Richmond Progressive Alliance
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The Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) is a community/political group in Richmond
, western Contra Costa County, California
, United States of America.It supports various community efforts including campaigns to force the local Chevron refinery to pay higher taxes and reduce pollution; opposition to racial profiling; and opposition to urban casino development in Point Molate. It supports candidates for the nonpartisan races in the city. It calls itself the organization of “progressive” politics. Its members include voters registered in the Democratic, Green, and other parties as well as independents.
Richmond, California
Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905. It is located in the East Bay, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a residential inner suburb of San Francisco, as well as the site of heavy industry, which has been...
, western Contra Costa County, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States of America.It supports various community efforts including campaigns to force the local Chevron refinery to pay higher taxes and reduce pollution; opposition to racial profiling; and opposition to urban casino development in Point Molate. It supports candidates for the nonpartisan races in the city. It calls itself the organization of “progressive” politics. Its members include voters registered in the Democratic, Green, and other parties as well as independents.
2004 Candidates
- Gayle McLaughlinGayle McLaughlinGayle McLaughlin is a California politician. She is a member of the Green Party and, since 2006, the mayor of Richmond, California and a member of Richmond's City Council. McLaughlin was elected on November 7, 2006 by a 279-vote margin over incumbent mayor Irma A. Anderson...
for Richmond City Council, won - Andrés Soto (for Richmond City Council, lost
- Leonard McNeil for San Pablo Mayor, won
2006 Candidates
- Gayle McLaughlin for Richmond Mayor, won
- Jim Jenkins for Richmond City Council, lost
2008 Campaigns
- Measure T (To substantially increase business license fee for large corporations like Chevron), passed
- Jovanka Beckles for City Council, lost
- Dr. Jeff Ritterman for City Council, won
2010 Campaigns
- Gayle McLaughlinGayle McLaughlinGayle McLaughlin is a California politician. She is a member of the Green Party and, since 2006, the mayor of Richmond, California and a member of Richmond's City Council. McLaughlin was elected on November 7, 2006 by a 279-vote margin over incumbent mayor Irma A. Anderson...
re-election as Richmond Mayor (website), won - Jovanka Beckles for City Council (website), won
- Eduardo Martinez for City Council (website), lost
External links
- RPA official website