Support Opportunity West and Enjoy a Great Concert

Click here for information about the first-ever fundraiser for Opportunity West at Maple Hall and its Grande Court in San Pablo on August 11. Gospel Over Easy, Jazz Well Done and Deep Fried Blues. It is a Gospel champagne brunch, from 11: to 1:00 PM, followed by Jazz,...

Workshop on Chevron Expansion

CHEVRON REFINERY EXPANSION by Jessica Trovar ( Jessica [at] cbecal.org ) Wednesday Jul 25th, 2007 3:30 PM CHEVRON REFINERY EXPANSION “Chevron Energy & Hydrogen Renewal Project” would allow Chevron to refine dirtier crude oil. Thicker-dirtier crude...

City Council Pitches for Ship Dismantling

The following letter from Mayor Gayle McLaughlin was sent to Sean T. Connaughton, Maritime Administrator, pursuant to City Council directive. Following the letter are two pieces from today”s San Francisco Chronicle that continue to flail the Mothball Fleet...

Welcome to National Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin!

With a badge, a uniform and the iconic Smoky Bear hat, Betty Reid Soskin was welcomed to the ranger staff of the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park by Superintendent Martha J. Lee. As you will read, there are many aspect of Betty that...

Text of “Reclaiming Richmond”

RECLAIMING RICHMOND The city’s Green Party Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and a cadre of residents fight to take back the shoreline for public use Tim Holt Sunday, July 22, 2007 Whitney Dotson knows where the wild mustard greens grow along Richmond’s shoreline....