The lost shores of Yosemite Slough
The lost shores of Yosemite Slough
July 28, 2021
“Lost Beach Near Yosemite Slough,” a painting by Pauline Aldredge via Found SF
by Dr. Ahimsa Porter Sumchai, Health and Environmental Science Editor
“There are strong beliefs within the community that Bayview Hunters Point is a victim of environmental injustice, based on perceived political neglect concerning potential links between environmental hazards and disproportionately high rates of cancer and asthma. The Yosemite Watershed Restoration Project seeks to apply the well-demonstrated benefits of community-based monitoring to a struggle for environmental justice in Bayview Hunters Point.” – “Seeking Environmental Justice Through Public Participation: A Community-Based Assessment in Bayview Hunters Point,” Cambridge University Press, August 2006
When you receive a party invitation from Laura Cheung, rest assured it’ll be a night to remember from the theme to the decor, the food and the entertainment, the Lala Curio founder and designer scrimps on no detail.
When her husband James Wolf’s birthday fell over the Chinese New Year weekend, Cheung pulled out all the stops for a Mexican fiesta in his honour on February 19, complete with sombreros and ponchos for guests to wear, copious amounts of Mexican food and a magnum of champagne featuring the birthday boy’s face printed on the label to keep the good times rolling.