Refinery town : big oil, big money, and the remaking of an American city

Early, Steve

Refinery town : big oil, big money, and the remaking of an American city / Steve Early ; foreword by Senator Bernie Sanders - Boston, MA : Beacon Press , c2017 - 222 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: from company town to progressive city -- A refiner's fire -- The greening of city hall -- Richmond's community policeman -- Tuesday night cage fights -- An election not for sale -- Celebrating our differences? -- Gentrification and its discontents -- Epilogue: making local progress.




English

9780807029664


Municipal government---History---California---Richmond
Business and politics---History---California---Richmond
Company towns---History---California---Richmond
Petroleum industry and trade---Political aspects---History---California---Richmond
Community development


Richmond (CA)---Politics and government---21st century

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