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Saturday marked first day of precinct walks for the campaigns of Mayor Gale McLaughlin and city council candidate Jovanka Beckles. Both candidates say they won’t accept corporate donations, so volunteer help is crucial for them.
Mister Phillips, who lost Tuesday in his bid to unseat County Supervisor John Gioia, knows for sure where he’ll be this weekend: His wedding. Beyond that, it’s harder to say for the Richmond’s newest rising politico.
Four years after her upset win vaulted Gayle McLaughlin to the pinnacle of local politics and into the national spotlight, the now more seasoned Green Party mayor says she still has what it takes to hold the reins of power.
Neither Mark Peterson nor Dan O’Malley were able to secure over 50 percent of Tuesday’s primary vote, so the two will duke it out in a November run-off for the county District Attorney seat.
It was too early to tell for many of Tuesday’s local races, although by 9 p.m., County Supervisor John Gioia was leading in his bid to fend off political newcomer Mister Phillips for the District 1 seat.
the 2010 Northern California Summit on Children and Youth, an event hosted by Richmond for the first time, took place last Thursday and Friday at the Richmond Auditorium. The conference brought together about 250 people.
A brief rundown of the countywide races up for grabs in Tuesday’s primary election.
The three candidates running for County District Attorney are hard at work raising money for their campaigns. But little of it is coming from Richmond. What implications does that have for the city that’s responsible for so much of the county’s crime?
Richmond’s city limits grew by 10 feet Tuesday, as City Council approved a plan to annex a tiny strip of land just north of Kay Road during a generally tame council session.