Posts Tagged ‘rpa’
People of Richmond: With the RPA now in charge, what’s in store for the city?
“People of Richmond” is a regular series in which reporters pose a question to people in the community. Answers are presented verbatim, though sometimes edited for brevity. Q: With the Richmond Progressive Alliance gaining a super-majority on City Council, what do you think the future holds for Richmond? “Although it is a RPA majority, they…
Read MoreNew Tenant Ordinances To Help Low Income Residents
The Richmond City Council decided last Tuesday to start drafting two new ordinances to help low income tenants find housing in Richmond. The council was responding to a proposal put forward by Vice Mayor Melvin Willis and several groups. It will make it cheaper for tenants to apply for rental housing and also outlaw discrimination…
Read MoreIn surprise move, Richmond City Council votes Ada Recinos, 26, to succeed Gayle McLaughlin
26-year-old Ada Recinos succeeds Gayle McLaughlin on the Richmond City Council to the surprise of many who expected longitme RPA member Marilyn Langlois to take McLaughlin’s place.
Read MoreWhile the nation swings right, Richmond swings left
As the Republican Party swept into power nationally and the country watched its politics become more conservative overnight a week ago, Richmond had one of its most progressive elections ever—passing a rent control measure and giving the city’s leftist political faction majority control over the City Council.
Read MoreWillis’ and Choi’s City Council wins bring victory for RPA, Mayor Butt voices concern
In what may be the biggest electoral victory in the Richmond Progressive Alliance’s 13-year history, the political group has won two more City Council seats—giving it a majority on the council.
Read MoreFinal results: RPA sweeps City Council race, Measure L passes
With all 53 precincts reported and each ballot counted, the divisive 2016 Richmond election has drawn to a close.
Read More2016 election could bring RPA biggest win yet
Back in 2004, Richmond voters saw local election posters encouraging them to “Reach for a better Richmond” and promising them “New Leadership, New Ideas, New Ethics.” Now, six elections later, the up-and-coming political faction behind those fliers, the Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA), could wield more influence over City Hall than ever before.
Read MoreCity council candidates clash over development, rent control and schools
Candidates’ strategies for development across Richmond—and especially downtown—varied greatly.
Read MoreMayor highlights business, environment and council meeting improvements in his first 100 days
On April 23, new Richmond Mayor Tom Butt concluded his first 100 days in office. Butt, a longtime councilmember and Point Richmond architect, won the November election to replace termed-out former mayor Gayle McLaughlin, and took office in January. In politics, the first 100 days is considered an important period in which a new legislator…
Read MoreRichmond Progressive Alliance revives campaign for stronger tenant protections
Advocates for stronger tenant protections in Richmond received support last week when the Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) decided to join their efforts. The RPA is an influential political player in the city, with members—Jovanka Beckles, Eduardo Martinez, and Gayle McLaughlin—holding three of the seven seats on the city council. The group’s steering committee voted on Wednesday…
Read MoreRichmond City Council adjourns without filling vacant seat
Richmond’s City Council failed to appoint a new member to the Council’s vacant seat Tuesday night, deciding after a series of deadlocked nominations to instead to move the decision to next week’s council meeting.
Read MoreCrude politics: Chevron lost expensive election, but still has plenty of power
Harriet Rowan and Jimmy Tobias, Richmond Confidential reporters and students at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, published an article for The Nation website that explores Chevron’s continuing influence in Richmond after losing big in the election.
Read MoreAlex Knox, the name behind Tom Butt’s winning campaign for mayor
Alex Knox, 26, is wearing a blue shirt, grey suit and smiling into his ice water. His mouth becomes a cartoon shape when he smiles, a bright crescent. It is a week after the election, and Knox looks relaxed – very different from when we first met on the eve of the election.
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