{"product_id":"winning-richmond-gayle-mclaughlin-9780999135815","title":"Winning Richmond: How a Progressive Alliance Won City Hall","description":"\u003cp\u003eWINNING RICHMOND - HOW A PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE WON CITY HALL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGayle McLaughlin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.\" --\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNative American proverb\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA group of political activists, environmentalists, and social justice advocates formed a Progressive Alliance that took their city back from the Chevron Oil Company. They transformed Richmond, long polluted and poisoned, into a national leader in sustainability, equity and grassroots democracy, giving hope to the San Francisco Bay Area, the state of California, and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGayle McLaughlin was at the center of that long-term struggle, organizing with co-activists, going door-to-door campaigning and serving as the two-term Mayor of Richmond, California. This is her story. This is Richmond's story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e​\"...the eyes of the country are on you. And if Chevron can roll over you, they and their buddies will roll over every community in America. If you can stand up and beat them with all of their money, you're going to give hope to people all over America that we can control our destinies.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernie Sanders at Richmond Town Hall for the Richmond Progressive Alliance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e​\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gayle McLaughlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0999135813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999135815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hard Ball Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d","brand":"Gayle McLaughlin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049095753983,"sku":"9780999135815","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1aa44ac0-fb2d-4190-94d8-67dc60a6f530.jpg?v=1684999601","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/winning-richmond-gayle-mclaughlin-9780999135815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}