Happy St. Patrick's Day!
During the second half of the 1800s, more than two-and-a-half million Irish citizens immigrated to North America. My grandfather was one of them: Peter A. McLaughlin. As an eight-year-old boy from County Tyrone, Peter traveled with his father…
Grateful
Today across the state families and friends will gather to give thanks. This is a special time of togetherness and gratitude. Personally, I am extremely grateful for all of you who are supporting this political revolution we are building together. I…
People are fighting back, and winning! Let’s rally for 2018.
This month’s elections were good news - we saw a power shift back towards the people as Republicans lost seats in Virginia and a diverse group of candidates won across the country under the Our Revolution and Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)…
Cutting our Shared Prosperity
Recently we have learned more of the details of the Trump/GOP tax plan. It’s easy to pick away at the details of the plan -- realtors, homebuilders, and even Marco Rubio have problems with it. This plan is completely aligned with Trump’s indignities…
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
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
Gracias! September calls for celebrating Hispanic Heritage month. I send my greetings and my gratitude to the 15 million Californian Latinos, who constitute the largest demographic group in our state. Nothing happens here without Latinos and we are…
Rosh Hashanah Greetings to Our Jewish Neighbors
As Jewish communities throughout California and around the world celebrate Rosh Hashanah, I want to extend my warmest greetings. Our Jewish neighbors usher in 5778 facing a U.S. presidential administration that has nurtured white nationalism and…
A candidate for lieutenant governor says inmate firefighters are slave labor. Is she right?
… One person who is being vocal is Gayle McLaughlin, the former Richmond mayor who is running for lieutenant governor in 2018. She says using prisoners as firefighters amounts to “slave labor” and calls it an example of a criminal justice system…
The Bernie Sanders of the East Bay is exploring run for Lt. Gov.
As a Richmond mayor and councilmember Gayle McLaughlin railed against Chevron, one of the most powerful corporations in the world, for its environmental indecency, sought to protect residents from the cold grip of home foreclosures by Big Banks…