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Gayle's April e-newsletter:

Dear Richmond residents and friends,

"Don't be so consumed by the pain that you don't hear the message," said writer Cynthia Griggs Fleming, a civil rights historian, speaking last Friday at a 40 year remembrance of Martin Luther King's assassination in Memphis.

And that is truly our challenge in Richmond and throughout the world.

While at a recent crime scene in Richmond, speaking to the press, I spoke also with a resident living in the area, . . . . (continued)

The cycle of violence we see in Richmond emerges from a cycle of desperation. We will not lower crime until we lower desperation. (continued)

And "keep on moving" is indeed what we are doing in Richmond!
(continued)

we are looking at expanding the solar installation component of our "Richmond Build" program . . . . (read more)
we are networking with community groups and the Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) . . . . (read more)
Richmond Little League is back in operation . . . . (read more)
Community gardens are popping up all over . . . . (read more)
we continue to seek out the "truth" from Chevron . . . . (read more)
we continue to support the rights of immigrants . . . . (read more)
we continue to promote a healthy environment . . . . (read more)
we oppose bad ideas like the spraying for the light brown apple moth (LBAM), . . . . (read more)
we oppose the State budget cuts of education funding . . . . (read more)
and lastly, my office continues to initiate and support community empowering events and activities. . . . . (read more)

These are just a few of the many efforts underway in our city.(continued)

We believe our dreams are more powerful than our fears and we believe our hopes outweigh our hurt!

Sincerely,Gayle McLaughlin