The following came from Zac Wear, a former RPA leader. A very interesting read.

From: Zak Wear <zakwear@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2019 9:42 AM
To: Butt, Tom <tom.butt@intres.com>; ben_choi@ci.richmond.ca.us; Bates, Nat <natbates@comcast.net>; Eduardo Martinez <eduardo_martinez@ci.richmond.ca.us>; demnlus_johnson@ci.richmond.ca.us; jael_myrick@ci.richmond.ca.us; melvin_willis@ci.richmond.ca.us
Subject: Why I Left the Richmond Progressive Alliance

To Council Members,

Political organizing can often lead to situations with abusive, toxic, even delusional dynamics. I hope this article will lead you to reflect on how to better facilitate grassroots organizing. In my view, transparency is our strongest tool to prevent irresponsible behavior and abuse of power:

https://transparentzak.com/news/2019/2/1/rpa

I wish you luck in governing this year.

Thank you,

Zak Wear