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Posts Tagged ‘Corky Booze’

Corky Boozé: I’m running so I can finish the work I started

By Cat Schuknecht | October 27, 2016 | 2
Corky Booze speaking from the council dais

Nancy DeVille of Richmond Pulse interviews Corky Boozé about his bid to reclaim a seat on Richmond’s City Council.

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City council candidates clash over development, rent control and schools

By Abner Hauge | October 21, 2016 | 20
Cartoon by Abner Hauge.

Candidates’ strategies for development across Richmond—and especially downtown—varied greatly.

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Booze settles with city over alleged junkyard

By Knowles Adkisson | December 7, 2014 | 4
Corky Booze speaking from the council dais

Outgoing Richmond City Councilman Courtland “Corky” Booze has reached a settlement to resolve a lawsuit brought against him by the city for failure to clean up a property he has maintained for several decades, and which the city considers a junkyard.

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Mayoral candidate’s headquarters deflates in defeat

By Brett Murphy | November 6, 2014 | 4

“It looks like the campaign is over and Butt is your new mayor,” Bates conceded. “Everyone that Chevron supported was unsuccessful.”

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National Association of Realtors spends big money on the Richmond city election

By Larry Zhou | October 28, 2014 | 2

As of Oct. 24, the National Association of Realtors Fund has reported spending $37,800 supporting Booze, $26,700 supporting Rogers, $26,700 supporting Bates and $26,700 supporting Powers. The expenditure covers the cost of polling, voter list, mailers, telephone calls and online ads.

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Chevron’s campaign criticizes progressive mayor’s travel, but its favored candidate traveled much more

By Brett Murphy | October 19, 2014 | 9

An analysis of city documents, invoices, travel receipts and bank statements dating to 2010 shows that McLaughlin has traveled less, missed fewer meetings, and spent less money on the trips than City Councilman Nat Bates.

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Proposed tax hike draws support, criticism, but little community response

By Brett Murphy | October 12, 2014 | 1

Revenues from the little-discussed Measure U tax would be split between street improvements, public safety and health, and wellness and youth services, proponents say. But it is not possible to be certain of how the dollars will be spent.

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Communities gather to strategize on how to make Rumrill Boulevard safe for everyone

By Daniela Covarrubias | October 10, 2014

Richmond and San Pablo officials held a workshop at the Lao Family Center in San Pablo Thursday to share plans and gather community input for a plan to improve pedestrian and bicycle paths in both cities. Traffic improvements were also discussed. Paul Zykofsky from the local government commission said, “by having lane reductions, we’ll be…

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The Hacienda housing project was declared uninhabitable. Why are tenants still living there?

By Tom Goulding | October 5, 2014

The troubles at the Hacienda housing project were made public in February. The Richmond Housing Authority promised a tenant relocation in April. The initial application was sent in May. It’s now October—and mice still crawl at residents’ feet and cracks still spider up the walls. “I thought this place was coming down on my head…

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Chevron’s Moving Forward spreads big money across political campaign committees

By Harriet Rowan | October 4, 2014 | 21

Chevron’s Moving Forward has funneled $1.9 million into two similarly named campaign committees over the last six weeks. Through those committees, Chevron/Moving Forward has spent $1.2 million in support of Chevron-friendly mayoral and city council candidates and in opposition to candidates more critical of the oil giant. And there’s still a month to go.

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Richmond youth question mayoral and council candidates in debate

By Semany Gashaw | October 4, 2014 | 4

The RYSE Youth Center, Invest in Youth Coalition, and the League of Women Voters hosted a two-hour debate Thursday at Richmond’s City Council chambers, with youth age 24 and younger and audience members presenting Richmond’s 13 mayoral and city council candidates with a range of questions.

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Political battle is waged on the ground via campaign signage

By Bonnie Chan | October 2, 2014 | 3

As political campaigning intensifies ahead of the upcoming mayoral and city council elections, candidates draw criticism for a deluge of political signs flooding the streets of Richmond.

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Mayoral and City Council candidates debate economic vitality at Hilltop Mall

By Fan Fei | September 25, 2014 | 1
Jael Myrick

On Saturday, Richmond mayoral and city council candidates debated plans over how to spur economic vitality at Hilltop Mall. Click through the photo gallery to see what they had to say.

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