Environment
Cars at the Green Drive Expo’s MPG Challenge got mileage you can’t believe.
Richmond residents are invited to bring buckets, bags, and shovels to haul off some fresh dirt Sunday from a parking lot across from the Main Library. People can take home up to three 15-gallon buckets for free. A total of 33 cubic yards will be available at the compost giveaway in the parking lot at 27th St. and Macdonald Ave. The nutrient-rich soil is the first round of compost produced by the city. Richmond Sanitary Services started building the compost…
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Thirteen hundred volunteers pitched in around Contra Costa County Saturday to collect more than 3,700 pounds of garbage at the annual California Coastal Cleanup.
The California Endowment is set to spread $1 billion among 14 cities statewide, including Richmond.
The North Richmond Green Initiative isn’t just about planting seeds. It’s about community, organizers say.
Last Saturday, eight volunteers turned out at Point Isabel to plant native grasses and trees. Once informally titled the “Guerrilla Work Project,” the effort now has the blessing of the East Bay Regional Park District.
City leaders applauded groundbreaking on a new parking garage at the Richmond BART station during a Tuesday morning ceremony.
The 40 or so people who gathered Wednesday to discuss alternatives to the Indian casino development plan at Point Molate appeared to have more frustrations so far than new ideas.