Just up the road from Oakland and Berkeley, the city of Richmond is a minority and low-income community of 115,500 people—mainly Latino, Black and Asian American—with a major Chevron refinery whose pollution has been an ongoing source of conflict (the city just reached a $550 million settlement with Chevron to mitigate health and lifestyle effects of the refinery). It’s also home to an active port and soon—finally—a world-class park.
A 20-year struggle for environmental justice—and a public park—in one California city
