West Contra Costa Group

Executive Committee meetings

Wednesday, May 23, 7:45 pm, in the Citizens for the East Bay State Park office above Trader Joe's at the south end of El Cerrito Plaza (take the elevator between TJ's and the GNC Vitamin store, or the stairs around the corner; walk through two sets of doors to Suite 520).

Wednesday, June 27, 7:45 pm, same place.

Executive Committee meetings are open to all. You are welcome to come to learn about the Group's conservation issues and administration, or to volunteer your time and talents. For information contact Group chair Norman La Force, (510) 526-4362.

We plan three or four general meetings each year. Can you suggest topics and/or presenters you'd be interested in? Let us know at (510) 528-2913 or at the Group's website

West Contra Costa happenings

Take our survey! Tell us what issues you'd like us to tackle and what kinds of activities you'd like to participate in. Go to the Group's web page

Print the survey and mail it to:

Grant Bennett
2621 Mira Vista Drive
El Cerrito, CA 94530

or copy and paste it into an e-mail message, fill it out, and send to WestCountyGroup -at- hotmail.com

The city of Richmond is updating its General Plan, which will determine how and where the city develops in the future; see the article on page 16.

The Group continues to follow developments at the Zeneca site on Richmond's southern shoreline as well as the adjacent University of California Field Station. Information on the extent and danger of industrial toxics there continues to emerge.