Saturday, November 25, 2006

Green Party Takes Control of Richmond, CA

San Francisco Chronicle/Carl Hall writes - ...the election makes Richmond the biggest city in the country with a Green Party mayor -- and apparently the first with a predominately minority population.

About three-fourths of the city's 103,000 residents are African-American and other minorities. The Green Party's traditional base has been among mostly white, well-educated people concerned about environmental causes.

McLaughlin describes herself in her official City Council biography as a "lifelong social activist" for progressive causes. She is the product of a union family in Chicago, and holds an undergraduate degree in psychology.

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