Park Ranger Betty Soskin in the Funnies

by | Jul 28, 2011 | Uncategorized

Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park Ranger Betty Soskin has received many honors, but we knew she had made the big time when she made the comic strips. The piece below by Morrie Turner features Betty.

Trouble in the Canyon

by | Jul 28, 2011 | Uncategorized

Turf, Toilets, and Parking Environmentalists say a plan for additional parking in Wildcat Canyon is more evidence of a bigger problem with the East Bay Regional Park District. By John Geluardi Stephen Loewinsohn Alan La Pointe says there are more feasible parking...

Richmond Puts on Charm Offensive to Woo Berkeley Lab

by | Jul 24, 2011 | Uncategorized

Richmond puts on charm offensive to woo Berkeley Lab By Hannah Dreier Contra Costa Times Posted: 07/22/2011 01:26:32 PM PDT Updated: 07/22/2011 05:31:07 PM PDT Tom Butt hands out “We LNBL” buttons at Town Hall Meeting About 700 residents packed into the Richmond...

From Vacant City Lots to Food on the Table

by | Jul 23, 2011 | Uncategorized

From Vacant City Lots to Food on the Table –by Madeline Ostrander , Yes Magazine How to grow food where we need it. The first time I went to Richmond, Calif., nine years ago, my friend, who ran a punk music recording studio out of a converted warehouse, told us...