapped, screened at Bridge Art Space on May 2 as part of the Richmond Food Policy Council’s monthly film series, paints a...
By Sara Bernard Posted April 16, 2013 9:11 am
In late March 2013, a group of about 25 attended a "Toxic Tour" of Richmond led by Communities for a Better Environment organizer Andres Soto.
By Sara Bernard Posted March 12, 2013 9:15 am
Until his death, Lincoln Plair would show up each morning at 8 a.m. at the Elm Playlot in the Iron Triangle to pluck broken glass,...
By Sara Bernard Posted March 1, 2013 1:54 pm
The microphone sputtered in and out as community members lined up for a turn to speak at the new Collaborative on Refinery Safety and Community...
By Sara Bernard Posted February 20, 2013 9:00 am
The fire at Richmond’s Chevron oil refinery on August 6, 2012 wasn’t the only reason the United Steelworkers union and several environmental organizations—disparate groups that...
By Sara Bernard Posted February 18, 2013 12:00 pm
Hundreds of Bay Area residents flocked to the Craneway Pavilion on Saturday for a delicious end to SF Beer Week. Attendees sampled beer of all...
By Sara Bernard Posted February 14, 2013 1:50 pm
Of all the ideas brought up in the large conference room at Nevin Community Center on Wednesday morning, one rang true for everyone: to help...
By Sara Bernard and Wendi Jonassen Posted December 7, 2012 1:56 pm
Decades of industrial pollution have left toxic contaminants in Richmond's air, water, and soil. Click on the icons to learn more.
By Sara Bernard Posted December 6, 2012 4:24 pm
The site of a former Stauffer Chemical Co. plant in Richmond is still contaminated with a huge amount of toxic waste. Sherry Padgett, whose office...
By Sara Bernard Posted December 6, 2012 3:37 pm
Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin first saw Henry Clark, as so many have, at the gates of Richmond’s Chevron oil refinery. It was a blustery day...
By Sara Bernard and Wendi Jonassen Posted December 6, 2012 3:35 pm
Environmental health advocates have often linked asthma rates in Richmond to nearby industrial polluters like the Chevron refinery. But while science has established some strong correlations...
By Sara Bernard and Justin Pye Posted November 29, 2012 2:30 pm
Meet Young Shorty Doowop, or Y.S.D., one of Richmond’s rising stars — a female rapper and R&B artist who’s been writing her own songs since...
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