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 seat and a chair. An oil barrel sits idly in the water, covered with moss. “I think some of those things have been there the whole time,” said Marcia Gibbs, a resident who has lived in Marina Bay for 20 years. “I’m amazed that they’re…
After six weeks of renovations, Milo Foundation, a no-kill animal shelter in Point Richmond, has reopened. “The floor is all new,” said Lynne Tingle, the foundation’s founder. “We had to have every animal, everything out. We had to take all of our old kennels out, every piece of furniture, anything that was touching the ground.” Milo Foundation has been in Point Richmond since 2013. The shelter replaced its floor and kennels, which had been in use for more than a…