Monday, September 10, 2018: Gayle McLaughlin

This week on KPFA Women's Magazine, we look at elections - are they a good way to get what we want?

Next up Kate sits down with Gayle McLaughlin, two-term mayor and three-term city council member in Richmond, California, and cofounder of the Richmond Progressive Alliance.  Under her leadership, Richmond raised the minimum wage to $15, passed the first new rent control ordinance in California in decades, and reduced the homicide rate by 75%. "When RPA members get elected to office, they don't join the club of elected officials," says Gayle.  "No, the club you're part of is still the movement."  Gayle and others are now building the California Progressive Alliance, to spread the Richmond model to other cities around the state.

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Also on today's show:

Aimee Allison and She The People Summit

Events:

6th Annual Musical Extravaganza