A state agency has issued a nearly $1 million fine Wednesday against Chevron USA in response to the Richmond refinery fire that occurred last August. Read More…
A Berkeley police officer was injured Tuesday while executing a search warrant in Richmond. Read More…
Chevron prides itself on accountability. On its website, the oil company cites two principles that guide its actions in the workplace: “do it safely or not at all” and “there is always time to do it right.” Yet in the wake of the recent Richmond refinery fire, some of Chevron’s actions Read More…
Despite strong public backing, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Sunday night that aimed to prevent deportation of undocumented immigrants caught committing a minor offense. Read More…
On the day it needed it the most, the No. 11 Cal field hockey team just didn’t play like itself. And with their 2-0 loss to Richmond Tuesday, the Bears’ season ended — failing to make the 16-team field vying for the NCAA Championship. “It was disappointing to finish with Read More…
Technically, the Cal field hockey team has already made it to the NCAA Tournament, but the Bears are still on the bubble. As the winner of a nonautomatic qualifying conference, the Bears need to win one more game to guarantee a spot in Louisville, Ky., and be one of 16 Read More…
Both Alameda and Richmond will do just about anything to be chosen as the location for the second campus of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, including displaying billboards and lawn signs all over their cities to make for stronger advertising campaigns. The lab will be building a second campus to complement Read More…
The price spike has pushed prices to over $4 per gallon, with some Berkeley gas stations reporting a wholesale price increase of as much as 50 cents per gallon. Read More…
A fire that broke out around 6:30 p.m. on Monday at the Chevron oil refinery in Richmond has been contained and a shelter-in-place order issued for the affected areas has been lifted, according to news outlets.
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The lab conducted a community workshop Thursday for Richmond residents regarding the lab’s proposed biosciences facility on the Richmond Bay Campus. Read More…
