San Pablo Avenue Reconstruction Underway

Caltrans is rebuilding San Pablo Avenue from 35th Street in Oakland through Emeryville, Berkeley, Albany, and El Cerrito to I-80 at Cutting Boulevard at the Richmond city limit. For additional information, see http://www2.dot.ca.gov/dist4/sanpabloave/. For questions,...

Nature in Richmond?

Richmond is rich in history and natural resources. Attached in a PDF file are photos and brief descriptions of three events involving nature and cultural resources that took place in Richmond over the past week, attracting visitors from not only around the Bay Area...

Betting All the Chips on DTSC May Backfire

The Campus Bay project and its high profile toxic remediation component has spawned a widespread reaction that seems almost totally focused on the designation of DTSC as the sole regulator for toxic cleanups in California. See the following article from the Berkeley...

Not Too Late for Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour

This Sunday, May 1, 2005, we will be participating in the much heralded BRINGING BACK THE NATIVES GARDEN TOUR. Our yard, which features over 150 different native plant species, will be one of four Richmond locations on the tour. Registrants on this free tour will...