Oct 13, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min · 13 segments
Richmond mayoral candidate Ahmad Anderson returned to the *Be Curious Contra Costa* podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about the city's future, touching on public safety, economic development…
Ahmad AndersonGuestMike BurkholderHostOne of the things I want to address like really early in this episode before we drill down into a lot of the issues is that, you know, Richmond's obviously one of the most diverse cities in Contra Costa County.
And there's some of this underground black vote, brown vote, white vote, person vote.
But has the city entered this point where candidates are being judged more on their race versus ideas and thought processes? Because I'm just hearing this underground tone, and it's very gross.
not only in ethnicity but in brain thought and how people act and how they move in the city of Richmond is reflective of the great strength we have if we come together.
I've always focused on not the different zip codes, not the Point Richmond, the Parkchester, the Hilltops, the South Richmond, the Annex or 23rd Street.
And I think it's important that you have a representative leader that not only can walk with kings and queens but not lose the common touch.
And what I mean by that is being able to have that experience as somebody who has been an expert in bringing people together as a human resources leader, making sure that you listen and you act upon that listening.
And I have said, not only to those who are supporting me, that you denigrate the city of pride and purpose when you talk about accents, when you talk about ethnicity, when you talk about race, that's a no-go.
And folks may not be in my core campaign, but I have reached out directly to people when they start playing the race card.
I just don't understand it because you would think with a city with that much diversity, it would be celebrated because a lot of those events you guys are doing out there are amazing events.
One of the things I want to address like really early in this episode before we drill down into a lot of the issues is that, you know, Richmond's obviously one of the most diverse cities in Contra Costa County.
And there's some of this underground black vote, brown vote, white vote, person vote.
But has the city entered this point where candidates are being judged more on their race versus ideas and thought processes? Because I'm just hearing this underground tone, and it's very gross.
not only in ethnicity but in brain thought and how people act and how they move in the city of Richmond is reflective of the great strength we have if we come together.
I've always focused on not the different zip codes, not the Point Richmond, the Parkchester, the Hilltops, the South Richmond, the Annex or 23rd Street.
And I think it's important that you have a representative leader that not only can walk with kings and queens but not lose the common touch.
And what I mean by that is being able to have that experience as somebody who has been an expert in bringing people together as a human resources leader, making sure that you listen and you act upon that listening.
And I have said, not only to those who are supporting me, that you denigrate the city of pride and purpose when you talk about accents, when you talk about ethnicity, when you talk about race, that's a no-go.
And folks may not be in my core campaign, but I have reached out directly to people when they start playing the race card.
I just don't understand it because you would think with a city with that much diversity, it would be celebrated because a lot of those events you guys are doing out there are amazing events.
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