Richmond voters shift outlook of City Council By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 11/03/2010 02:27:36 PM PDT Richmond voters passed up two establishment candidates and ushered in new leaders to steer the city, a move that changes who holds the majority on the...

Part of every campaign website and every campaign mailer is a list of the candidate’s endorsements. The endorsing organization hopes to play on its influence to boost its candidates, and every candidate hopes to benefit from an endorsement that may bring voters,...

With all precincts having reported, it appears that it was a clean sweep for the E-FORUM endorsements. Gayle McLaughlin edged out Nat Bates for mayor with 40.43% of the vote compared to Bates’ 36.52% In the Council race, the top three winners were Corky Booze with...

Just thought you would like to know… In her final campaign mailer, which arrived appropriately on Halloween, Maria Viramontes tried to recast herself as anti-casino, providing a list of her anti-casino votes and her new recommendation to vote no on measure U. What she...

Once again, BAPAC (Black American Political Action Committee), chooses white over black and endorses 75% non-black candidates because they suck up to Chevron and support the Point Molate casino. The following is from Richmond Confidential: BAPAC attacks two council...

City looking to make green off pot businesses Jars of medical marijuana are on display at a Richmond dispensary. (photo by Natalie Jones) By: Ashley Hopkinson | October 29, 2010 – 9:00 am | Filed Under: Economy, Election 2010, Featured, Front, Government Richmond may...

An Open Letter to the Community On Measure U from California Native Plant Society The most critical East Bay election this year is Richmond’s city race where voters will decide whom to elect for city council and mayor and whether to support Measure U, the Richmond...

CLICK HERE Interested in Participating in Government? Supervisor Gioia is Seeking Volunteers for County Advisory Boards I’m looking for interested, motivated residents to serve on several Contra Costa County citizen advisory boards. These voluntary boards usually meet...

Richmond's Measure U doesn't measure up Chip Johnson Friday, October 29, 2010 Not even the Exotic Erotic Ball, one of the most famous Halloween parties in the world, was enough to draw enough Bay Area participants to Richmond. After 31 years in San Francisco, the...

Tribes, card clubs weighing in on Richmond's Measure U casino measure By Katherine Tam Contra Costa Times Posted: 10/27/2010 04:14:04 PM PDT Updated: 10/28/2010 05:41:58 PM PDT It's a war of glossy, attention-grabbing mailers and ads rapidly raising spending to nearly...

Mayor and Councilmembers: This is the weekly report for the two weeks ending October 29th, 2010. At the outset, I apologize for missing distribution of last week’s report due to other time commitments, making this a relatively lengthy report (21 interesting items)....

The Contra Costa Times made a persuasive case for reelecting Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, which is excerpted below. I think the normally conservative paper felt internally conflicted with pangs of regret and reasoned it had to balance that endorsement out with endorsements...

Vote no on Measure U, Richmond's bad bet Thursday, October 28, 2010 For seven years, the hard-luck city of Richmond has toyed with a bayside casino to ease its 18 percent jobless rate and persistent poverty. On Tuesday, voters will have their say on whether a $1...

For the third and last time, I am sending my recommendations for next Tuesday’s election. Many people have already voted. As of yesterday, Richmond voters had requested and been sent 19,328 absentee ballots, and 6,432 had been returned. My local recommendations:...

Gambling for Revenues in Richmond Richmond voters will decide whether to green-light the first large urban casino in the state. By Robert Gammon The fate of California's first major urban casino is in the hands of Richmond voters next Tuesday. The huge Indian-run, Las...

As the most vocal shill of unpopular and self-serving Richmond causes, the Richmond Chamber of Commerce today published a plea for passage of Measure U. As usual, the Chamber’s missive was replete with false statements and misrepresentations. I have annotated the copy...

October 28, 2010 Contra Costa Times Endorsement Why we need Jovanka, Eduardo, and Corky Dear Friends, I thank the Contra Costa Times editorial board for its endorsement of me for Mayor (10/28/10). I especially appreciate their reasoning: It is not about personalities,...

Prop. 19 could flicker out By Josh Richman Oakland Tribune Posted: 10/22/2010 02:34:49 PM PDT Updated: 10/23/2010 03:56:01 AM PDT Come Nov. 3, California will either have become the first state to allow legal, regulated, taxed marijuana, or -- more likely, some...

Longtime teacher seeks council spot Eduardo Martinez, right, makes his pitch to voters outside Lincoln Elementary School. Most decisions in government, he says, benefit those in power. "Almost anything that helps the common person generally doesn't get passed until it...

Jim Rogers vies for a third term Councilman Jim Rogers, 55, married Kristin Rosekrans in August. He said they met on the "the magical Internet." When he first told his son Eli about her, his son said, "She's out of your league." Photo by David Ferry. By: Anne Brice |...