Ben Choi
Ben Choi is the vice mayor and city council-member of Richmond, California since 2019.[1]
History
Ben Choi arrived from South Korea as a child at age six and was in the country illegally for 10 to 12 years.[2][3]
In 2019 he mourned the loss of Michael Davenport, a longtime supporter of Richmond charity works, particularly the Richmond Police Department's PAL.[4] Also that year, he promoted mitigation of illegal dumping in the city limits by Richmondites and outsiders by installing CCTV.[5] He also served as the grand marshal of the Spirit and Soul Festival.[6] He voted unsuccessfully 3 to 4 (along with mayor Tom Butt and councilman Jael Myrick[7]) to retain[8] city manager Carlos Martinez that year as well.[9] Choi suggested that Martinez be put on probation for six months and reassessed then instead of making the city look "out of control".[10] He cut the ribbon for new soccer pitches at Wendell Park.[11] Choi voted for district elections for city councilmen in 2019.[12] He also dressed up as Rosie the Riveter for the Rosie Rally Home Front Festival.[13] He voted for cleanup through capping of the polluted Zeneca site at Campus Bay.[14]
References
- ↑ Richmond councilmembers to be sworn in tonight Archived 2019-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, Richmond Standard
- ↑ Richmond, Calif., Pulls Plug on License Plate Reader Deal, Angela Ruggiero, East Bay Times/Govtech.com
- ↑ Controversial appointment to Richmond police commission fails; city workers protest wages, Edward Booth, Richmond Confidential
- ↑ Community mourns passing of Michael ‘Mr. Richmond’ Davenport Archived 2019-12-22 at the Wayback Machine, The Richmond Standard
- ↑ Richmond waste roundup combats illegal dumping, Aashna Malpani, Richmond Confidential
- ↑ Celebrating Spirit & Soul with spirit and soul, Ashly Njoroge, Richmond Confidential
- ↑ [https://patch.com/california/elcerrito/richmond-city-manager-fired Richmond City Manager Fired Carlos Martinez had been on the job for less than a year when he was terminated by the City Council], El Cerrito Patch
- ↑ Richmond City Council Haplessly Fires City Manager, John Geluardi, East Bay Times
- ↑ Former Oakland city manager appointed as Richmond interim city manager Archived 2019-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, Mike Kinney, Richmond Standard
- ↑ Richmond Replaces City Manager Following Pressure From Unions, John Geluardi, East Bay Times
- ↑ New mini-soccer pitches to enliven ‘underused’ Richmond park Archived 2019-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, Richmond Standard
- ↑ District elections, department shuffle, adult-use cannabis sales all in, Council says, Aaron Leathley and Victoria Dmitrieva, Richmond Confidential
- ↑ ’Rosie the Riveters’ Get Standing Ovation at Festival Saturday in Richmond, BayCityNews/[[NBC Bay Area]
- ↑ [https://richmondconfidential.org/2019/09/25/20190923_council_leathley_dmitrieva/ Council votes on Zeneca site clean-up and development ], Aaron Leathley and Victoria Dmitrieva, Richmond Confidential
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