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WEBSep 12, 2023 · Richmond Confidential. Richmond Confidential is an online news service produced by the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism for, and about, the people of Richmond, California.
Eduardo Martinez wins Richmond mayor’s race
WEBNov 9, 2022 · You do know the city has actually increased funding for the police in recent years, right? In the last three years, the Police Departments budget went from $67 million for 2020-21, to $71 million for 2021-22, and to $73 million for 2022-23.
Haunting chronology of events detailed in homecoming gang …
WEBJun 24, 2013 · A young man previously convicted in the group rape of a 16-year-old girl four years ago testified against two other suspects on Thursday. Ari Morales, 19, never testified during his own trial in January. His comments last week marked the first time his version of events has been recorded in court. The testimony is part…
The Mechanics Bank, a history shared with Richmond
WEBMay 28, 2010 · Learn how Mechanics Bank, founded in 1907 by E.M. Downer, has served the Richmond community and its workers for over a century. The bank survived the Depression, the war, and the 2008 crisis, and remains a …
Richmond jewel reborn - Richmond Confidential
WEBAug 17, 2010 · After two years of tireless fundraising, intensive construction and nearly $8 million in costs, the 324,000 gallon Richmond Plunge swimming pool is now open to all. June Albonico, 83, gives a video tour of this famous landmark's history.
Henry Clark and three decades of environmental justice
WEBDec 6, 2012 · R ichmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin first saw Henry Clark, as so many have, at the gates of Richmond’s Chevron oil refinery. It was a blustery day in June 2003 and Clark was calling for environmental accountability from the oil company – as he has for many years – in front of an impassioned crowd of community members holding signs attacking refinery flares and “dirty air.”
A look inside Chevron’s Richmond refinery
WEBSep 13, 2011 · Visitors gathered in a parking lot off Castro Street, where they were greeted with balloons, candy, hand puppets for kids, information on Chevron’s Renewal Project and postcards of refinery workers through the ages – and asked to leave behind all bags and cameras, for security reasons.
Veil of fire and smoke over Richmond from what Chevron says is a …
WEBNov 28, 2023 · A power outage triggered a flare at the Chevron refinery on November 27, 2023, sending a dark plume of smoke over the city and Marin County. The incident reminded residents of the 2012 fire that injured workers and affected health, and raised questions about Chevron's safety and environmental record.
Urban farmers in Richmond are helping in the fight against food ...
WEBNov 5, 2020 · Farmers prepare the fields for winter in a lot neighboring the industrial metropolis of Richmond, Calif. They harvest the last of the tomatoes and basil and plant broccoli and brussels sprouts. Demand for food has never been higher, but thanks to groups such as Urban Tilth, people in Richmond are continuing to get fresh produce. …
Years later, chemical company lot still a toxic stew
WEBNov 9, 2009 · Making sulfuric acid obviously means creating waste. In this case, the byproduct is a highly acidic ash-like substance, called cinders. According to a history of the site prepared in 2001 by the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Stauffer for years used the cinders as landfill, dumping the waste against Stege Marsh on the east of its property, and on what is now the University of California ...
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