It seemed, according to Early’s account, a Manichaean fight. Fair housing was often the topic of town council battles. To prevent the foreclosure of homes financially underwater after the Great Recession, the Alliance proposed the use of governmental eminent domain. For example, the Richmond Progressive Alliance, in a fight with big soda, endeavored to tax soft drinks to promote good health, and the creation of casinos in the town was halted. Yet there was an active left-of-center cadre in opposition to the influence of the refinery and other powerful interests. Naturally, Chevron took a large part in the electoral process. Labor activist and journalist Early ( Save Our Unions, 2013, etc.) moved to Richmond in 2012 and soon became intrigued with the largely nonwhite community’s municipal life.
A resident reports, in some detail, on his town’s fraught governance. In Richmond, California, overlooking scenic San Francisco Bay, is a company town bankrolled by Chevron.
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