Blog

February 26, 2019

On February 23rd, at the RPA's Membership Meeting, the Housing Action Team announced its goals for 2019. Our members also had an update on what the HAT has been working on in the past few months. Below is all the information you need to...

February 10, 2019

David Duhalde is a DC-based political and socialist activist, and is the current Political Director of Our Revolution – a progressive political action organization inspired by Senator Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign.  Mark your calendars for a discussion with David: “How Can Our Revolution Work More Closely...

February 10, 2019

The new California Progressive Alliance seeks to elevate progressive ideas; promote the creation of local political alliances and coalitions for political power; support corporate-free progressive candidates and issue-based electoral campaigns; and expand the communication and dialogue among all our progressive family in the state of California, respecting and supporting the work done by...

February 09, 2019

This month, The Activist sat down with Eduardo Martinez, who started his second term as Richmond City Councilmember, to discuss some of his priorities for 2019. TA: You are one of the environmental leaders on the City Council. What are some of your main concerns these days? EM: I...

February 04, 2019

A former member of the Richmond Progressive Alliance has released a batch of private emails exchanged between RPA members in 2017. Richmond’s mayor considered that exchange worthy of publicizing in his email forum this week. Most of the material had been previously released by...

January 25, 2019

In the latest attempt to deny public input into the future of publicly-owned Point Molate, the newly- seated Richmond City Council voted Tuesday January 15, 2019 to amend the RFP on Point Molate, removing restrictions and gutting community benefits: No limit on number of...

January 24, 2019

If you missed it, find below the presentation from the Richmond Neighborhood Housing Services (RNHS) on Opportunity Zones in Richmond. CITY OF RICHMOND OPPORTUNITY ZONES 1/24/2019   "RNHS has gathered industry leaders, stakeholders, housing and economic development practitioners to lead a conversation from their...

June 22, 2018

Richmond Progressive Alliance (RPA) is pleased to announce that a motion regarding Point Molate, sponsored by RPA-endorsed Council Members Eduardo Martinez and Ada Recinos and Vice Mayor Melvin Willis, was unanimously passed Tuesday June 19, 2018. In the motion Staff was directed to make...

May 17, 2018

The Contra Costa County Racial Justice Task Force (created as a result of excellent campaign work by the CCC Racial Justice Coalition) has recently come out with a set of thirty recommendations for ensuring racial equality within the county’s criminal justice system. Recommendations range...

May 08, 2018

Big thanks to all the presenters who inspired us at the RPA’s Earth Day event, Activating Environmental Justice.                And many thanks to panelist Cheryl Holzmeyer who just introduced us to the Refinery Monitoring Tool. Produced by Air Watch Bay Area this new, online, interactive...