Posts Tagged ‘politics’
Alex 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.
Read MorePolitical battle is waged on the ground via campaign signage
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.
Read MoreCandidates turn to social media as election nears
With a month left to the November 6 election, City Council candidates are turning to video and social media to engage voters and gather voter feedback. Candidates Nat Bates and Mike Wassberg last week released a campaign video attacking the Richmond Progressive Alliance for its support of the city’s plans to build bicycle paths…
Read MoreYour guide to a Richmond weekend filled with events
There’s a lot happening in Richmond Friday thru Sunday. It’s a mix of environmental, social, educational and political-themed events in our community. FRIDAY Occupy Richmond Earth Day March: 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., begins at Richmond BART station. Progressive activists will march from BART station to City Hall in Richmond to protest pollution and tax…
Read MoreFunding priorities for mitigation fee revenue to remain largely unchanged
North Richmond’s share of landfill mitigation funding for 2012-2013 is likely to be doled out in proportions roughly similar to previous years, the mitigation committee suggested in a meeting last Friday. County leaders offered an early glimpse at an expenditure plan that would provide the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the community with an estimated…
Read MoreProgressives prevail on council
Corky Boozé, Jovanka Beckles and Jim Rogers win in tight council race.
Read MoreSingh hopes to bring harmony to council
Underdog candidate Harry Singh hopes to bring fresh ideas to city government.
Read MoreMcLaughlin under fire
The mayor’s political opponents launched an attack campaign Tuesday, releasing bankruptcy filing documents from 2001.
Read MoreNeighborhood representatives prepare for pot ordinance
Assistant City Attorney Mary Renfro presented the newest draft of the city’s proposed pot law Tuesday to representatives of neighborhood councils. City Council will vote on the law next week.
Read MoreCouncil won’t halt court cases against pot shops
Despite pleas from the owners and patrons of Richmond’s medical marijuana dispensaries, the city council decided Monday during a special, closed session to continue with court cases aimed at shutting down the city’s pot clubs. Each of the city’s eight dispensaries have been faced with cease-and-desist orders from city prosecutors, who say that because Richmond…
Read MoreCity Council takes a mulligan on marijuana ordinance
City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to undo many of the revisions it made last week to its new medical marijuana ordinance, and also approved a November ballot measure to tax all pot sales.
Read MoreCouncil to weigh Oakland-like tax on big pot growers
On Tuesday, Richmond’s City Council will weigh whether to follow Oakland’s lead in allowing, regulating and taxing large-scale medical marijuana growers within city limits.
Read MoreVoters to get say on casino plan — but it won’t count
Richmond residents applauded a plan that will allow voters to say whether they approve a proposed plan to build an Indian casino at Point Molate this November, although the vote won’t be legally binding.
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