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East Bay businesses and politicians react to new state minimum wage
Today in Los Angeles, Governor Jerry Brown signed off on a new minimum wage bill that will make California the state with the highest in the country at $15 an hour by 2022. The bill cleared the state legislature last Thursday.
Read MoreChevron fire investigators: Overhaul needed to prevent future incidents
Despite all the eyes on the Richmond Chevron refinery before last August’s fire, the plant’s corroded crude pipe still went unnoticed, federal and state officials said Friday. Federal and state investigators have determined Chevron disregarded its own safety policies and knowingly failed to replace the corroded pipe that ultimately burst, leading to the leaking gas…
Read MoreOfficials: Chevron failed to replace corroded pipe that caused Aug. fire
Federal investigators have concluded an aged and severely corroded pipe caused the Aug. 6 Chevron Refinery fire. Investigators and elected officials were quick to blame the oil giant for the explosion, arguing the corporation knew the pipe should have been replaced years ago. The findings, released by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board…
Read MoreRichmond, Oakland leaders supporting proposed state regulation of ammunition sales
In the wake of recent mass shootings—including one in December at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, which took 26 lives, and one in late July at an Aurora, Colorado movie theater, which left 12 dead—an East Bay politician is pushing for new state restrictions on the sale of ammunition in California. The move has received widespread support from city and school officials in cities like Oakland and Richmond, which struggle with high rates of violent crime.
Read MoreNew documentary series highlights Richmond and Bay Area’s sustainable city planning
Ohio-based filmmaker Andres Torres showed highlights Saturday at the Rialto in El Cerrito from a documentary series that she’s finishing that focuses in part on County Supervisor John Gioia. The series, “The New Metropolis,” covers the history of city planning, social justice, and environmental sustainability.
Read MoreGavin Newsom to speak, Chevron to donate at Richmond green job training program
Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom and state Assembly Member Nancy Skinner will be featured speakers at Friday’s RichmondBUILD Graduation ceremony.
Read MoreNew maps would put Richmond in new federal, state districts
If a redistricting plan moves forward as drafted, Richmond would find itself aligned with Berkeley and Oakland, and shifted away from sharing representation with Contra Costa County communities.
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