Advisory
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Refinery flare at Chevron in Richmond. The Air District is aware of the flaring and has inspectors on site investigating. Inspectors are responding to public complaints, documenting any violations of air quality regulations and assisting first responders as needed. Residents should follow instructions from local health officials. The Air District is monitoring this closely. Check back for updates.
Ms. Margaret Gordon
Margaret Gordon is a lifetime community activist. As a young single mother she worked her way off of welfare by attending commercial cooking school, after which she cooked for various institutions, including Children’s Hospital and a UC Berkeley fraternity house. Ms. Gordon is a founding member of the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project, having volunteered for the first three years of operation. She has work experience in mental health services, parent training in the public schools, and community organizing.
Appointed by then-Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums to the Oakland Port Commission in 2007, she spent the next five years stridently promoting the interests of community health, workers' health, and fiscal responsibility in Port operations.
Ms. Gordon was the Community representative on the California Goods Movement Action Plan task force and is a 2010 National Purpose Prize winner.
Last Updated: 4/21/2017