
This year, the Trails for Richmond Action Committee (TRAC) is celebrating its 15th year as the leading advocacy group for completion of the San Francisco Bay Trail along the Richmond shoreline. TRAC’s chair and co-founder is Bruce Beyaert, a longtime Richmond resident and former Chevron employee whose passion for the Bay, his knack for planning,…

Seven years after the Cosco Busan oil spill, a group of scientists led by Barbara Block at the Hopkins Marine Station in Monterey have discovered the exact chemical pathway that makes oil such an insidious toxin.

Spotted and photographed on the Canyon View Trail, Sunol Regional Wilderness, by Ayesha Ercelawn, March 30.

Spotted and photographed on the Canyon View Trail, Sunol Regional Wilderness, by Ayesha Ercelawn, March 30.

Spotted and photographed on San Bruno Mountain by Elizabeth Creely, March 30.

Spotted and photographed on San Bruno Mountain by Elizabeth Creely, March 30.