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Chevron Richmond Refinery Workers Strike Over 5% Bay Area Cost of Living Increase, Work Hours

March 21, 2022 12:28 pm

More than 500 United Steelworkers oil workers at the the Chevron Richmond refinery went on strike at 12:01 A.M. on Monday following failure to come to a new contract. The Contract issue dates back to last month, when the majority...

New Golden Fleece Award Goes to BART for ‘Crime, Grime, and Greed’

January 25, 2022 7:11 amApril 3, 2022 3:14 pm

The Bay Area Rapid Transit system has just received the California Golden Fleece® Award for its excessive employee compensation, reckless financial mismanagement, poor on-time performance, unsanitary conditions, and failure to prevent the system from becoming a magnet for criminals, the...

Another In-N-Out Shut Down For Refusing to Become the Vaccination Police

October 27, 2021 2:27 pm

Another Bay Area county has closed down an In-N-Out restaurant because the burger chain “refuses to become the vaccination police.” Last week the San Francisco city health department closed an In-N-Out fast food burger restaurant over the company’s refusal to...

Contra Costa County DA Diana Becton Hosted Wedding Reception in Violation of COVID-19 Restrictions

February 8, 2021 2:38 pm

New information just revealed that a wedding reception hosted by Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton last year violated state and county COVID-19 regulations. According to now released local reports, Becton, a Democrat who has been District Attorney of...

Doctors Who Challenged Contra Costa Public Health Orders Still Fighting Back

January 28, 2021 1:28 pmJanuary 29, 2021 3:16 pm

Three John Muir Hospital physicians recently sent a letter to Contra Costa Public Health Doctor Dr. Chris Farnitano, challenging several crucial issues surrounding the state and county health officials’ handling the COVID-19 virus in California, and the data being manipulated...

Utah Joins Coal Shipping Lawsuit Against City of Richmond

January 11, 2021 3:07 pm

On Monday, the state of Utah officially joined a lawsuit started by Wolverine Fuels against the city of Richmond over an ordinance that is set to phase out all coal and coal byproduct storage in Richmond. For many years, Richmond...

California Doctor Shares Legitimate Misgivings With State and County COVID Response

January 8, 2021 11:08 amJanuary 12, 2021 9:07 am

I am a highly concerned Contra Costa County citizen, father, and doctor. I fear for the “health” of our county, and therefore I with other highly competent physicians, recently asked Contra Costa County Public Health Director Dr. Chris Farnitano legitimate...