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"content": "\u003cp>If you live next to an oil refinery, are you just out of luck?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last night's fire at the Chevron plant showed that having a belching stack of chemical processing equipment as your neighbor ranges from inconvenient to downright hazardous. \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2012/08/07/chevron-refinery-fire-health-impact/\">Hundreds of Richmond residents sought treatment\u003c/a> for breathing difficulties, some BART service was suspended and everyone was advised to stay indoors -- with duct tape at the ready.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lots of people in Richmond -- like people everywhere in the United States -- like to drive cars. Cars burn gas, and you can't have gas without refineries. So is pollution simply the price we have to pay for our favorite mode of locomotion -- a price that the market has already figured into Richmond real estate values?\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_72562\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 225px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/Chevron-fire.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-72562\" title=\"Chevron fire\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/Chevron-fire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smoke poured from Chevron's Richmond refinery on Monday (Aarti Shahani/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Richmond residents don't think so. \"It was frightening for my family to watch the huge black plume of smoke fill the sky, and to hear the 'shelter in place' warning horns throughout the evening...\" resident Kay Wallis told us in an email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The oil giant makes billions in profits by refining oil, but repeatedly sues our local government to reduce its corporate property taxes. 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But he admits that's going to take a while.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And in the meantime, a lot of other improvements are possible, he says. He points out that a fire broke out at the refinery in 2007 -- apparently in the same place, the crude oil processing unit. “Refineries don’t burn down the crude unit every five years. That is not normal for a refinery,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Forum, Heather Kulp, a Chevron spokesperson apologized for the fire. \"We're continually striving to improve our operational processes to minimize these incidents,\" she said. \"And we are effectively working with our regulatory agencies to make sure we put into process and into place all those procedures we need to make sure these types of things don't happen in the future.\" But she didn't offer any specifics on measures the refinery is taking to prevent such crises.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And Karras points out that fires are only one source of pollution from the refinery. To improve these conditions, he and others have been calling on Chevron to update its equipment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Such efforts have already made a difference, he says. \u003ca href=\"http://www.baaqmd.gov/Divisions/Compliance-and-Enforcement/Refinery-Flare-Monitoring.aspx\">The Bay Area Air Quality Management District imposed limitations on flares\u003c/a> that burn off unwanted hydrocarbons. These flares are the biggest contributor to air pollution from the refineries, and they have been reduced by 10 fold, says Karras.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also emergency warning systems could be improved. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.baaqmd.gov/~/media/Files/Communications%20and%20Outreach/Publications/News%20Releases/2012/chevlab_120807.ashx?la=en\">Statement from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District\u003c/a> on air quality samples the agency took around the Chevron refinery fire: \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The Air District had inspectors at the scene of the August 6 Chevron fire, collecting air quality samples from the surrounding area. These were sent to the Air District’s lab at 6 a.m. this morning, and the results came in this afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The results of our lab analysis of air samples from the Chevron fire show levels of these potentially toxic pollutants to be well under their reference exposure levels or RELs, and not a significant health concern. These concentrations were similar to the “background” levels measured throughout the Bay Area by our monitoring network.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Air District lab tested these air quality samples for a group of 23 compounds, most of which have been identified by the state of California as Toxic Air Contaminants. The Air District regularly tests and measures amounts of these compounds through its air monitoring network. These pollutants are organic compounds typically found in petroleum products.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Air District also performed an additional analysis to identify and estimate concentrations of any other pollutants that might show up in significant amounts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reference Exposure Levels, or RELS, were developed by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment as public health measurements based on epidemiological evidence and sensitive populations. 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Chevron’s findings were consistent with the Air District’s.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Here is a \u003ca href=\"http://www.baaqmd.gov/~/media/Files/Communications%20and%20Outreach/Chevron_AQdata_080712.ashx?la=en\">\u003cstrong>list of the substances found in the air and their concentration levels\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6:53 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Inside tonight's town hall\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area News Group reporter Daniel M. Jiminez is \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DMJreports\">\u003cstrong>live-tweeting the town hall meeting\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> in Richmond right now. And our own Aarti Shahani is there as well. Shahani reports Dr. Wendell Brunner, Contra Costa County Health Services director of public health, says at least 949 people have gone to Richmond hospitals for care related to the fire, but none had to be admitted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Daniel M. 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She wrote back: \"YES\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/news/story/2012/08/07/105146/health_safety_concerns_linger_after_refinery_fire?category=bay+area\">Here's KQED's Lisa Aliferis and Mina Kim talking this afternoon\u003c/a> to Cy Musiker about health and safety concerns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6:20 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Urban agriculture protest\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chevron is holding a community meeting now at the Richmond Memorial Convention Center. KQED's Aarti Shahani reports that more than 500 people are present. Outside the meeting, Doria Robinson, executive director of \u003ca href=\"http://www.urbantilth.org/\">Urban Tilth\u003c/a>, an organization that maintains community gardens in west Contra Costa County, said, \"we're not asking, we're telling Chevron, they have to be accountable. They have to pay. Our entire program is in jeopardy.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Robinson said the group is growing squash, zucchini, corn, basil, and tomatoes right now, the height of the summer season, and that they can't harvest until the soil has been tested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5:00 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Chevron sets up claims process\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chevron has just announced it's setting up a claims process for medical and property damage related to the fire:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>We recognize the importance of sharing information as it becomes available and plan to do so at tonight’s town hall at 6 p.m. at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium and in ongoing community updates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A claims process has been set up through Crawford and Company and we intend to compensate our neighbors for medical and property expenses incurred as a result of the incident. We will also see to it that communities will be reimbursed for the costs they face for emergency personnel who responded to last night’s incident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you wish to file a claim please call 866-260-7881. We will respond to these claims as promptly as possible.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4:30 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Trying to get a meaningful answer...\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richmond Councilman Jeff Ritterman (of Richmond soda tax fame) told us this in regard to the Chevron accident: \"I know from extensive discussions with the last two Chevron general managers and touring the refinery and talking to workers that they all take safety extremely seriously...\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's true there was a \"but\" at the end of Ritterman’s sentence: an expression of concern about the inherent danger of oil refining and a call for compensation from the company. But the point is that when you talk to Richmond residents about their community, as \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/07/09/whats-so-good-about-richmond-plenty-say-residents/\">KQED did in June\u003c/a>, it's not an unrelenting Chevron hatefest by any means. Some people are resentful of the company's \u003ca href=\"http://www.healthycal.org/archives/6533\">checkered environmental history\u003c/a>, some are thankful for the jobs the company provides, and some are downright grateful for the money it pumps into various \u003ca href=\"http://richmond.chevron.com/home/community.aspx\">community programs\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201208070930#comment-612613950\">listeners\u003c/a> of our Forum program today, however, were not so upbeat about the company after hearing Chevron spokesperson Heather Kulp's non-answers to some specific questions. Take a listen to one exchange, in which host Dave Iverson asks -- twice -- whether it's cause for concern that yesterday's accident is the second within five years in the same area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/iversonchevron1.mp3\">\u003cstrong>Audio: Chevron responds to concern over accident being in same area as previous mishap\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n[audio:http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/iversonchevron1.mp3|titles=iversonchevron]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So I do think a fair question to ask a spokesperson for a multinational company of 61,000 employees and a market cap of $220 billion--when that spokesperson goes onto a radio show to talk to the community after a major industrial accident, and when that spokesperson is asked a very specific question about concerns raised by that accident--I do think a fair question to ask is:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Right now, are you reading from a piece of paper?\"\u003cbr>\n-JB\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2:20 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Health impact\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From The California Report's State of Health blog, Lisa Aliferis has put up a \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2012/08/07/chevron-refinery-fire-health-impact/\">post on the potential health impact to the community\u003c/a>. An excerpt:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Randy Sawyer director of Contra Costa Health Services Hazardous Materials Program agreed that “there’s all kinds of chemicals that can be in the fire. But the biggest concern that we had last night was the particulates in the smoke because they can lodge in your lungs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Particulates, also called particulate matter, are a complex mix of tiny bits of pollution and liquid droplets. In addition to lodging in a person’s lungs, they can also get into the bloodstream and cause heart problems....\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My colleagues at \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201208070930\">Forum\u003c/a> received a question...during their broadcast from a listener concerned about “toxic particulate matter that may or may not have been deposited in outdoor play structures, vegetable gardens, fruit trees, etc.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t expect too much deposits on people’s cars, but if they see anything,” Sawyer says, “it can be washed off, and that should be fine for them. It’s mostly the material would be kind of oily.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sawyer explained that “shelter-in-place” is the safest thing for residents to do in crises such as this refinery fire. While there is still “some infiltration, the concentrations inside will be far less than what it is outside.” He says if everyone tries to evacuate at once, then everyone is outside “stuck right in the cloud, and that could be very dangerous.” \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2012/08/07/chevron-refinery-fire-health-impact/\">Full post\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>12:30 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/06/chevron-refinery-fire_n_1749778.html?utm_hp_ref=san-francisco\">Raw overheard video\u003c/a> from yesterday, from AP via The Huffington Post.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>12:05 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Hospital numbers\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From Kaiser:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>As of this morning, we have assessed and treated more than 200 people with respiratory concerns in our Richmond emergency department, and we have been well equipped to handle the influx of patients. There have been no admissions to the hospital at this point.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>From Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Between 7 PM Monday evening and 8 AM Tuesday morning, DMC admitted 181 individuals, complaining of symptoms that included respiratory problems and eye irritation. Most patients were released after being seen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now that people are waking up, DMC is currently experiencing a second wave of individuals seeking services. We expect, and are prepared for, a high demand at the hospital throughout the day.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>11:35 a.m. Aug 7\u003c/strong>: \u003cem>Richmond's Green mayor speaks\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richmond's Mayor, probably the highest-ranking Green Party government official in the country, released a \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_21255565/document-richmond-mayor-releases-statement-seeking-full-transparency\">\u003cstrong>statement\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> today. \"We live with this risk day in and day out,\" she wrote. \"I will be seeking a full investigation and analysis from both Chevron and independent sources. I am calling on Chevron for full and complete transparency and accountability in determining what caused the health and safety of our residents to be jeopardized. Our community is rightfully concerned and we shall continue to seek full cooperation from Chevron regarding all aspects of their day-to-day operations of this inherently dangerous and complex process of oil refining.”\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>10:22 a.m. Aug 7\u003c/strong>: \u003cem>City councilman calls for compensation from Chevron\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richmond City Councilman Jeff Ritterman sent us this statement:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>First and foremost we are all very glad that there were no deaths or significant injuries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fire demonstrates just how dangerous oil refining can be. I know that the Richmond Chevron Refinery prides itself on its attention to safety and yet this dangerous accident still occurred. Given the smoke inhalation injuries and the inconvenience and worry suffered by Richmond residents, I believe it would be appropriate for Chevron Corporation to compensate the Richmond community with a generous financial contribution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The last two General Managers of the Richmond Refinery have worked hard to improve relations with the community. Without a generous contribution to compensate for the injuries and inconvenience and worry caused by the fire, the improved relations will be jeopardized.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>10:10 a.m. Aug 7\u003c/strong>: \u003cem>Chevron discussion on KQED Public Radio\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED Public Radio's Forum program did a segment on the fire this morning. The guests were Heather Kulp, Chevron spokesperson; Greg Karras, Senior Scientist with Communities for a Better Environment; and David Baker, energy reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201208070930\">show is archived here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:05 a.m. Aug. 7:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Refinery reopens\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The refinery has reopened this morning except for a section where the fire burned, and employees are returning to work. Visiting Chevron, KQED reporter Andrew Stelzer said he could see no sign of smoke and everything appeared normal. At a media conference this morning, a Chevron spokesperson said three employees were injured in the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:36 a.m. Aug. 7:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Residents seek medical help\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-08-07/residents-flood-bay-area-hospitals-after-fire\" target=\"_blank\">Associated Press\u003c/a> reported that more than 200 people sought medical help Monday night at Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo due to the fire. And the impact of the blaze may be felt far beyond the Richmond area. Some analysts are expressing concerns that the refinery fire \u003ca href=\"http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-07/chevron-refinery-fire-may-push-california-gasoline-higher\" target=\"_blank\">could drive gas prices higher\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/forum\" target=\"_blank\">KQED's Forum\u003c/a> is slated to discuss the effects of the fire at 9:30 a.m. \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/listen\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to listen live\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5:22 a.m. Aug. 7:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Chevron town hall meeting tonight\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://twitter.com/ChevronRichmond/status/232718354849345537\">Chevron has announced\u003c/a> that it will hold a town hall meeting to discuss the fire at 6 p.m. at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium. \u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/maps/IkFaf\">Click here\u003c/a> for the location of the auditorium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4:43 a.m. Aug. 7:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Fire contained\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_21250598/large-fire-burning-at-chevron-refinery-richmond\" target=\"_blank\">The Contra Costa Times reported\u003c/a> that the fire was contained by midnight. The shelter in place order also had been \u003ca href=\"http://cchealth.org/\" target=\"_blank\">lifted\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://twitter.com/SFBART/status/232728214626258945\" target=\"_blank\">all BART stations were open\u003c/a>. The Times quoted a health official who said that smoke was no longer leaving the refinery site.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About three dozen people \u003ca href=\"http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_21250598/large-fire-burning-at-chevron-refinery-richmond\" target=\"_blank\">reportedly\u003c/a> came to Kaiser Permanente Richmond Medical Center complaining of respiratory problems. Contra Costa Health Services \u003ca href=\"http://cchealth.org/\">continues to advise\u003c/a> those who have trouble breathing to seek medical attention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Fire-at-Chevron-refinery-in-Richmond-3767221.php\" target=\"_blank\">The San Francisco Chronicle's coverage\u003c/a> includes some of the refinery's history:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The Chevron Richmond refinery was founded more than a century ago and is Northern California's largest, capable of processing more than 242,000 barrels of oil each day. It is the third-largest refinery in the state. A prolonged closure could push up gasoline prices, which are already rising nationwide because of a rally in the market for crude oil.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Chevron has for years wanted to overhaul and upgrade the facility. But many Richmond residents and environmentalists have objected, saying the project would create more air pollution in a community that already has too much. Although Richmond's City Council approved the renovation project in 2008, a judge halted construction work the next year, ruling that Chevron had not answered key questions in the project's environmental impact report.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>From Monday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_72422\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 193px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/fire1.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-72422\" title=\"fire\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/fire1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dieselleak causes fire at Chevron Refinery in Richmond (Aarti Shahani/KQED)\" width=\"193\" height=\"258\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Small diesel leak causes fire at Chevron Refinery in Richmond (Aarti Shahani/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Chevron and Contra Costa County Health Services officials expect that the fire at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond will continue to burn throughout the night. The fire began at 6:15 p.m. Monday after a small leak in the No. 4 Crude Unit grew, then ignited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are currently shelter-in-place orders for Richmond, North Richmond and San Pablo. However, Contra Costa Health Services says that anyone who can smell the smoke should stay indoors, bring pets inside and block vents, fireplaces or cracks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We'll have more information on the fire Tuesday morning. ABC 7 has a camera trained on the fire and is \u003ca href=\"http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/livenow?id=8763930\">broadcasting images live\u003c/a>. Photos of the fire have also emerged on \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=chevron+fire&s=rec\">Flickr\u003c/a>, and the hashtag \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23Chevronfire\">#chevronfire\u003c/a> has been established on Twitter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Big-fire-at-Chevron-refinery-in-Richmond-3767221.php\">Chronicle\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_21250598/large-fire-burning-at-chevron-refinery-richmond\">Contra Costa Times\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can read the updates we reported throughout the night below...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:40 p.m.: \u003c/strong>At a press conference, Richmond Refinery General Manager Nigel Hearne said a small leak in the diesel processing unit grew and caught fire. They are currently using nitrogen to push fuel through. The fire could burn through the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trisha Asuncion, a hazards material specialist with Contra Costa County Health Department, said that they are continuing to monitor the plume of smoke, which is at between 3,000 and 4,000 feet. They are most concerned about monitoring whether there are suflur compounds in the smoke.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El Cerrito is now under a health warning, and not a shelter in place order. Contra Costa County health officials and Chevron will continue to monitor the air throughout the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>North Berkeley BART, El Cerrito and El Cerrito del Norte BART stations have been reopened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:52 p.m.:\u003c/strong> NBC reports that there is one employee is injured, but not seriously.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://cchealth.org/\">Contra Costa County Health Services Information\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Big-fire-at-Chevron-refinery-in-Richmond-3767221.php\">Coverage from the San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_21250598/large-fire-burning-at-chevron-refinery-richmond\">Coverage from the Contra Costa Times\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_21250598/large-fire-burning-at-chevron-refinery-richmond\">Coverage from the San Jose Mercury News\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>KQED reporter Aarti Shahani, who is at the refinery, reports that clouds of black and brown smoke are still covering the sky. She saw at least three firetrucks and a Dow Chemical truck enter the refinery to help battle the blaze.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:45 p.m.:\u003c/strong> Richmond, El Cerrito, El Cerrito del Norte and North Berkeley BART stations are closed again. ABC and KGO report that there are no tolls are being collected on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:35 p.m.:\u003c/strong> The shelter in place order has been expanded to El Cerrito. The Kaiser facility in Richmond is also under lockdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Contra Costa Public Health Services says that a diesel-like combustible liquid is burning at the refinery. They advise that you should shelter in place if you can smell the smoke, even if you are not in an area with a shelter in place order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:30 p.m.:\u003c/strong> Oakland Police have issued a community advisory that smoke is heading toward the Oakland Hills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>From OPD:Advisory for the N Oakland Hills. Close all windows and doors. Turn off air conditioners. Bring in out door animals. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search/%23Chevronfire\">\u003cs>#\u003c/s>\u003cstrong>Chevronfire\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— KTVU (@KTVU) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KTVU/status/232678336743219200\">August 7, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:20 p.m.:\u003c/strong> The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has sent five inspectors to take samples and gauge the toxicity of the smoke, where it is moving and if additional shelter in place orders are needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:05 p.m.:\u003c/strong> We will have more information at 8:30 p.m. after a news conference. Chevron released a statement:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A fire started at our 4 Crude Unit at 6:15 pm today. At this time we do not have details about the cause of the incident. All employees have been safely accounted for and there are no injuries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We have comprehensive plans and procedures in place to respond to situations like the one we are facing. We are working with all appropriate local authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We will take all measures necessary to provide for the safety and security of our facilities and the surrounding community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We are responding to this incident as quickly as we can and are deploying highly trained personnel to assess and manage the situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We will not speculate on the cause of this incident. Our priority right now is containing the fire and protecting the health and safety of our employees and community.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The Chevron Richmond Refinery is among the country's largest and most important refineries, processing up to 240,000 barrels of crude oil a day, according to the company's website.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The facility makes high-quality products that include gasoline, jet fuel, diesel fuel and lubricants, as well as chemicals used to manufacture many other useful products. It is the largest producer of base oils on the West Coast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:57 p.m.:\u003c/strong> North Berkeley BART station has reopened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:50 p.m.:\u003c/strong> Chief Environmental Health and Hazards Materials Officer for Contra Costa County Randy Sawyer told KQED that the a fire was reported in a crude unit at 6:40 pm. The other flares burning are to release gases from the refinery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The main health concern is the smoke from the fire,\" Sawyer said. \"Any kind of smoke can be toxic and when you have a fire like this with incomplete combustion, there's a lot of particulate that's going into the air.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sawyer said they are monitoring the smoke plume to determine whether to expand the shelter in place order to El Cerrito. Winds are currently SSW at 5 to 15 mph.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richmond, North Berkeley, El Cerrito Plaza and El Cerrito del Norte BART stations are closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:40 p.m.:\u003c/strong> Chevron reports on Twitter that all refinery employees are accounted for and uninjured. Witnesses are reporting that thick black plumes of smoke are visible from the Bay Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:30 p.m.:\u003c/strong> An official with the Contra Costa County Health Services told AP that the fire, first reported at 6:40 p.m., is burning in a process unit at the facility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Randy Sawyer, chief of environmental health and hazards officer, says it's not known what sparked the blaze. No injuries have been reported.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The refinery's crude unit number four had an equipment malfunction in January 2007 that caused a shelter in place order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:15 p.m.:\u003c/strong> El Cerrito del Norte and Richmond BART stations are closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ABC and KTVU report that residents heard several explosions before the fire began around 6:40 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:01 p.m.:\u003c/strong> Live video of the Richmond refinery:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/livenow?id=8763930\" target=\"_blank\">ABC7 News\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/ktvu-live-news/vFXTT/\" target=\"_blank\">KTVU-Channel 2\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\nA fire has broken out at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond. The Contra Costa County Health Services has issued a \u003ca href=\"http://cchealth.org/emergencies/shelter-in-place.php\">shelter in place\u003c/a> advisory for residents of Richmond, North Richmond and San Pablo. They are asking people to go inside, bring pets inside, close all windows and doors, and turn off fans, heaters and air conditioners. Residents should close fireplace dampers and vents, cover cracks around doors and windows with tape or damped towels. The Health Emergency Information Line is 1-888-959-9911. ABC has \u003ca href=\"http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/livenow?id=8763930\">live coverage\u003c/a> of the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://storify.com/kqednews/chevron-refinery-fire-breaks-out-in-richmond\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jiminez also \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DMJreports/status/233016531582320640\">tweeted that the crowd was getting rowdy\u003c/a>. I asked Aarti Shahani to confirm. She wrote back: \"YES\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/news/story/2012/08/07/105146/health_safety_concerns_linger_after_refinery_fire?category=bay+area\">Here's KQED's Lisa Aliferis and Mina Kim talking this afternoon\u003c/a> to Cy Musiker about health and safety concerns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6:20 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Urban agriculture protest\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chevron is holding a community meeting now at the Richmond Memorial Convention Center. KQED's Aarti Shahani reports that more than 500 people are present. Outside the meeting, Doria Robinson, executive director of \u003ca href=\"http://www.urbantilth.org/\">Urban Tilth\u003c/a>, an organization that maintains community gardens in west Contra Costa County, said, \"we're not asking, we're telling Chevron, they have to be accountable. They have to pay. Our entire program is in jeopardy.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Robinson said the group is growing squash, zucchini, corn, basil, and tomatoes right now, the height of the summer season, and that they can't harvest until the soil has been tested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5:00 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Chevron sets up claims process\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chevron has just announced it's setting up a claims process for medical and property damage related to the fire:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>We recognize the importance of sharing information as it becomes available and plan to do so at tonight’s town hall at 6 p.m. at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium and in ongoing community updates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A claims process has been set up through Crawford and Company and we intend to compensate our neighbors for medical and property expenses incurred as a result of the incident. We will also see to it that communities will be reimbursed for the costs they face for emergency personnel who responded to last night’s incident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you wish to file a claim please call 866-260-7881. We will respond to these claims as promptly as possible.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4:30 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Trying to get a meaningful answer...\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richmond Councilman Jeff Ritterman (of Richmond soda tax fame) told us this in regard to the Chevron accident: \"I know from extensive discussions with the last two Chevron general managers and touring the refinery and talking to workers that they all take safety extremely seriously...\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's true there was a \"but\" at the end of Ritterman’s sentence: an expression of concern about the inherent danger of oil refining and a call for compensation from the company. But the point is that when you talk to Richmond residents about their community, as \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/07/09/whats-so-good-about-richmond-plenty-say-residents/\">KQED did in June\u003c/a>, it's not an unrelenting Chevron hatefest by any means. Some people are resentful of the company's \u003ca href=\"http://www.healthycal.org/archives/6533\">checkered environmental history\u003c/a>, some are thankful for the jobs the company provides, and some are downright grateful for the money it pumps into various \u003ca href=\"http://richmond.chevron.com/home/community.aspx\">community programs\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201208070930#comment-612613950\">listeners\u003c/a> of our Forum program today, however, were not so upbeat about the company after hearing Chevron spokesperson Heather Kulp's non-answers to some specific questions. Take a listen to one exchange, in which host Dave Iverson asks -- twice -- whether it's cause for concern that yesterday's accident is the second within five years in the same area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/iversonchevron1.mp3\">\u003cstrong>Audio: Chevron responds to concern over accident being in same area as previous mishap\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So I do think a fair question to ask a spokesperson for a multinational company of 61,000 employees and a market cap of $220 billion--when that spokesperson goes onto a radio show to talk to the community after a major industrial accident, and when that spokesperson is asked a very specific question about concerns raised by that accident--I do think a fair question to ask is:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Right now, are you reading from a piece of paper?\"\u003cbr>\n-JB\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2:20 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Health impact\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From The California Report's State of Health blog, Lisa Aliferis has put up a \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2012/08/07/chevron-refinery-fire-health-impact/\">post on the potential health impact to the community\u003c/a>. An excerpt:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Randy Sawyer director of Contra Costa Health Services Hazardous Materials Program agreed that “there’s all kinds of chemicals that can be in the fire. But the biggest concern that we had last night was the particulates in the smoke because they can lodge in your lungs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Particulates, also called particulate matter, are a complex mix of tiny bits of pollution and liquid droplets. In addition to lodging in a person’s lungs, they can also get into the bloodstream and cause heart problems....\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>My colleagues at \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201208070930\">Forum\u003c/a> received a question...during their broadcast from a listener concerned about “toxic particulate matter that may or may not have been deposited in outdoor play structures, vegetable gardens, fruit trees, etc.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t expect too much deposits on people’s cars, but if they see anything,” Sawyer says, “it can be washed off, and that should be fine for them. It’s mostly the material would be kind of oily.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sawyer explained that “shelter-in-place” is the safest thing for residents to do in crises such as this refinery fire. While there is still “some infiltration, the concentrations inside will be far less than what it is outside.” He says if everyone tries to evacuate at once, then everyone is outside “stuck right in the cloud, and that could be very dangerous.” \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2012/08/07/chevron-refinery-fire-health-impact/\">Full post\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>12:30 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003ca href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/06/chevron-refinery-fire_n_1749778.html?utm_hp_ref=san-francisco\">Raw overheard video\u003c/a> from yesterday, from AP via The Huffington Post.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>12:05 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Hospital numbers\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From Kaiser:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>As of this morning, we have assessed and treated more than 200 people with respiratory concerns in our Richmond emergency department, and we have been well equipped to handle the influx of patients. There have been no admissions to the hospital at this point.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>From Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Between 7 PM Monday evening and 8 AM Tuesday morning, DMC admitted 181 individuals, complaining of symptoms that included respiratory problems and eye irritation. Most patients were released after being seen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now that people are waking up, DMC is currently experiencing a second wave of individuals seeking services. We expect, and are prepared for, a high demand at the hospital throughout the day.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>11:35 a.m. Aug 7\u003c/strong>: \u003cem>Richmond's Green mayor speaks\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richmond's Mayor, probably the highest-ranking Green Party government official in the country, released a \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_21255565/document-richmond-mayor-releases-statement-seeking-full-transparency\">\u003cstrong>statement\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> today. \"We live with this risk day in and day out,\" she wrote. \"I will be seeking a full investigation and analysis from both Chevron and independent sources. I am calling on Chevron for full and complete transparency and accountability in determining what caused the health and safety of our residents to be jeopardized. Our community is rightfully concerned and we shall continue to seek full cooperation from Chevron regarding all aspects of their day-to-day operations of this inherently dangerous and complex process of oil refining.”\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>10:22 a.m. Aug 7\u003c/strong>: \u003cem>City councilman calls for compensation from Chevron\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richmond City Councilman Jeff Ritterman sent us this statement:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>First and foremost we are all very glad that there were no deaths or significant injuries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The fire demonstrates just how dangerous oil refining can be. I know that the Richmond Chevron Refinery prides itself on its attention to safety and yet this dangerous accident still occurred. Given the smoke inhalation injuries and the inconvenience and worry suffered by Richmond residents, I believe it would be appropriate for Chevron Corporation to compensate the Richmond community with a generous financial contribution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The last two General Managers of the Richmond Refinery have worked hard to improve relations with the community. Without a generous contribution to compensate for the injuries and inconvenience and worry caused by the fire, the improved relations will be jeopardized.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>10:10 a.m. Aug 7\u003c/strong>: \u003cem>Chevron discussion on KQED Public Radio\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED Public Radio's Forum program did a segment on the fire this morning. The guests were Heather Kulp, Chevron spokesperson; Greg Karras, Senior Scientist with Communities for a Better Environment; and David Baker, energy reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201208070930\">show is archived here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:05 a.m. Aug. 7:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Refinery reopens\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The refinery has reopened this morning except for a section where the fire burned, and employees are returning to work. Visiting Chevron, KQED reporter Andrew Stelzer said he could see no sign of smoke and everything appeared normal. At a media conference this morning, a Chevron spokesperson said three employees were injured in the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:36 a.m. Aug. 7:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Residents seek medical help\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-08-07/residents-flood-bay-area-hospitals-after-fire\" target=\"_blank\">Associated Press\u003c/a> reported that more than 200 people sought medical help Monday night at Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo due to the fire. And the impact of the blaze may be felt far beyond the Richmond area. Some analysts are expressing concerns that the refinery fire \u003ca href=\"http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-07/chevron-refinery-fire-may-push-california-gasoline-higher\" target=\"_blank\">could drive gas prices higher\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/forum\" target=\"_blank\">KQED's Forum\u003c/a> is slated to discuss the effects of the fire at 9:30 a.m. \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/listen\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to listen live\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5:22 a.m. Aug. 7:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Chevron town hall meeting tonight\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://twitter.com/ChevronRichmond/status/232718354849345537\">Chevron has announced\u003c/a> that it will hold a town hall meeting to discuss the fire at 6 p.m. at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium. \u003ca href=\"http://goo.gl/maps/IkFaf\">Click here\u003c/a> for the location of the auditorium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4:43 a.m. Aug. 7:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Fire contained\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_21250598/large-fire-burning-at-chevron-refinery-richmond\" target=\"_blank\">The Contra Costa Times reported\u003c/a> that the fire was contained by midnight. The shelter in place order also had been \u003ca href=\"http://cchealth.org/\" target=\"_blank\">lifted\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://twitter.com/SFBART/status/232728214626258945\" target=\"_blank\">all BART stations were open\u003c/a>. The Times quoted a health official who said that smoke was no longer leaving the refinery site.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About three dozen people \u003ca href=\"http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_21250598/large-fire-burning-at-chevron-refinery-richmond\" target=\"_blank\">reportedly\u003c/a> came to Kaiser Permanente Richmond Medical Center complaining of respiratory problems. Contra Costa Health Services \u003ca href=\"http://cchealth.org/\">continues to advise\u003c/a> those who have trouble breathing to seek medical attention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Fire-at-Chevron-refinery-in-Richmond-3767221.php\" target=\"_blank\">The San Francisco Chronicle's coverage\u003c/a> includes some of the refinery's history:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The Chevron Richmond refinery was founded more than a century ago and is Northern California's largest, capable of processing more than 242,000 barrels of oil each day. It is the third-largest refinery in the state. A prolonged closure could push up gasoline prices, which are already rising nationwide because of a rally in the market for crude oil.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Chevron has for years wanted to overhaul and upgrade the facility. But many Richmond residents and environmentalists have objected, saying the project would create more air pollution in a community that already has too much. Although Richmond's City Council approved the renovation project in 2008, a judge halted construction work the next year, ruling that Chevron had not answered key questions in the project's environmental impact report.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>From Monday\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_72422\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 193px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/fire1.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-72422\" title=\"fire\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/08/fire1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dieselleak causes fire at Chevron Refinery in Richmond (Aarti Shahani/KQED)\" width=\"193\" height=\"258\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Small diesel leak causes fire at Chevron Refinery in Richmond (Aarti Shahani/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Chevron and Contra Costa County Health Services officials expect that the fire at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond will continue to burn throughout the night. The fire began at 6:15 p.m. Monday after a small leak in the No. 4 Crude Unit grew, then ignited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are currently shelter-in-place orders for Richmond, North Richmond and San Pablo. However, Contra Costa Health Services says that anyone who can smell the smoke should stay indoors, bring pets inside and block vents, fireplaces or cracks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We'll have more information on the fire Tuesday morning. ABC 7 has a camera trained on the fire and is \u003ca href=\"http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/livenow?id=8763930\">broadcasting images live\u003c/a>. Photos of the fire have also emerged on \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=chevron+fire&s=rec\">Flickr\u003c/a>, and the hashtag \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23Chevronfire\">#chevronfire\u003c/a> has been established on Twitter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Big-fire-at-Chevron-refinery-in-Richmond-3767221.php\">Chronicle\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_21250598/large-fire-burning-at-chevron-refinery-richmond\">Contra Costa Times\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can read the updates we reported throughout the night below...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9:40 p.m.: \u003c/strong>At a press conference, Richmond Refinery General Manager Nigel Hearne said a small leak in the diesel processing unit grew and caught fire. They are currently using nitrogen to push fuel through. The fire could burn through the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trisha Asuncion, a hazards material specialist with Contra Costa County Health Department, said that they are continuing to monitor the plume of smoke, which is at between 3,000 and 4,000 feet. They are most concerned about monitoring whether there are suflur compounds in the smoke.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>El Cerrito is now under a health warning, and not a shelter in place order. Contra Costa County health officials and Chevron will continue to monitor the air throughout the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>North Berkeley BART, El Cerrito and El Cerrito del Norte BART stations have been reopened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:52 p.m.:\u003c/strong> NBC reports that there is one employee is injured, but not seriously.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://cchealth.org/\">Contra Costa County Health Services Information\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Big-fire-at-Chevron-refinery-in-Richmond-3767221.php\">Coverage from the San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.contracostatimes.com/top-stories/ci_21250598/large-fire-burning-at-chevron-refinery-richmond\">Coverage from the Contra Costa Times\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_21250598/large-fire-burning-at-chevron-refinery-richmond\">Coverage from the San Jose Mercury News\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>KQED reporter Aarti Shahani, who is at the refinery, reports that clouds of black and brown smoke are still covering the sky. She saw at least three firetrucks and a Dow Chemical truck enter the refinery to help battle the blaze.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:45 p.m.:\u003c/strong> Richmond, El Cerrito, El Cerrito del Norte and North Berkeley BART stations are closed again. ABC and KGO report that there are no tolls are being collected on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:35 p.m.:\u003c/strong> The shelter in place order has been expanded to El Cerrito. The Kaiser facility in Richmond is also under lockdown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Contra Costa Public Health Services says that a diesel-like combustible liquid is burning at the refinery. They advise that you should shelter in place if you can smell the smoke, even if you are not in an area with a shelter in place order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:30 p.m.:\u003c/strong> Oakland Police have issued a community advisory that smoke is heading toward the Oakland Hills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\u003cp>From OPD:Advisory for the N Oakland Hills. Close all windows and doors. Turn off air conditioners. Bring in out door animals. \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search/%23Chevronfire\">\u003cs>#\u003c/s>\u003cstrong>Chevronfire\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>— KTVU (@KTVU) \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/KTVU/status/232678336743219200\">August 7, 2012\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:20 p.m.:\u003c/strong> The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has sent five inspectors to take samples and gauge the toxicity of the smoke, where it is moving and if additional shelter in place orders are needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8:05 p.m.:\u003c/strong> We will have more information at 8:30 p.m. after a news conference. Chevron released a statement:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A fire started at our 4 Crude Unit at 6:15 pm today. At this time we do not have details about the cause of the incident. All employees have been safely accounted for and there are no injuries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We have comprehensive plans and procedures in place to respond to situations like the one we are facing. We are working with all appropriate local authorities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We will take all measures necessary to provide for the safety and security of our facilities and the surrounding community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We are responding to this incident as quickly as we can and are deploying highly trained personnel to assess and manage the situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We will not speculate on the cause of this incident. Our priority right now is containing the fire and protecting the health and safety of our employees and community.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The Chevron Richmond Refinery is among the country's largest and most important refineries, processing up to 240,000 barrels of crude oil a day, according to the company's website.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The facility makes high-quality products that include gasoline, jet fuel, diesel fuel and lubricants, as well as chemicals used to manufacture many other useful products. It is the largest producer of base oils on the West Coast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:57 p.m.:\u003c/strong> North Berkeley BART station has reopened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:50 p.m.:\u003c/strong> Chief Environmental Health and Hazards Materials Officer for Contra Costa County Randy Sawyer told KQED that the a fire was reported in a crude unit at 6:40 pm. The other flares burning are to release gases from the refinery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The main health concern is the smoke from the fire,\" Sawyer said. \"Any kind of smoke can be toxic and when you have a fire like this with incomplete combustion, there's a lot of particulate that's going into the air.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sawyer said they are monitoring the smoke plume to determine whether to expand the shelter in place order to El Cerrito. Winds are currently SSW at 5 to 15 mph.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richmond, North Berkeley, El Cerrito Plaza and El Cerrito del Norte BART stations are closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:40 p.m.:\u003c/strong> Chevron reports on Twitter that all refinery employees are accounted for and uninjured. Witnesses are reporting that thick black plumes of smoke are visible from the Bay Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:30 p.m.:\u003c/strong> An official with the Contra Costa County Health Services told AP that the fire, first reported at 6:40 p.m., is burning in a process unit at the facility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Randy Sawyer, chief of environmental health and hazards officer, says it's not known what sparked the blaze. No injuries have been reported.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The refinery's crude unit number four had an equipment malfunction in January 2007 that caused a shelter in place order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:15 p.m.:\u003c/strong> El Cerrito del Norte and Richmond BART stations are closed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ABC and KTVU report that residents heard several explosions before the fire began around 6:40 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7:01 p.m.:\u003c/strong> Live video of the Richmond refinery:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/livenow?id=8763930\" target=\"_blank\">ABC7 News\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/ktvu-live-news/vFXTT/\" target=\"_blank\">KTVU-Channel 2\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c!--more-->\u003cbr>\nA fire has broken out at the Chevron Refinery in Richmond. The Contra Costa County Health Services has issued a \u003ca href=\"http://cchealth.org/emergencies/shelter-in-place.php\">shelter in place\u003c/a> advisory for residents of Richmond, North Richmond and San Pablo. They are asking people to go inside, bring pets inside, close all windows and doors, and turn off fans, heaters and air conditioners. Residents should close fireplace dampers and vents, cover cracks around doors and windows with tape or damped towels. The Health Emergency Information Line is 1-888-959-9911. ABC has \u003ca href=\"http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/livenow?id=8763930\">live coverage\u003c/a> of the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_71193\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/07/Delta_042312_JoshC_8324.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-71193\" title=\"Delta_042312_JoshC_8324\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/07/Delta_042312_JoshC_8324-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. (Josh Cassidy/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Wednesday, Governor Jerry Brown and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar are expected to announce a multi-billion dollar plan designed to fix California’s longstanding water war in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their proposal for a 35-mile water tunnel is set to reignite the fight over how water is exported from the Delta. The announcement comes just months after federal and state wildlife agencies warned that the proposed version of the project could have dramatic impacts on Delta fish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Political wrangling over the governor’s announcement has already begun. Two weeks ago, \u003ca href=\"http://garamendi.house.gov/20120716BDCPLetter.pdf\">11 members of Congress\u003c/a> urged officials to release more details about the costs and benefits of the plan before moving ahead. 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Numbers of endangered Chinook salmon were so low in 2008 that the commercial salmon fishery closed for two years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scientists point to a number of causes for this: loss of habitat, pollution, poor ocean conditions for salmon. But studies have shown significant fish losses at the massive pumping facilities in the south Delta, where water that would normally flow out to San Francisco Bay is diverted south. Others say that in some years, too much water was exported, not leaving enough in the ecosystem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a decade of litigation over water exports, the state began developing the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, largely financed by the water contractors that use Delta exports. The plan revives the idea of the “peripheral canal” – a massive water infrastructure project that would take water farther upstream of the Delta and divert it south. The plan also calls for 65,000 acres of tidal habitat restoration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The potential of the \u003ca href=\"baydeltaconservationplan.com/Home.aspx\">Bay Delta Conservation Plan\u003c/a> is enormous for the state of California,” says Karla Nemeth of California’s Natural Resources Agency. “It would be the most significant upgrade and modernization of the water projects in decades.”\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nRaising a Red Flag\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The plan contains several alternatives for the “peripheral tunnel,” both in size and location. Earlier this year, the leading proposal was to build the largest tunnel facility with a capacity to move 15,000 cubic feet per second of water. A state analysis showed that it would export near-record volumes of water from the ecosystem (\u003ca href=\"http://resources.ca.gov/docs/Highlights_of_the_BDCP_FINAL_12-14-10_2361.pdf\">see page 34\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That raised concerns with wildlife agencies, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Game. The agencies have the power to approve or deny a permit for the project based on its impact to endangered Chinook salmon and Delta smelt.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://science.kqed.org/quest/series/californias-deadlocked-delta/\">\u003cstrong>California's Deadlocked Delta\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nSee more of our \u003ca href=\"http://science.kqed.org/quest/series/californias-deadlocked-delta/\">special coverage\u003c/a> on California's Delta.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>In April, the two agencies \u003ca href=\"http://baydeltaconservationplan.com/Files/Effects_Analysis_-_Fish_Agency_Red_Flag_Comments_and_Responses_4-25-12.pdf\">released a document\u003c/a> listing their concerns. “We need to be able to make finding that the project as a whole is going to contribute to the recovery of the species,” says Carl Wilcox of the Department of Fish and Game. “If the analysis says, well, they’re going to do worse under the plan, we’re not going to be able to permit it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The plan showed an impact on endangered winter-run Chinook salmon, which depend on spawning ground below Shasta Dam. “The water quality conditions were going to be degraded to the point where they were going to be further jeopardized,” says Wilcox. “Longfin smelt is dependent on a certain amount of outflow through the Delta in the spring to achieve positive population growth. And what we were finding was that wasn’t going to be achieved and the population was going to decline.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, Wilcox says talks with the Bay Delta Conservation Plan writers have been productive. “Consequently, we expect to be seeing a change in the proposed project to respond to those concerns.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That appeared to be the case at the Bay Delta Conservation Plan meeting in June, where officials referenced a smaller tunnel project that would move 9,000 cubic feet per second.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve been taking a look at some of the footprint issues,” says Nemeth. “We are very concerned about impacts to local communities and looking at ways where we can size a facility that can deal with securing water supplies and that can advance the recovery of fish species. That’s been the primary driver for the sizing of facilities as smaller as what had been proposed in February.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Opposition Heats Up\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most heated criticism of the plan has come from groups representing farmers and communities in the Delta, concerned about the construction footprint. “Governor Brown's plan, an enormous mistake, would exterminate salmon runs, destroy sustainable Delta family farms and saddle taxpayers with tens of billions in debt, mainly to benefit a small number of growers on the west side of the Central Valley,” said \u003ca href=\"http://www.restorethedelta.org/\">Restore the Delta,\u003c/a> in a recent statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Financing the plan may still be the largest hurdle for the state. Water users would pay for the construction of the $13 billion tunnel, while funding for habitat restoration would come from state and federal sources, including part of the $11 billion water bond, recently pushed back to the 2014 ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Water users haven’t come out against the smaller tunnel, but say deliveries will still be their bottom line. “It depends on how the 9,000 CFS project is operated,” says Jason Peltier of Westlands Water District, an agricultural area that depends on Delta water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we build a 9,000 cubic feet per second diversion but the fishery agencies say you can only operate it this minimalist amount of time, it’s not going to provide the water supply and reliability benefits that we’re looking for. 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"content": "\u003cp>It might sound like the funding woes facing California's state parks have been addressed. \u003ca title=\"State Parks Chief Resigns - Department Found Sitting on $54 Million Surplus\" href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/07/20/state-parks-chief-resigns-agency-found-sitting-on-54-million/\">A $54 million surplus has been found in the Parks Department budget\u003c/a> - hallelujah! That's more than enough to cover the $22 million budget deficit that had state officials planning to eliminate funding to 70 state parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So parks supporters can pop the (organic) champagne and celebrate, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not so fast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_71663\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/07/SequoiasHorizontal120119.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-71663\" title=\"SequoiasHorizontal120119\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/07/SequoiasHorizontal120119-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Molly Samuel/KQED\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"I think the jury's out about how this is going to play out,\" said Elizabeth Goldstein, president of the California State Parks Foundation, on \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201207230900\">KQED's Forum this morning\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goldstein has reason to be cautious. Of the $54 million surplus, $33.5 million is in the Off Highway Vehicle Trust Fund and can only be spent on off-highway vehicle services. That leaves $20.4 million in the Parks and Recreation Fund for the state legislature to re-allocate to keep the parks open, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Rainy-day-fund-adds-to-State-Parks-woes-3726679.php\">the San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's no word on when or if the legislature will consider re-allocating the funds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We all hope the legislature is going to rededicate this funding... to state parks,\" Goldstein said. \"This is one of the things that should be on everyone's list.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even if the legislature approves the re-allocation, it still won't solve all the parks' financial issues. Goldstein noted that the department has a $1.3 billion maintenance backlog that needs to be addressed. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And not all of the parks' problems are financial. The discovery of the $54 million surplus has shaken faith in state leaders who have been raising money from the public to keep the parks open. Ruth Coleman resigned as parks director on Friday, and an \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/State-parks-scandal-may-undercut-tax-pitch-3725557.php\">the Chronicle\u003c/a> this weekend explored what impact the scandal will have on the governor's tax measure this November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/news/openspaces/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-111261\">\u003cimg class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-111261\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/05/hdpublicplaces-mod.jpg\" alt=\"hdpublicplaces-mod\" width=\"200\" height=\"46\">\u003c/a>Bob Berman, vice president of the Benicia State Parks Association, said on \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em> that the state must work to be transparent about how the parks spend money in the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think, in terms of the issue of public confidence, there needs to be that type of clear audit and transparency for those of us at the local level who want to make sure that the money that's there for state parks is properly used for state parks,\" Berman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of those who donated funds to support the parks have taken to social media to express their shock and anger over the surplus scandal. Here's a look at what's been said:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://storify.com/kqednews/california-state-parks-scandal-leads-to-anger-shoc\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It might sound like the funding woes facing California's state parks have been addressed. \u003ca title=\"State Parks Chief Resigns - Department Found Sitting on $54 Million Surplus\" href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/07/20/state-parks-chief-resigns-agency-found-sitting-on-54-million/\">A $54 million surplus has been found in the Parks Department budget\u003c/a> - hallelujah! That's more than enough to cover the $22 million budget deficit that had state officials planning to eliminate funding to 70 state parks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So parks supporters can pop the (organic) champagne and celebrate, right?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Not so fast.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_71663\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/07/SequoiasHorizontal120119.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-71663\" title=\"SequoiasHorizontal120119\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/07/SequoiasHorizontal120119-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Molly Samuel/KQED\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"I think the jury's out about how this is going to play out,\" said Elizabeth Goldstein, president of the California State Parks Foundation, on \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201207230900\">KQED's Forum this morning\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goldstein has reason to be cautious. Of the $54 million surplus, $33.5 million is in the Off Highway Vehicle Trust Fund and can only be spent on off-highway vehicle services. That leaves $20.4 million in the Parks and Recreation Fund for the state legislature to re-allocate to keep the parks open, \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Rainy-day-fund-adds-to-State-Parks-woes-3726679.php\">the San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's no word on when or if the legislature will consider re-allocating the funds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We all hope the legislature is going to rededicate this funding... to state parks,\" Goldstein said. \"This is one of the things that should be on everyone's list.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even if the legislature approves the re-allocation, it still won't solve all the parks' financial issues. Goldstein noted that the department has a $1.3 billion maintenance backlog that needs to be addressed. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And not all of the parks' problems are financial. The discovery of the $54 million surplus has shaken faith in state leaders who have been raising money from the public to keep the parks open. Ruth Coleman resigned as parks director on Friday, and an \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/State-parks-scandal-may-undercut-tax-pitch-3725557.php\">the Chronicle\u003c/a> this weekend explored what impact the scandal will have on the governor's tax measure this November.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/news/openspaces/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-111261\">\u003cimg class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-111261\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/05/hdpublicplaces-mod.jpg\" alt=\"hdpublicplaces-mod\" width=\"200\" height=\"46\">\u003c/a>Bob Berman, vice president of the Benicia State Parks Association, said on \u003cem>Forum\u003c/em> that the state must work to be transparent about how the parks spend money in the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think, in terms of the issue of public confidence, there needs to be that type of clear audit and transparency for those of us at the local level who want to make sure that the money that's there for state parks is properly used for state parks,\" Berman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some of those who donated funds to support the parks have taken to social media to express their shock and anger over the surplus scandal. Here's a look at what's been said:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://storify.com/kqednews/california-state-parks-scandal-leads-to-anger-shoc\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>by Anika Anand, \u003ca href=\"http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/green-homes-sell-9-percent-more-study-says-17199\" target=\"_blank\">California Watch\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_71134\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/07/145893206.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-71134\" title=\"Long Term Mortgage Rates Fall To Historic Lows\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/07/145893206-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A ''sale pending'' sign is posted in front of a home in San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>California homes that meet environmental standards, such as energy efficiency and proximity to public transportation, are selling at higher prices than homes that don't, according to \u003ca href=\"http://www.nilskok.com/2012/07/greenhomes.html\">a new report\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The study, conducted by researchers at UC Berkeley and UCLA, looked at homes that were labeled green by LEED, GreenPoint Rated and Energy Star – rating systems that give green label certifications to homes. To be certified, each rating system has a list of criteria homes must meet, including well-insulated ceilings and walls and energy-efficient lighting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is the first systematic evidence of the financial value of green label homes as measured in the marketplace,\" said one of the study’s researchers, Nils Kok, a visiting professor at UC Berkeley. \"Green labels seem to inform and influence the opinions of consumers.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A green label increased the selling price of a single-family home by an average of 9 percent compared with nongreen label homes. Researchers controlled the data for the age, location and size of the home so that all homes were comparable\u003cstrong>.\u003c/strong> They studied data from all of the 1.6 million green label homes sold in the state in the past five years.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Based on the average California home price of $400,000, a green label increased the value of a home by an average of $34,800.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Consumers value green label homes because of the increasing cost of keeping a home cool, the report said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The value of a green home will be higher in a hotter area like the Central Valley than a more moderate area like Santa Cruz,\" Kok said. “It seems like consumers are rational or quite smart in pricing in this value and the benefits of a more efficient home.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another reason the price of green homes is increasing is because of an increased awareness of the “going green” ideology, the report released Thursday said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Researchers calculated the number of hybrid car registrations in different areas across the state. Where there were more hybrid car registrations, people paid more for green homes. The report termed this the “Prius effect.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Real estate agent Heather Leikin, who mostly works in west Los Angeles, said her clientele for green homes is usually \"hipper, more forward-thinking people\" and younger families who are concerned about the health of their children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They don't want leaky air ducts that are going to get dust in their children's lungs and things like that,\" she said. \"They want a higher quality of life for their family.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Leikin sells both green and nongreen homes, but often she'll encourage buyers who are in the market for a nongreen home to make green upgrades.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I generally sell it to them by saying, 'Listen, you need to do these upgrades anyway, and you can get green credits back through state programs and local programs … and us marketing the property as green will also get you more money and get it sold in a faster period of time,' \" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Green home updates can include installing insulation with 30 percent post-consumer recycled content, high-efficiency toilets with dual-flush, an energy-efficient heating, cooling and ventilation system (HVAC) and solar panels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If a homeowner is making green updates from scratch, the most basic green renovations cost on average about $10,000, said Janine Kubert with Build It Green, a nonprofit that promotes energy- and resource-efficient homes in California\u003cstrong>. \u003c/strong>The organization launched GreenPoint Rated, its own green home rating system, in 2006 and has since green label certified a little more than 13,000 single and multi-family homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because there are many homebuilders and homeowners claiming their homes are green in one way or another, it's important to have third-party rating systems that prove the label means something, Kubert said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Green labels are given when construction is completed and currently there isn't a system that checks on the maintenance and upkeep of a green home, said Nathan Krantz, director of technical services at Build It Green.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"That's probably the next wave of influence,\" Krantz said. \"Right now, homeowners just want to know if there's a green label at all. … That will be a more sophisticated buyer at that point. I feel like we're still a ways from that being an issue.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, potential buyers should ask when a green label was given, Kubert said. \"A home that was rated more recently has a better guarantee of being green.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kok said in his study he did find that the more recently labeled green homes seem to have gone up in value relative to the beginning of the sample period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It might be various reasons,” he said. “Maybe brand recognition or slowly the market is picking up and buyers are taking these features more into account.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Besides energy savings, there are other benefits of owning a green home, Kok said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ian MacLeod, an architect who upgraded his Albany home to meet green standards a few years ago, can attest to those benefits. While he appreciates that his monthly electricity bill ranges from $4 to $15 a month, he said he gets great satisfaction from saving energy and living green. 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"content": "\u003cp>Ruth Coleman resigned this morning and her second in command has been fired. The \u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/20/4645141/state-parks-director-resigns.html#storylink=cpy\">\u003cstrong>Sacramento Bee\u003c/strong>\u003c/a> first broke the story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The inciting incident? The department has been sitting on nearly $54 million in surplus money for as long as 12 years. A rainy day fund, perhaps?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The moves come in the wake of a scandal, revealed by The Bee on Sunday, in which a deputy director at \u003ca href=\"http://topics.sacbee.com/State+Parks/\" rel=\"nofollow\">State Parks\u003c/a> carried out a secret vacation buyout program for employees at headquarters last year. That buyout cost the state more than $271,000. The Bee submitted a Public Records Act request, started digging, and learned more gob smacking stuff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://topics.sacbee.com/John+Laird/\" rel=\"nofollow\">John Laird,\u003c/a> secretary of the state Natural Resources Agency, which oversees \u003ca href=\"http://topics.sacbee.com/State+Parks/\" rel=\"nofollow\">State Parks,\u003c/a> told The Bee that investigations have been launched by both the Attorney General's office and the Department of Finance to figure out how -- and why -- the \u003ca href=\"http://topics.sacbee.com/Department+of+Parks+and+Recreation/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Department of Parks and Recreation\u003c/a> squirreled away so much money for so long.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/07/20/state-parks-chief-resigns-agency-found-sitting-on-54-million/#updates\">\u003cstrong>Updates on the story\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"//ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/07/20/state-parks-chief-resigns-agency-found-sitting-on-54-million/#interview\">\u003cstrong>Interview with Ruth Coleman\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\"Ruth has stepped up and taken personal responsibility,\" Laird said of Coleman, who is the longest-serving director in the 150-year history of the department. \"It's an incredibly troubling discovery.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The surplus money consists of $20.3 million in the Parks and Recreation Fund, and $33.5 million in the Off Highway Vehicle Fund, which are the two primary operating funds at the agency. This money was not reported to either Finance or the State Controller's Office, in contrast to normal budgeting procedures.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Bear in mind that 70 state parks were set to close for the want of $22 million dollars over two fiscal years\u003ca>. A reminder: in late June, just ahead of the July 1st \"deadline,\" the Department announced that 65 parks either have a deal, or one in the works, to avoid closure.\u003c/a> The Governor also signed legislation that provides some money to give a little extra time to hash out those couple dozen deals still in the work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/news/openspaces/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-111261\">\u003cimg class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-111261\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/05/hdpublicplaces-mod.jpg\" alt=\"hdpublicplaces-mod\" width=\"200\" height=\"46\">\u003c/a>Most of those closures did not happen because of near-heroic fundraising from non-profits across the state, but the money could also have prevented cutbacks in hours, staffing and services system wide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an interview Friday morning with The Bee, Laird said the discovered funds are \"one-time\" money and it will be up to the Legislature to decide how to use it. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca name=\"updates\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update 12 p.m.\u003c/strong>: \u003cem>Paul Rogers covering the story\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\nhttps://twitter.com/PaulRogersSJMN/status/226389317961019395\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update 12:15 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Brown appoints interim director, launches investigation\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Natural Resources Agency says Gov. Brown has appointed Undersecretary Janelle Beland as acting interim director of Parks. Also from the agency:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>At the request of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., the state Attorney General’s Office is investigating the circumstances surrounding significant budgetary irregularities at the California Department of Parks and Recreation dating back to at least 2000. Governor Brown has also directed the state Department of Finance to conduct a comprehensive audit of Parks’ fiscal controls and the California Natural Resources Agency Secretary John Laird to conduct a sweeping review of Parks’ management.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A preliminary investigation into Parks’ finances has revealed that for at least 12 years the department underreported tens of millions of dollars to the state Department of Finance. As a result, the Department of Finance was not aware that the State Parks and Recreation Fund and the Off Highway Vehicle Fund held $20,378,000 and $33,492,000 respectively above their official, most recently reported balances. The underreporting occurred over the course of two prior gubernatorial administrations.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update 12:45 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Local park fundraisers speak out\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bob Patrie, who helped line up more than $1 millon in funding to \u003ca href=\"http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201203120850/a\">keep Henry W. Coe State Park in Morgan Hill\u003c/a> open, had this to say via email:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"These scandals within DPR won't make it any easier for us to raise additional donations to fund an endowment. I'm very disappointed with DPR leadership.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And from \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/07/13/whatever-it-takes-city-of-benicia-pays-calif-to-keep-state-park-open/\">Bob Berman, VP of the Benicia State Parks Association\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Well, needless to say I am both shocked and disappointed. If it turns out that this undercounting is true and deliberate, this likely will damage support and sympathy for state parks from members of the State Legislature and the public. This is especially true since so many of the 70 targeted State Parks have not closed because so many nonprofits (such as the Benicia State Parks Association) and their volunteers have stepped forward to keep the parks open.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update 12:56 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Jared Huffman comments\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://asmdc.org/members/a06/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Rafael State Assemblyman Jared Huffman\u003c/a> tells KQED's Scott Shafer, the situation is “extremely troubling.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s very distressing. I think like everyone, when you hear this news, it just sort of makes you sick frankly, cause this is not way to manage the public’s money.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he said he applauds Gov. Brown’s leadership in immediately involving the Attorney General’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update 1:50 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Coleman blames deputy\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_21121187/california-parks-director-resigns-amid-scandal\">Ruth Coleman spoke to the Mercury News' Paul Rogers\u003c/a>, and she's blaming the scandal on her former deputy, Manuel Lopez:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>On Sunday, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/15/4631669/unauthorized-vacation-buyouts.html\">Sacramento Bee reported\u003c/a> that former deputy parks director Manuel Lopez had approved $271,000 in vacation buy backs for parks staffers without authorization. Coleman demoted Lopez in October and in May, he resigned under pressure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Friday, Coleman said that the $54 million in unreported money had been concealed by Lopez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It was part of his job,\" she said. \"He did not elevate it to my attention.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said she learned of the problem when Lopez's successor, Aaron Robertson, uncovered it as part of an investigation. \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_21121187/california-parks-director-resigns-amid-scandal\">Full article\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca name=\"interview\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update 2:31 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Interview with Coleman\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Report's Scott Shafer talked to Ruth Coleman this afternoon. Coleman said again she didn’t know about the extra balance of funds. “Once I found out, we took action and we’re cleaning it up, and the administration is going to continue doing that, and I respect their ability to do so.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said she takes responsibility for the actions of her subordinates, and that she offered her resignation to the governor last night. “I just think that right now, the right [thing] is for me to move on, and take this one for the team.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coleman said the money isn’t going to solve the park’s ongoing financial issues, but it will help. “It’s important to remember that these funds are still there. They have not been taken from the taxpayers. They’re safe. They can be appropriated subject to the legislature. They should have been day-lighted to finance, but now that they are I think that it’s important to move on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked what her former underling, Lopez, who she says is responsible for concealing the funds, may have been thinking, Coleman said, \"It's so hard to get inside somebody else's head.\" She said that she had heard from another person that Lopez' argument for hiding the funds was that they would have been appropriated for the state general fund anyway, but that the comment was only hearsay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update 3:18 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Interview with Sierra Club California Director Kathryn Phillips\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Governor Jerry Brown, she says, \"has been signaling his disinterest with an interim person in the top post\" of the Parks Department, referring to the fact Coleman is a holdover from the Schwarzenegger Administration. Phillips says the Governor needs to place somebody he trusts \"inside the horseshoe,\" the California Highway Patrol-guarded section of the Capitol that houses the governor's offices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And yes, the Sierra Club has a list of suggestions for the hiring committee. As well as a list of \"the questions he needs to ask\" candidates. \"Trust us, Jerry! Trust us!\" Phillips says, adding the problems in the Parks Department are \"30 years old.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What 30 year old problems? Systemic under-funding by the state; a massive deferred maintenance project pile up; as well as outmoded and inflexible operating procedures (Coleman referenced some of them herself in a recent \u003ca href=\"http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201206141000\">Forum\u003c/a> segment).\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Governor Brown has also directed the state Department of Finance to conduct a comprehensive audit of Parks’ fiscal controls and the California Natural Resources Agency Secretary John Laird to conduct a sweeping review of Parks’ management.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A preliminary investigation into Parks’ finances has revealed that for at least 12 years the department underreported tens of millions of dollars to the state Department of Finance. As a result, the Department of Finance was not aware that the State Parks and Recreation Fund and the Off Highway Vehicle Fund held $20,378,000 and $33,492,000 respectively above their official, most recently reported balances. The underreporting occurred over the course of two prior gubernatorial administrations.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update 12:45 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Local park fundraisers speak out\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bob Patrie, who helped line up more than $1 millon in funding to \u003ca href=\"http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201203120850/a\">keep Henry W. Coe State Park in Morgan Hill\u003c/a> open, had this to say via email:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"These scandals within DPR won't make it any easier for us to raise additional donations to fund an endowment. I'm very disappointed with DPR leadership.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And from \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2012/07/13/whatever-it-takes-city-of-benicia-pays-calif-to-keep-state-park-open/\">Bob Berman, VP of the Benicia State Parks Association\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Well, needless to say I am both shocked and disappointed. If it turns out that this undercounting is true and deliberate, this likely will damage support and sympathy for state parks from members of the State Legislature and the public. This is especially true since so many of the 70 targeted State Parks have not closed because so many nonprofits (such as the Benicia State Parks Association) and their volunteers have stepped forward to keep the parks open.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update 12:56 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Jared Huffman comments\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://asmdc.org/members/a06/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Rafael State Assemblyman Jared Huffman\u003c/a> tells KQED's Scott Shafer, the situation is “extremely troubling.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s very distressing. I think like everyone, when you hear this news, it just sort of makes you sick frankly, cause this is not way to manage the public’s money.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he said he applauds Gov. 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Coleman demoted Lopez in October and in May, he resigned under pressure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Friday, Coleman said that the $54 million in unreported money had been concealed by Lopez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It was part of his job,\" she said. \"He did not elevate it to my attention.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said she learned of the problem when Lopez's successor, Aaron Robertson, uncovered it as part of an investigation. \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_21121187/california-parks-director-resigns-amid-scandal\">Full article\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003ca name=\"interview\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update 2:31 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Interview with Coleman\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Report's Scott Shafer talked to Ruth Coleman this afternoon. Coleman said again she didn’t know about the extra balance of funds. “Once I found out, we took action and we’re cleaning it up, and the administration is going to continue doing that, and I respect their ability to do so.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said she takes responsibility for the actions of her subordinates, and that she offered her resignation to the governor last night. “I just think that right now, the right [thing] is for me to move on, and take this one for the team.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coleman said the money isn’t going to solve the park’s ongoing financial issues, but it will help. “It’s important to remember that these funds are still there. They have not been taken from the taxpayers. They’re safe. They can be appropriated subject to the legislature. They should have been day-lighted to finance, but now that they are I think that it’s important to move on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When asked what her former underling, Lopez, who she says is responsible for concealing the funds, may have been thinking, Coleman said, \"It's so hard to get inside somebody else's head.\" She said that she had heard from another person that Lopez' argument for hiding the funds was that they would have been appropriated for the state general fund anyway, but that the comment was only hearsay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update 3:18 p.m.\u003c/strong> \u003cem>Interview with Sierra Club California Director Kathryn Phillips\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Governor Jerry Brown, she says, \"has been signaling his disinterest with an interim person in the top post\" of the Parks Department, referring to the fact Coleman is a holdover from the Schwarzenegger Administration. 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