Gayle McLaughlin for California Lieutenant Governor 2018
Gayle McLaughlin
for Lieutenant Governor 2018
Across California, local progressives are joining together to take back power. Together we are organizing corporate-free alliances that serve the people’s interest.
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Gayle McLaughlin Stepping Down from Richmond City Council to Run Fulltime for Lt. Governor of California and Organize Grassroots Groups
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Richmond, California, June 27, 2017 -
Richmond city councilmember and former mayor Gayle McLaughlin announced today that she will step down from her seat on the council to fully focus on her organizing campaign for the office of Lieutenant Governor of California.
McLaughlin is running with the goals of "putting people first, organizing corporate-free local groups throughout…
What A California Refinery Town Can Teach America
By Kathy Kiely
A soon-to-be-published book by a longtime labor organizer chronicles how a grass-roots democracy movement overcame corporate money.
In Richmond, California, a refinery town near San Francisco, a vibrant community coalition is proving that democracy is powered by votes, not money. (Photo by Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
When longtime labor…
Sharing Our Experience: The Richmond Progressive Alliance
https://youtu.be/UxthsOj2yhc
In 2004, Gayle McLaughlin was the first corporate-free progressive candidate ever elected to the Richmond city council. The Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) is an organization key to the electoral success of Gayle and other corporate-free progressives subsequently elected to the council. Now 5 our of 7 members of the Richmond city council are RPA members. They…
In Richmond, We Would Not Let Democracy Be Bought
In November 2014, my city of Richmond, California, provided us with a beautiful and successful David vs. Goliath story in which ordinary people (the people of Richmond) triumphed over the Chevron Corporation and its $3 million attempt to stop Richmond’s progressive direction. We experienced a clean sweep in the elections with all the progressives winning and all of Chevron’s candidates losing.……
How to Buy a City: Chevron Spends $3 Million on Local California Election to Oust Refinery Critics
http://www.democracynow.org/2014/10/31/how_to_buy_a_city_chevron
The oil giant Chevron is being accused of attempting to buy the city government of Richmond, California. The company has spent more than $3 million to back a slate of pro-Chevron candidates for mayor and city council ahead of Tuesday’s election. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, Chevron has paid for TV attack ads,…
Bernie Sanders: Stand Up to Corporations Like Chevron
https://youtu.be/-FQ6n49AWpY?t=22m1s
Earlier this month, Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke at a town hall meeting in Richmond, California, about the many problems confronting America, including big money in politics following the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. After an hour-long speech, he had the crowd of around 500 on their feet giving the independent senator from…
Richmond’s rules: Why one California town is keeping Wall Street up at night
By Lydia DePillis
Very early on a Wednesday morning in September, the city council of Richmond, Calif., did something that no American city had yet managed: It voted for a plan to wrest underwater mortgages from the hands of Wall Street, depriving investors of tens of millions of dollars in order to save borrowers from foreclosure.
For communities across the land…
Chevron to Pay $2 Million for 2012 Refinery Fire in Richmond, CA; 200 Arrested at Protest
Democracy Now interview (listen)
It was one year ago when a massive fire at a Chevron refinery in Richmond, California, sent toxic smoke billowing into the air about 10 miles northeast of San Francisco. In the aftermath, more than 15,000 people sought medical treatment for respiratory problems. On Monday, Chevron pleaded no contest to six criminal charges related to the fire and agreed to submit…
California town takes on Chevron over refinery pollution
Rachel Maddow reports on efforts by the residents of Richmond, California to hold Chevron accountable for a refinery fire that spread toxicity across the city and sent thousands to local hospitals.
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