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Al Attles’ Tribute Hall of Fame Celebration

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December 26, 2019

More than 500 fans, friends and supporters attended the Al Attles Tribute Hall of Fame Celebration in Berkeley at the UC Theater on Dec. 22. The event honored Attles for his contributions to the world of basketball.

Attles joined the then-Philadelphia Warriors in 1960, becoming one of the first African-American coaches in the NBA 1969–70 season. Attles guided the Rick Barry-led Warriors to the 1975 NBA championship over the heavily favored Washington Bullets, making him only the second African-American coach to win an NBA title. Attles coached the Warriors until 1983, worked as the Warriors’ general manager and is the longest-serving coach in Warriors history.

The recipient of the John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014, he was chosen as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Class of 2019.

A ‘who’s who’ in the sports community was in attendance, including Golden State Warriors legend Chris Mullin, Golden State Warriors Ambassador Adonal Foyle and former NBA player Antonio Davis.

Mullin provided the welcome and musical performances included the Bay Area’s own Kev Choice and Mistah F.A.B. Guests joined Pete Escovedo and his band including his son Juan and Peter Michael.

Mistah F.A.B., Mullin, Foyle and Davis all spoke of the great influence Al Attles had on their lives and careers.

“He’s a great man and I’ve learned a lot from him,” said Foyle. “From the time I was a kid, Al Attles was an inspiration to me and so many kids,” said Mistah F.A.B.

Video tributes from a variety of celebrities also paid homage to Attles as a great man on and off the field.

Golden State Warriors star player, Steph Curry, along, with his wife, Ayesha Curry, were presented the Al Attles Community Leaders Award. The duo recently launched its non-profit Eat. Learn. Play Foundation to benefit underserved youth.

The Community Leader Award was also presented to Walter J. Haas of Coaching Corps for his commitment to using the transformative power of coaching to uplift thousands of youth. Oakland Director of Parks, Recreation and Youth Development J. Nicholas Williams was honored for his dedication to improving the quality of life of all citizens by engaging the community in preserving and expanding the department’s facilities and programs.

“Tonight is the beginning of many new things being created for the community,” said Shawn Granberry, president of HipHopTV. “If we don’t build it, who will?”

The evening paved the pathway for ACE, the Al Attles Center for Excellence to optimize the lives of underserved youth. ACE also introduced developments to be created through its new partnerships. Jason Kidd’s elementary school teacher Lori Perenon spoke of the new developments to come, including programming for the newly remodeled Willie Keyes Youth center.

Earlier in the year, Kidd along with the Oakland Park and Recreation Department teamed to remodel the center. “Funds we are raising tonight are building programming for youth to last for generations so that they have support,” said Perenon. The remodeled center had other collaborators including Jesse Jackson’s Operation Push and HipHopTV.

“It’s wonderful to be a part of ensuring the kids in the community I grew up in, West Oakland, will still have the same outlets, mentoring and programming to give them the best outcomes in life,” said Antonio Davis who once participated in activities at the Willie Keyes Youth Center as a child.

“Tonight is such an honor. I am grateful to everyone and so appreciative of the love and I wouldn’t be here today without the love and support of my family,” said Al Attles with his wife Wilhelmina Rice.

“Having such an accomplished father is a blessing and I am grateful for everyone that helped make this night so special,” said Attles son, Al Attles, III.

Other guests included Terry Ellis of En Vogue, Arif Khatib, Michelle Lewis, Lionel Bea, Dave Clark, and son David Clark.

To support the ACE visit www. GoAce.org

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Chevron Richmond Installs Baker Hughes Flare.IQ, Real-time Flare Monitoring, Control and Reduction System

While the sight of flaring can cause concern in the community, flares are essential safety systems that burn pollutants to prevent them from being released directly into the atmosphere. They activate during startup and shut-down of facility units or during upsets or equipment malfunctions. The typical flare stack is about 200 feet high so that vapors are well above street levels.

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Chevron Richmond recently installed flare.IQ, a real-time, automated system that will improve the facility’s flaring performance.

The technology, developed by Panametrics, a Baker Hughes business, uses sensors to monitor, reduce and control flaring in real time. It collects and assesses data on refinery processes, such as temperature, pressure, gas flow and gas composition, and adjusts accordingly to ensure flares burn more efficiently and cleanly, leading to fewer emissions.

“The cleaner the flare, the brighter the flame can look,” said Duy Nguyen, a Chevron Richmond flaring specialist. “If you see a brighter flame than usual on a flare, that actually means flare.IQ is operating as intended.”

“A key element in Baker Hughes’ emissions abatement portfolio, flare.IQ has a proven track record in optimizing flare operations and significantly reducing emissions,” said Colin Hehir, vice president of Panametrics, a Baker Hughes business. “By partnering with Chevron Richmond, one of the first operators in North America to adopt flare.IQ, we are looking forward to enhancing the plant’s flaring operations.”

The installation of flare.IQ is part of a broader and ongoing effort by Chevron Richmond to improve flare performance, particularly in response to increased events after the new, more efficient hydrogen plant was brought online in 2019.

Since then, the company has invested $25 million — and counting — into flare minimization. As part of the effort, a multidisciplinary refinery team was formed to find and implement ways to improve operational reliability and ultimately reduce flaring. Operators and other employees involved in management of flares and flare gas recovery systems undergo new training.

“It is important to me that the community knows we are working hard to lower emissions and improve our flaring performance,” Nguyen said.

Also evolving is the process by which community members are notified of flaring incidents. The Community Warning System (CWS), operated by Contra Costa County is an “all-hazard” public warning system.

Residents can opt-in to receive alerts via text, e-mail and landline. The CWS was recently expanded to enable residents to receive notifications for “Level 1” incidents, which are considered informational as they do not require any community action.

For more information related to these topics, check out the resources included on the Chevron Richmond, CAER and Contra Costa Health websites. Residents are also encouraged to follow @chevronrichmond and @RFDCAOnline on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter), where additional information may be posted during an incident.