Highland Community News: Gayle McLaughlin for Lt. Governor

(Read article) In 2010, as Mayor of Richmond, CA, I presided over our City Council when we unanimously passed a resolution to boycott the State of Arizona for its SB 1070 law which expanded statewide the massive racial profiling and gross human rights violations that Sheriff Joe Arpaio was leading in Maricopa County. Six years later, in November 2016, the voters of Maricopa County succeeded…

These Cities Are Putting Our Fractious Federal Government to Shame

Gayle McLaughlin led something of a revolution in the small, Bay Area city of Richmond, California. First elected to the mayor’s office there in 2006, McLaughlin and her leftist political organization the Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) transformed the city from a de facto company town dominated by the local Chevron refinery into a leading example of the power of progressive municipal…

No LPG Storage in San Pedro!

Gayle's prepared remarks for the California State Lands Commission meeting, August 17 Members of the California State Lands Commission, I am Gayle McLaughlin. I am the former Mayor of Richmond, California. I am here to support the residents of San Pedro and neighboring Los Angeles areas who are asking the Commission for justice and protection from the Rancho Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) 25…

Lieutenant Governor Hopeful Gayle McLaughlin Wants to Take the East Bay’s Progressive Revolution to Sacramento

By Darwin BondGraham @Darwinbondgraha The former city of Richmond mayor and council member hopes that the idealistic brand of politics she championed in the Bay will attract statewide voters. Standing outside of Richmond City Hall, Gayle McLaughlin held up one end of a banner that read “homelessness is not a crime” while listening to someone deliver an impassioned speech against an ordinance…

SF Chronicle: Richmond’s Gayle McLaughlin running for lieutenant governor

On Tuesday, Gayle McLaughlin will step down from the Richmond City Council. The next day, she and her husband, Paul Kilkenny, will leave for a 10-day road trip that will take them through Southern California and back. They’ll make stops in San Diego, Los Angeles and other cities, but it’ll be no summer vacation. No, the work for McLaughlin, who is running for lieutenant governor of…

Gayle McLaughlin: Richmond’s Grassroots Trailblazer Has Her Eye on State Capitol

by Keisa Reynolds Richmond City Council has entered a new era without Councilwoman Gayle McLaughlin. The former mayor stepped down on July 18 to focus on her campaign for lieutenant governor of California. McLaughlin, who says she wants to “take back the capitol for the people,” will be running against a batch of candidates including California State Sen. Ed Hernandez and Pakistani-born…

Lieutenant Governor Candidate Gayle McLaughlin in San Diego

July 19, 2017 (San Diego)—Gayle McLaughlin, former mayor of Richmond, California, says she’s running a corporate-free progressive campaign for Lieutenant Governor of California.  She will hold a town hall meeting to discuss her campaign on Thursday, July 20 at 7 p.m. at the IBEW 569 hall, 4545 Viewridge Avenue, Suite 100 in San Diego. According to a press release issued by the campaign, as a…

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Progressive Candidate Gayle McLaughlin Speaking in San Diego

From Our Revolution North County Progressive activist Gayle McLaughlin, running for Lieutenant Governor of California as an independent, will be speaking in San Diego on Thursday, July 20 at the IBEW 569 Hall. As a two-term mayor of Richmond, California, McLaughlin and her allies were responsible for the passage of progressive legislation, including: an increased minimum wage,…