UPDATE: Election results counted Friday show Jiménez still leading for Richmond mayor, no major changes in returns from El Cerrito, Hercules, Pinole, San Pablo
On Friday afternoon, the Contra Costa County Elections Office updated preliminary results, showing Richmond City Councilmember Claudia Jiménez leading Ahmad Anderson in the mayoral race with 54% of the vote over Anderson’s 46%. About 27,000 read more…
Air District report says living near Chevron is harmful to health; residents have until Nov. 23 to comment
The Bay Area Air District recently released a draft health assessment showing that air pollution from the Chevron Richmond Refinery puts people who live near the plant at a far higher risk of getting cancer. read more…
Bay Area transit agencies celebrate RTM’s passage with toasts, cheers, sighs of relief
At The Cordial in San Francisco election night, dozens of people who had campaigned for the Regional Transit Measure celebrated when it became apparent their hard work had paid off. “RTM, RTM, RTM,” the crowd read more…
El Cerrito election results: Can council frontrunners unify the political divide?
While about a dozen of her supporters listened to live jazz music and took consolation in the Democrat sweep of Congress at Little Hill Lounge on election night, El Cerrito City Council candidate Mary Ann read more…
Way behind schedule, Meeker Slough cleanup is expected to begin later this year
In Richmond’s Marina Bay neighborhood, cyclists pass along the Bay Trail as squirrels forage for nuts and ducks rest nearby. Just steps away, the receding tide at Meeker Slough reveals an abandoned shopping cart, car read more…
Voters back Hercules sales tax
The vote in favor of a Measure P sales tax in Hercules has an 8-point lead, with 54% saying yes, election results released Friday show, meaning consumers likely will be paying more on purchases in read more…
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