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Richmond Bay Campus faces delays
In forty years, a humble scattering of buildings along Richmond’s south shoreline could become an internationally recognized hub for scientific research. But presently the site remains just a small...
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Skateboarding event teaches kids about physics at Nicholl Park
Science and skateboards? It sounded incongruous, but to Angela Cox, Teen Librarian for the Richmond Public Library, it all made sense. Her vision came together on Thursday at The Science of Skateboard...
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New UC Berkeley Richmond campus development put on hold due to funding decline
The development of the UC Berkeley Richmond Field Station, a future research facility, has been temporarily put on hold due to decline in federal and university funding.
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A community tour of Chevron’s Richmond refinery full of eye-popping sights
Chevron's Community Tour Day last Saturday showed Richmond residents the inside of the 2,900 acre refinery and the progress of the refinery modernization project.
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Solar power rises in Richmond, fuels job growth
Despite its reputation as an oil town, solar power in Richmond is growing. And it looks like it’s here to stay.
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Community members turn up the heat on UC Berkeley Chancellor over Richmond...
Community protests complement a new business report in looking for binding local agreements over the development of the Richmond Bay Campus.
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Baseball great Lou Brock leads Diabetes Day at Doctors Medical Center
“A plate of veggies was a plate of French fries with cheese all over them. Those days are gone,” he said. “Now, I eat broccoli.” -Lou Brock
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Iron Triangle company shuttered over hazardous waste
A Richmond metal plating company was shut down by a court order last week, granting a request by California's Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC).
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The man behind the Richmond company that won’t stop growing
How lifelong Bay Area activist, John Roulac, built a career—and an empire—out of organic food. Roulac's Nutiva, is the largest organic superfoods company in the world and it's based right here, in...
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Contra Costa County offers loan forgiveness to Doctors Medical Center
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors agreed to forgive about $9 million in repayment debt from struggling Doctors Medical Center (DMC) over the next three to five years. Supervisors John Gioia...
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Thanksgiving is over, but wild turkeys still roam Richmond’s neighborhoods
Now in Richmond, wild turkeys chase joggers in Wildcat Canyon Regional Park, pad around parking lots at Hilltop, leave droppings on residents’ driveways in Point Richmond, and have been sighted on the...
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After measles outbreak, interest in vaccines increases
It’s not over yet. The measles outbreak, which started in December, 2014, at a Disneyland theme park in Orange County, is still ongoing in the United States, and has now reached Mexico and Canada,...
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Studies show stress from racism affects newborn health
A growing number of scientific studies show that racism experienced by women of color, particularly black women, can affect the health of their future children in many ways. Racism can lead to an...
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Oysters and eelgrass, unlikely heroes in the fight against rising seas
In the San Francisco Bay, conservation and scientific groups are working to restore crucial habitat. Oysters and eelgrass may play a large role in protecting Richmond's shoreline from sea level rise.
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At a mulching party, East Bay residents learn how to convert lawns to gardens
On a warm Saturday morning, people began to slowly stroll into the Memorial Tabernacle Church in Oakland’s Bushrod neighborhood. They were gathered not for a morning service, but for a special kind of...
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Thousands of Richmond, East Bay ‘soft story’ buildings vulnerable in major...
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked Mexico earlier this week, and scientists say one could hit the East Bay "tomorrow." Some Bay Area cities, including Richmond, aren't prepared.
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Environmental, youth groups team up to clean Richmond Greenway
Youth leaders and environmental organizations kicked off their fall programs with a joint clean-up of Richmond’s greenway earlier this month. And the accumulated junk was impressive: One group...
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Bay Area cities sue Chevron Corporation, accuse ‘Big Oil’ companies of...
Chevron refinery, headquartered in Richmond, is one of five world's largest oil and gas producers being sued by San Francisco and Oakland for climate change.
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Richmond Confidential reporter Reis Thebault wins Society of Professional...
The Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists awarded former Richmond Confidential reporter Reis Thebault the 2017 Excellence In Journalism Award. The accolade, announced...
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Amid ‘nightmare’ budget cuts, EPA closing its Richmond lab
With “nightmare” budget cuts on the legislative slate, the EPA is closing its Region 9 lab in Richmond, where scientists perform everything from monitoring drinking water to watching over some of the...
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