Corporate Crime Reporter Covers our Corporate-Free Campaign for Lt. Governor

Gayle McLaughlin and the Corporate Free Campaign for California Lieutenant Governor By Editor Filed in News November 6th, 2017 @ 2:24 pm (Click here to read original article at Corporate Crime Reporter) Gayle McLaughlin, the former mayor of Richmond, California, has launched what she calls a corporate free campaign for Lieutenant Governor of California. Gayle McLaughlin As mayor,…

Join me in demanding Sheriff Livingston stop inhumane treatment of female detainees

Join me in demanding Sheriff Livingston stop inhumane treatment of female detainees In response to a recent S.F. Chronicle report detailing horrendous conditions suffered by female detainees in the West County Jail in Richmond, today I sent a “cease and desist” letter to Contra Costa Sheriff David Livingston. Despite massive opposition from Richmond residents and elected officials, the…

Sheriff Livingston; Cease and Desist Human Rights Abuses of ICE Detainees

From :  Gayle McLaughlin Former Mayor of Richmond, CA 6111 Orchard Ave, Richmond CA 94804   To : David Livingston Contra Costa Sheriff 651 Pine St, Martinez, CA 94553   RE:       Cease and Desist Human Rights Abuses of ICE Detainees Date:   November 3, 2017   Sheriff Livingston,   It has come to my attention through reporting by Otis R.…

Universal Tuition Free College for All

Education is a key element of a democracy and prepares our youth for success in an increasingly complex world. Yet in California, and across the country, higher education is still inaccessible to many or is completed with a mountain of debt. I am tired of seeing us deny so many the opportunity to grow themselves and change their communities. This is why my campaign and many others are fighting…

Organizing Locally

Organize Locally It is my privilege to participate in this effort, and I will continue to do this important outreach work in the coming years, presenting the Richmond Progressive Model, and sharing our experience to encourage others to do it as well. Volunteer Toolkit Organize in your hometown to create true progressive, year-round, diverse and inclusive political…

Building local Progressive Alliances

To achieve serious progressive change we must get active, organizing and mobilizing locally! We can create progressive, corporate-free, inclusive, diverse, and year-round organizations that fight for the local hot issues and elect corporate-free candidates to local office. This is the mindset we had when we built the Richmond Progressive Alliance, and we created a helpful video to outline the…

Honoring Those Who Have Died with Activism and Resistance

Tonight is Halloween, and as I open my door to neighborhood children full of joy and excitement, I reflect on the origins of this autumn holiday and what it means to honor those who have died. For more than 4,000 years the pre-Celts and Celts of Europe celebrated of the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the winter with Samhain (sow-in), which later became All-hallows-eve or…

Support Building Local Power Across California!

Support Building Local Power Across California! As a two-term Mayor of Richmond CA, I led a successful grassroots movement to liberate our city from the grip of corporate giants and wealthy special interests. Watch the above video to learn the principles to building local progressive power, using the Richmond Progressive Alliance model. Your support today will allow…

Corporate-free Campaign

For too long our democracy has been compromised by corporations and the 1% using our broken campaign finance system to legally bribe our politicians. A study conducted by Princeton in 2014 proved that the US is an oligarchy, not a democracy. The most glaring proof of this conclusion is apparent in the tables below: There is virtually no change in the likelihood of policy passing even if ALL…

Around the Way: Gayle McLaughlin

Gayle McLaughlin is running grassroots campaign for Lt. Gov. of California, one small donation at a time. https://vimeo.com/239713081