Richmond manufacturer fined $188,000 for dust emission violations
The Bay Area Air District recently issued a $188,000 fine to the Gold Bond Building Projects manufacturing facility in the Richmond Shipyards District off Canal Boulevard. The company received 13 violations for unpermitted equipment and emissions of fine mineral dust that drifted into nearby neighborhoods. Gold Bond will also be required to make improvements to the facility, including building a permanent enclosure around the plant’s gypsum pile by Dec. 31, 2027. Gold Bond is a nationwide company that manufactures gypsum-based construction and interior finishing materials, including standard and lightweight drywall panels.
The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election is Monday
Monday is the last day you can register to vote in the Nov. 3 election. You can find voting details and other information about local races in Richmondside’s voters guide. To register to vote you need to provide your full legal name, home address and place of birth as well as a California driver’s license or identification card and the last four digits of your Social Security number. You can register to vote online through the California Secretary of State website. Richmond’s Bayview and Westside library branches, U.S. post offices and Department of Motor Vehicles offices (there’s one in El Cerrito) also provide printed voter registration forms, but they would need to be hand delivered to the county elections office, 5555 Escobar St., Martinez, by Monday’s deadline. If you miss the deadline you can register as a conditional voter by filling out a form at the county elections office, a polling place, or a voting center. For more information, visit the California Elections website.
Authors will discuss efforts to protect Department of Veterans Affairs programs
Two authors will discuss their book “Courage or Complicity” at a community forum on Oct. 20. Suzanne Gordon, a journalist and patient advocate, and Steve Early, a lawyer and labor journalist, will talk about how veterans are trying to protect health, workers’ rights and immigrants’ civil rights at the Department of Veterans Affairs and other federal agencies. The free forum will take place on Tue., Oct. 20, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the West Side Branch Library, 139 Washington Ave., Point Richmond.
