by TEAM APEN | Dec 9, 2025 | Blog, Events, Issues, Location, Los Angeles, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Statewide, Stories
Download the report here After years of asthma, sickness, and death for nearby residents, Los Angeles’ Phillips 66 refinery is on its way out. Now, frontline communities are counting on elected officials and responsible agencies to clean up refinery sites and ensure...
by Ann Alexander | Dec 5, 2025 | Blog, Location, Los Angeles, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Statewide, Stories
.By Ann Alexander, Author of “Before the Last Drop: Lessons from the Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Closure” Sacramento has seen significant sturm and drang this year about the prospect of California oil refinery closures and the impact they could have...
by TEAM APEN | Sep 18, 2025 | Blog, Stories
Beloved APEN Richmond leader, Kaelinh Saechao or “Kae” lived and organized with fearlessness, warmth and humor until her passing on August 3, 2025 at 92 years old. At APEN, we want to honor her many years of leadership and how much she meant to so many in our Richmond...
by TEAM APEN | Feb 24, 2025 | Statewide, Stories
Right now, billionaires and their cronies are dismantling our federal government; taking aim at working families, immigrants and LGBTQ people; and giving big corporations free rein to pollute our air and water. With this backdrop, it can be easy to forget to celebrate...
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 | Dec 3, 2024 | Stories, Uncategorized
What a year! 2024 has been a difficult year for working-class immigrant and refugee communities like ours — and we’re hard at work gearing up for the fights ahead. However — for our members across California, 2024 was also full of victories, powerful and brave...
