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Crude politics: Chevron lost expensive election, but still has plenty of power

By Harriet Rowan | November 28, 2014 | 3
The three Team Richmond candidates, McLaughlin, Beckles and Martinez, sharing a joke on a victorious election night. (Photo by Tom Goulding)

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.

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Losing candidates say corporate money may have hurt their campaigns

By Tom Goulding | November 19, 2014 | 7
Just some of the ocean of mailers sent out by campaigns to residents during the 2014 City Council. (Photo by Robert Rogers)

Chevron-funded spending committees backed several losing candidates – to the tune of $3.1 million – on Election Day. Those who were defeated are now left to wonder what happened and whether Chevron’s money may have hurt rather than helped.

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Eduardo Martinez: Shy person turned into powerful city councilman

By Larry Zhou | November 13, 2014 | 5
Eduardo Martinez gives a speech at the Richmond Progressive Alliance office while waiting for the election results to come in. (Photo by Tom Goulding)

Three minutes past midnight, Eduardo Martinez walks out of the Richmond Progressive Alliance office. He turns around and stares back in. Still no final result. He waves goodnight to his supporters. It’s Martinez’s third time running for the Richmond City Council.

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Scenes from an upset: At RPA headquarters, exhaustion and doubt turn to exhilaration

By Tom Goulding | November 6, 2014 | 31

A long and tense day brought an end to an election that looks set to bring a David v Goliath story.

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