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West County Supporters Host Fundraiser for District Attorney Becton
West County Friends for Diana Becton hosted a fundraiser on Saturday for the re-election campaign of Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton.
West County Friends for Diana Becton hosted a fundraiser on Saturday for the re-election campaign of Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton. Attending the fundraiser at Lara’s Fine Dining in the Richmond Marin were elected, business, and community leaders from El Cerrito, Hercules, Pinole, Richmond, and San Pablo.
Legislative staffer Uche J. Uwahemu introduced Becton at the fundraiser. “This lady has power. Yet she is still down to earth. She works for the people,” he said.
Becton said this election is going to be a fight, and she will be ready. She went on to list three pages of accomplishments, including diversion programs for youth, interventions for drug offenders and special operations to get the most dangerous criminals off the street. She ended by leading attendees in the chant “Fired Up, Ready to Go.”
Real estate broker Joe L. Fisher was the lead fundraiser. “We raised over $10,000.00 in 10 minutes. I want to thank everyone who helped make this fundraiser a great success,” said Fisher.
Becton is the first African American and first female to serve as district attorney for Contra Costa County. Supporters can donate to Becton’s re-election campaign online at https://www.dianabecton.com.
The West County Friends for Diana Becton are East Bay MUD Director Lesa McIntosh; real estate broker Joe L. Fisher; businessman Jake Sloan, Richmond Chamber of Commerce, legislative staffer Uche J. Uwahemu; El Cerrito Mayor Pro Tem Gabriel Quinto; political consultant Eric Zell; and Attorney Mister Phillips.
The Richmond Post’s coverage of local news in Contra Costa County is supported by the Ethnic Media Sustainability Initiative, a program created by California Black Media and Ethnic Media Services to support community newspapers across California.
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‘Donald Trump Is Not a God:’ Rep. Bennie Thompson Blasts Trump’s Call to Jail Him
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U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said he not intimidated by President-elect Donald Trump, who, during an interview on “Meet the Press,” called for the congressman to be jailed for his role as chairman of the special congressional committee investigating Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, mob attack on the U.S. Capitol.
“Donald Trump is not a god,” Thompson told The Grio during a recent interview, reacting to Trump’s unsupported claims that the congressman, along with other committee members like vice chair and former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, destroyed evidence throughout the investigation.
“He can’t prove it, nor has there been any other proof offered, which tells me that he really doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” said the 76-year-old lawmaker, who maintained that he and the bipartisan Jan. 6 Select Committee – which referred Trump for criminal prosecution – were exercising their constitutional and legislative duties.
“When someone disagrees with you, that doesn’t make it illegal; that doesn’t even make it wrong,” Thompson said, “The greatness of this country is that everyone can have their own opinion about any subject, and so for an incoming president who disagrees with the work of Congress to say ‘because I disagree, I want them jailed,’ is absolutely unbelievable.”
When asked by The Grio if he is concerned about his physical safety amid continued public ridicule from Trump, whose supporters have already proven to be violent, Thompson said, “I think every member of Congress here has to have some degree of concern, because you just never know.”
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