by TEAM APEN | Aug 19, 2025 | Los Angeles, Media, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
Capital & Main: There’s a ‘Lake’ of Oil Under L.A.’s Soon-to-Close Refinery. Who’s Going to Clean It Up? Birds fly near the Phillips 66 refinery in L.A.’s Wilmington neighborhood. The facility is slated to close by the end of the year. Photo: Mario...
by Jessica Aquino, APEN LA Member | Dec 16, 2024 | Los Angeles, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
We deserve gardens, not refineries When I think about what I love about my city, the first thing that comes to mind is my grandparents’ garden. Some of the fondest memories of my childhood were playing with the seeds and plants in my grandparents’ backyard in Carson,...
by TEAM APEN | Sep 17, 2024 | Richmond, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
Our 2024 Ballot Measure Endorsements This election, the stakes couldn’t be higher. While the presidential election is top of mind for many voters, in California working-class communities of color are leading bold campaigns for a better future – a future where all of...
by TEAM APEN | Sep 12, 2024 | Media, Mobilizing the Power of Asian Voters, Oakland, Safe, Stable, and Affordable Housing, Stories
The Oaklandside: Since Stop AAPI Hate, some Oakland Chinatown residents are rethinking crime prevention Community members shop for groceries in Oakland Chinatown on June 9, 2024. Credit: Amaya Edwards By Roselyn Romero and Momo Chang It was February 2021, and Oakland...
by TEAM APEN | Sep 6, 2024 | Richmond, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
“It was always our intention to set a precedent.” Richmond refinery communities made the front page of the internet this week with a Politico feature on our Polluters Pay campaign and the local organizing that made it possible. Read that article here....
by TEAM APEN | Sep 3, 2024 | Media, Richmond, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Statewide, Stories
Politico: California city’s $550m deal with Chevron could be a national model for environmentalists By Will McCarthy RICHMOND, California — In mid-August, this Northern California city extracted a half-billion dollar payout from Chevron, one of the most powerful...
