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19% More Commuters Use Bike on Bike to Work DayBroadway WorldCommunity members and elected officials, including Mayors Ed Lee (San Francisco), Jean Quan (Oakland), Margaret Fujioka (Piedmont), Jerry Thorne (Pleasanton), Stephen Cassidy (San Leandro), Tim Sbrianti (Dublin), Gayle McLaughlin (Richmond), John … and more …read more Source: Richmond, California News Feed From Google News Zennie … Read more
19% More Commuters Chose to Bike on Bike to Work DayFort Mills TimesCommunity members and elected officials, including Mayors Ed Lee (San Francisco), Jean Quan (Oakland), Margaret Fujioka (Piedmont), Jerry Thorne (Pleasanton), Stephen Cassidy (San Leandro), Tim Sbrianti (Dublin), Gayle McLaughlin (Richmond), John … and more …read more Source: Richmond, California News Feed From Google … Read more
Barnidge: Riders can’t get enough of BART’s Fleet of the FutureSan Jose Mercury NewsThat’s the company that Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and her Progressive Party colleagues have so little use for. So the Lafayette Library’s grand experiment with a food-on-premises policy now ends, thanks to careless patrons, discarded wrappers, … and more …read more Source: … Read more
Richmond StandardInitially, council considered letting voters decide on the wage proposal in the November elections, but Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and her Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) colleagues decided they didn’t want to wait and gave council the power to enact …Richmond takes step toward higher minimum wageContra Costa Times all 3 news articles …read more Source: … Read more
Richmond takes step toward higher minimum wageContra Costa TimesThe ordinance is the latest iteration of a minimum wage hike that seemed like a foregone conclusion last month, when a majority of the council put the brakes Mayor Gayle McLaughlin’s push to enact a phased-in wage hike to $12.30 by 2017 without a staff … and … Read more
City staff sees potential flaws in mayor’s minimum wage proposal, recommends …Richmond StandardMayor Gayle McLaughlin and her Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) colleagues have been pushing hard for the wage increase, saying it is long overdo and will benefit the economy. Last month, however, the ordinance failed to pass council after some …Richmond: Push for minimum … Read more
City staff sees flaws in mayor’s minimum wage proposal, recommends further studyRichmond StandardMayor Gayle McLaughlin and her Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) colleagues have been pushing hard for the wage increase. Last month, however, the ordinance failed to pass council after some councilmembers criticized the mayor for neglecting to …Richmond: Push for minimum wage hike set … Read more
Richmond: Push for minimum wage hike set for another showdownContra Costa TimesWhat seemed like a foregone result to raise the local minimum wage gradually to $12.30 by 2017 was halted last month, as four City Council members rejected Mayor Gayle McLaughlin’s push to enact the wage hike without a staff study into possible effects. and … Read more
Activists take concerns direct to Chevron hometownsScoop.co.nz (press release)Richmond’s Mayor Gayle McLaughlin officially welcome the visiting trade unionists and applauded their plan to campaign globally to expose problems with Chevron’s liquefied natural gas project in Australia. She gave them an official proclamation on … …read more Source: Richmond, California News Feed From Google News Zennie … Read more
Richmond StandardRichmond Mayor Gayle Mclaughlin and her Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) call themselves Team Richmond. But a good teammate doesn’t take all the credit when his or her team wins – particularly in cases when that teammate doesn’t deserve much … …read more Source: Richmond, California News Feed From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | … Read more
Communities from Five Countries Seek to Drop Hammer On Chevron Because …CSRwire.com (press release)Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, Richmond, CA. “We join with other organizations around the world calling for Chevron to stand up and be a good corporate citizen and to honor Ecuador’s legal judgment ordering cleanup reparation payment to communities in the … …read more … Read more
Commentary forum: 4/29Dayton City PaperTake the mayor of Richmond, Calif., for example. Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and the city council there are creating a city of the future – where policies and initiatives are the result of high-minded leaders putting their heads together on behalf of the … …read more Source: Richmond, California News Feed From … Read more
Fighting city hall is easier than running it, Richmond’s green reformers findGristAnother RPA candidate, Gayle McLaughlin, an earnest progressive who had just moved to the Bay Area from Chicago, also ran. None of the groups attacking Soto even knew who McLaughlin was; she squeaked her way onto the council with 10 percent of the … … Read more
BerkeleysideSpeaker there include Richmond mayor Gayle McLaughlin, Anuradha Mittal from the Oakland Institute, Wes Jackson from The Land Institute, and Doria Robinson from Urban Tilth. Our Land Symposium, Wheeler Hall, UC Berkeley, Saturday, Apr. 26, 6 p.m. … …read more Source: Richmond, California News Feed From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or … Read more
Council speaking time curbedContra Costa TimesRICHMOND — Marred for years by lengthy meetings and legislative theatrics, one of the Bay Area’s most bombastic city councils voted Tuesday to quiet its members’ tongues. The council voted 5-1, with Vice Mayor Jovanka … The item was debated for more … …read more Source: Richmond, California News Feed … Read more
Green-Rainbow Party Candidates For Statewide Offices Tour BerkshiresWAMCFactor points to Mayor Gayle McLaughlin of Richmond, Calif. as a successful Green Party elected official. “[McLaughlin] has used eminent domain to purchase mortgages and then negotiate with homeowners,” he said. “Foreclosures have ended in that city of … and more …read more Source: Richmond, California News Feed … Read more
Richmond council opts to limit speaker time in effort to curb long meetingsSan Jose Mercury NewsThe item was debated for more than an hour, before being passed just shy of 11 p.m. The meeting was interrupted earlier when Mayor Gayle McLaughlin called a five-minute recess to halt a long verbal tussle between Boozé and City … Read more
Richmond council opts to limit speaker time in effort to curb long meetingsOakland TribuneThe item was debated for more than an hour, before being passed just shy of 11 p.m. The meeting was interrupted earlier when Mayor Gayle McLaughlin called a five-minute recess to halt a long a verbal tussle between Booze and City Attorney … Read more
Richmond ConfidentialHowever, in Richmond, a new model for adult-youth conversation is starting to emerge. On Saturday, more than 100 people gathered at City Hall for a Youth Summit sponsored by Mayor Gayle McLaughlin. “Without the voice of youth, we all suffer in the city … …read more Source: Richmond, California News Feed From Google News … Read more
The Future Will Be Green Or It Won’t Be At AllGreen Party US (press release)Greens seek to wed a politics of class and ecology, and the best Green activists and elected officials like Mayor Gayle McLaughlin of Richmond, Calif., who stood up to the power of Chevron and foreclosing banks on behalf of her city’s … Read more
Stop Capitulating, Start ConvergingCounterPunchGreens seek to wed a politics of class and ecology, and the best Green activists and elected officials like Mayor Gayle McLaughlin of Richmond, Calif., who stood up to the power of Chevron and foreclosing banks on behalf of her city’s residents, are … and more …read more Source: Richmond, California News … Read more
Guest commentary: Foreclosure prevention program will improve Richmond’s …Contra Costa TimesBut it’s Mayor Gayle McLaughlin and her fellow champions of the CARES program — including Vice Mayor Jovanka Beckles, Councilman Tom Butt, and Councilman Jael Myrick — who have it right, in saying we have to “stand up to the banks” and hold them … … Read more
Residents criticize Chevron Richmond’s modernization projectSan Jose Mercury NewsCommission members, who are appointed by Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, a consistent Chevron critic, signaled they would subject the proposal to prolonged scrutiny and may extend the process to review the documents and residents’ feedback before making a … …read more Source: Richmond, California News Feed From Google … Read more
Residents criticize Chevron Richmond’s modernization projectContra Costa TimesCommission members, who are appointed by Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, a consistent Chevron critic, signaled they would subject the proposal to prolonged scrutiny and may extend the process to review the documents and residents’ feedback before making a … and more …read more Source: Richmond, California News Feed From … Read more
Chevron’s plan to modernization Richmond refinery draws criticismContra Costa TimesCommission members, who are appointed by Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, a consistent Chevron critic, signaled they would subject the proposal to prolonged scrutiny and may extend the process to review the documents and residents’ feedback before making a … and more …read more Source: Richmond, California News … Read more
Residents express outcry over Chevron Richmond’s modernization projectContra Costa TimesCommission members, who are appointed by Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, a consistent Chevron critic, signaled they would subject the proposal to prolonged scrutiny and may extend the process to review the documents and residents’ feedback before making a … and more …read more Source: Richmond, California News … Read more
Barnidge: $7 million deficit should be a piece of cake for Richmond problem …San Jose Mercury NewsHere’s what they should do: Have Mayor Gayle McLaughlin get one of her Wells Fargo buddies to float the city a loan, then seize that debt through eminent domain and repackage it at a discount. Whatever money’s still owed … Read more
Barnidge: $7 million deficit should be a piece of cake for Richmond problem …Contra Costa TimesHere’s what they should do: Have Mayor Gayle McLaughlin get one of her Wells Fargo buddies to float the city a loan, then seize that debt through eminent domain and repackage it at a discount. Whatever money’s still owed can … Read more
Contra Costa TimesRICHMOND — What seemed like an inevitable move to raise the local minimum wage hit a snag this week as several City Council members rejected Mayor Gayle McLaughlin’s push to enact the wage hike without a staff study into possible effects.Minimum wage increase stallsRichmond Confidential all 3 news articles …read more Source: Richmond, … Read more
Richmond ConfidentialKen Jacobs, head of the U.C. Berkeley Labor Center, said Richmond would be the 10th city in the country to pass a local minimum wage law. But the issue isn’t dead, and the council plans to reconsider it in future sessions. … Mayor Gayle McLaughlin …Richmond leaders delay minimum wage hike, seek further studyContra … Read more
Prince William and Stafford counties home salesWashington PostGarry Glen Dr., 12601-Megan M. McLaughlin to Andrew M. Jacks, $430,000. Hume Ct. …. Gayle Ct., 16259-Venus Properties Corp. to Armando C. Escobar, $314,000. …. Daffodil Lane, 8-Richmond American Homes of Virginia to Scott A. Benning, $505,342. …read more Source: Richmond, California News Feed From Google News Zennie … Read more
Primary election changes hard on small political partiesRecord-SearchlightAnother Green Party member, Gayle McLaughlin, was elected mayor of Richmond in 2006. In other states, Angus King won a U.S. Senate seat in Maine in 2012, and Lincoln Chafee won the Rhode Island gubernatorial contest in 2010, without party affiliations. …read more Source: Richmond, California News Feed … Read more
Top-two primary might be bad for small-party candidatesLos Angeles TimesAnother Green Party member, Gayle McLaughlin, was elected mayor of Richmond in 2006. In other states, Angus King won a U.S. Senate seat in Maine in 2012, and Lincoln Chafee won the Rhode Island gubernatorial contest in 2010, without party affiliations. …read more Source: Richmond, California … Read more
Richmond to host Point Molate Beach grand opening on SaturdaySan Jose Mercury NewsThe official ribbon cutting by Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin is set for 11:30 a.m., and live music starts at 12:30 p.m.. Activities will include egg coloring, docent-led talks and nature walks, and a tug-of-war battle between the Richmond police and … and more … Read more
KQED (blog)Richmond mayor Gayle McLaughlin said she wants the project and the 1,000 construction jobs it’s expected to create, but she also wants to make sure it’s safe. And she sees it as a chance to push Chevron for lower emissions. “How often do we have an … …read more Source: Richmond, California News Feed … Read more