[Sosfbay-discuss] RICHMOND Mayor concedes race -- city largest in nation with Green leadership

[JamBoi]

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San Francisco Chronicle
RICHMOND Mayor concedes race -- city largest in nation with Green
leadership
Carl T. Hall, Chronicle Staff Writer

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 

Richmond Mayor Irma Anderson conceded defeat Tuesday in her bid for
re-election and congratulated her opponent, Gayle McLaughlin, a member
of the City Council and an activist in the Green Party. 

In a news release, Anderson said it was clear that the voters of
Richmond had "opted for a different vision for Richmond." 

Assuming officials certify the results as expected, the election makes
Richmond the biggest city in the country with a Green Party mayor --
and apparently the first with a predominately minority population. 

About three-fourths of the city's 103,000 residents are African
American and other minorities. The Green Party's traditional base has
been among mostly white, well-educated people concerned about
environmental causes. 

McLaughlin describes herself in her official City Council biography as
a "lifelong social activist" for progressive causes. She is the product
of a union family in Chicago and holds an undergraduate degree in
psychology. 

Anderson has been mayor for five years. She described it as a time of
"many challenges, necessitating tough decisions that I made for the
health and well being of our community." 

She said she would work closely with McLaughlin to assure a smooth
transition. 

Anderson said in her news release that she was declining interviews.
McLaughlin couldn't be reached for comment Tuesday night. 

E-mail Carl T. Hall at chall at sfchronicle.com. 

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