Residents at a community meeting in North Richmond weighed in on what they’d like to see the money spent on, including more parks, safer streets and cleaner air.
Tag: air quality
The Bay Area’s most-fined air polluters: Explore 10 years of environmental violations
We scoured Bay Area Air District records to find out who the worst violators are.
Environmental groups organize to protest Chevron, military action in Venezuela
Saturday’s protest at Chevron’s Richmond refinery is spurred by the Trump Administration’s capture of the Venezuelan president and the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.
Chevron payments make up nearly 24% of Richmond general fund, city reveals accidentally
The city, in response to a public records request, has disclosed for the first time Chevron’s 2024 tax and settlement payments — nearly $59 million — showing its dependency on the refinery.
Smoke from Gifford Fire causing poor air quality in Bay Area
Toxic smoke is coming north from the Central Coast “mega fire.” Here’s how to stay safe.
Valero refinery fire prompts air quality advisory
Smoke from a Monday morning refinery fire could potentially impact parts of Contra Costa and Solano counties.

