11 Sep

Q&A: Gayle McLaughlin Wants to Build on ‘Major Progress’

Former mayor Gayle McLaughlin explains why she is making a bid to add on to her more than a decade on the Richmond City Council in our interview series....

19 Aug

“Chevron Is On Fire” Again. Change Is Long Overdue.

The 2012 Chevron fire sent me and thousands of others to the hospital. Then, this month, I saw flames and smoke spewing from the refinery again....

26 May

Poor Air Quality in Richmond Increases COVID-19 Risk

Many Richmond residents may be especially vulnerable to COVID-19....

26 Feb

Council Calls for Transparency on Chevron Flaring

The Richmond City Council voted Tuesday to send a letter to the agency that oversees air quality in the Bay Area that requests it releases reports on the causes of...

28 Jul

Día Internacional de Protesta se Centra Sobre el Impacto Ambiental de Chevron

Para protestar por lo que ven como la historia de injusticia de la Corporación Chevron en Richmond y el mundo, los activistas se reunieron el 21 de mayo en la...

01 Jun

International Day of Protest Centers on Chevron’s Environmental Impact

To protest what they see as the Chevron Corp.’s history of injustice in Richmond, activists gathered May 21 at the Castro Street entrance of the refinery, as part of International...

29 Oct

Chevron to Pay $160 Million in Settlement with EPA, DOJ

Chevron U.S.A Inc. has reached a $160 million settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other agencies, requiring it to make safety improvements at all of its domestic...

21 Jun

Chevron Protesters Confront Oil Giant in San Ramon

It was a gloomy Wednesday morning when I met up with about 20 people at a Peet’s Coffee in San Ramon. I had been asked to be one of the...

25 Mar

Richmond Tiene un Problema de Humo

Un nuevo estudio ha encontrado que mientras que menos adolescentes están empezando el hábito de fumar, el tabaquismo pasivo sigue siendo un gran problema para ellos....

03 Feb

Richmond Has a Smoke Problem

A new study has found that while fewer teens are taking up smoking, secondhand smoke remains a big problem for them. Beyond the effort to remove smoke from residential areas, however,...

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...

13 Feb

“Focusing on the Youth” – Q&A with Kyra Worthy of For Richmond

Interview, Vernon Whitmore EDITORS NOTE: Kyra Worthy is the Executive Director of Chevron backed non-profit For Richmond, an organization dedicated to uniting the community and taking active steps toward tackling...

20 Aug

Guaranteed College Tuition Could Be Game-Changer in Richmond

News Report, Nancy Deville   Paying for college will soon become much easier for Richmond families, with city officials announcing a new program that will cover college tuition fees for local high...

31 Jul

Richmond Approves Stalled Modernization Plan At Chevron Refinery

News Report, Malcolm Marshall   Chevron’s century-old Richmond refinery moved a step closer to a $1 billion upgrade following approval from the city’s councilmembers Tuesday night. In a contentious meeting that lasted late...

20 Jun

As Chevron and Richmond Try to Chart a New Path, Doubts Remain

By Tania Pulido   The Chevron refinery explosion that sent black clouds over Richmond in 2012 also touched off a local, and regional movement, calling for transparency and community safety considerations from...