Nature Walk Draws Out Hundreds
By Luis Cubas Clouds couldn’t stop the annual Walk to Nature, hosted by local nonprofit YES Nature to Neighborhoods, on August 29. Nearly four hundred people came out to attend...
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Sep
12
Aug
Three Years Later
By Tania Pulido The memory is a vivid one for me. It was a beautiful day in Richmond; I was hanging out in my backyard in Richmond Annex when I heard...
06
Aug
Drought Pushes Small Farmers to Be at ‘Top of Their Game’
News Report, Nancy DeVille As California’s record-breaking drought extends into its fourth year, small farmers are struggling. But you wouldn't necessarily know it by a trip to the local farmers’...
23
Jul
Walking Against Oil and Coal Trains
By Alison Ehara-Brown In the early morning of July 11th, I joined a group walk along the “blast zones” – the mile-wide sacrifice zones along the rail lines that would...
13
Jul
How I Learned to Stop Littering… and Start Composting
Commentary • Ronvel Sharper Many teachers helped me through my sophomore year at Richmond High, two of them especially: Mr. Angel Ponce-Larsen and Mr. Richard Seeber. They tried their best...
20
May
Richmond Commuters Trade Four Wheels For Two
By David Meza Even though the weather threatened to rain on their parade, nearly 700 Richmond commuters took part in the annual Bike to Work Day May 14....
21
Apr
The Great Tomato Sale
Photo Essay • David Meza Did you know that Russia has its own special tomato? How about Japan? Kentucky? If you attended the Great Tomato Plant Sale, "Heirlooms Of The World," at...
15
Mar
Green 2.0 Wants to Know: How Diverse Is Your Staff?
By Chanelle Ignant A national campaign to make environmental groups more racially diverse is asking Bay Area non-profits to share their diversity data with the public. It’s the first step in addressing...
06
Feb
Continuing a Tradition of Service
Photo Essay, David Meza Nearly twenty organizations working under the umbrella group “Friends of the Richmond Greenway,” and hundreds of participants came together on January 19 for the 8th annual Martin...
20
Jan
Seeing Gardens in the Blight
Photo Essay, Luis Cubas Richmond is a city plagued with blight. While some areas are revitalized, too many lots are left empty throughout neighborhoods—standing out like gaps in a crooked smile. While...
Composting Program Expands to Richmond Businesses
Nancy Deville, The CC Pulse A new weekly curbside service is helping Richmond businesses be a bit greener without the hassle. Richmond Sanitary has launched a commercial food scrap collection...
No ‘Executive Action’ for Environmental Migrants
News Report, Jenny Manrique, New America Media Posted: Dec 06, 2014 SAN FRANCISCO – As government officials and climate experts from around the world meet this week in Lima, Peru for a U.N. climate...
30
Nov
Transformation on the Richmond Greenway
Story, Malcolm Marshall | Photos, David Meza It was a warm fall day, with temperatures near 70 degrees, when Iron Triangle residents and community members gathered to celebrate the grand opening...
25
Nov
Greening North Richmond
Story , Tania Pulido | Photos, David Meza It was a cold, cloudy day and I was standing outside of the Multicultural Senior Center in Richmond waiting for volunteers and staff...
05
Oct
The Power of Being Outside
By Zaira Sierra For over four years, I’ve worked with Richmond families. I’ve volunteered with Contra Costa Interfaith Supporting Community Organization assisting undocumented youth with their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...
