Environment
Fire season started two weeks ago for Richmond. The city has undeveloped areas and urban interface areas that are at a very high risk for wildfires, so residents must take measures to protect their property.
A pair of oil spill experts told the Point Richmond Neighborhood Council Wednesday they learned valuable lessons during both the Cosco Busan spill and the current disaster in the Gulf Coast, making them better-prepared this time around.
The city of Richmond is moving forward with two initiatives for composting beginning on July 1. The food scrap collection program for residents and the food ware ordinance for food providers.
In an audio slideshow Richmond residents voice their hopes for Point Molate, where a project for a resort-casino is planed to be developed.
In a marathon session, City Council voted to move ahead with plans to create an ordinance to regulate and tax the city’s underground pipeline operators.
Four years after her upset win vaulted Gayle McLaughlin to the pinnacle of local politics and into the national spotlight, the now more seasoned Green Party mayor says she still has what it takes to hold the reins of power.
Dueling visions for the city’s future could be heading for a day of reckoning with city voters in November. A Chevron Corp-backed measure to slash utility taxes for residents has paid hands fanning throughout the city on a mission to collect 4,000 signatures.
Chevron’s plans to expand operations to refine a wider range of crude oil at its Richmond refinery have been halted by a California court.
Earth Day in Richmond was cause not just to honor the environment, but recap the infusion of funds the city has received to help build a greener economy.