"Change
will not come if we wait for some other person
or some other time. We are the ones we've been
waiting for. We are the change that we seek." -
BARACK OBAMA, speech, Feb. 5, 2008
Join
me, and many good friends, neighbors and supporters
in a celebration of truth and good ideas. We need
them both and badly in Richmond, and we need them
soon.
My
priorities will be to work on: Preventing
crime and violencewith
jobs, youth programs and public safety
Developing
and diversifying our economywith
new green technologies and more support for small business
Defending
Richmond’s healthwith
less toxic places and more open spaces
Building
unity from our diversity,embracing
our differences and pulling together as one
Richmond
Better
utilization of City funds to
reduce the bureaucracy, expand services,
and fix our streets.