We have chapters in Richmond, Antioch, San Pablo, and Pittsburg. Contra Costa ACCE Action members are taking action and winning transformative changes!
322 Harbour Way #5
Richmond, California 94801
925-348-9165 ext. 104
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Contra Costa ACCE organizes tenants in Richmond, Antioch, Pittsburg, and San Pablo to fight for Housing Justice! In 2024, Antioch ACCE members secured another major victory for tenants when the Antioch City Council passed a strong Just Cause for Eviction ordinance. This victory completes a powerful trifecta of tenant protections won by ACCE Antioch members, building on their previous wins for rent control and tenant anti-harassment protections (TAHO).
After two years of persistent organizing in Richmond, ACCE members won a landmark victory in December 2024 when Richmond City Council passed major improvements to the city's housing code enforcement system, marking a crucial step toward safe, healthy housing for all Richmond residents. We continue to organize across the county - particularly in San Pablo and Pittsburg where we are fighting to win rent control, just cause for evictions and a tenant anti-harassment policy!
In 2024, ACCE worked with our allies from SEIU 1021, APEN and Lift Up Contra Costa to elect candidates that put communities and families first in cities across Contra Costa. During the last election we worked to elect progressive grassroots candidates like Sue Wilson and Claudia Jimenez to the Richmond City Council. We also helped elect Shanelle Scales-Preston to the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors. While 2024 was a big year for elections, our work doesn’t stop there. In 2025, we’re holding our elected leaders accountable and building power for the fights ahead.
ACCE and our allies are fighting to ensure Contra Costa’s budget reflects the needs of working families. Through grassroots organizing, we've secured major wins that invest in housing, healthcare, and resources for underserved communities.
ACCE members and our allies in Richmond are leading the nation in transitioning buildings from gas to electric. By working with city co-governing partners and pressuring PG&E to pilot a neighborhood-scale electrification project in low-income Black and Brown communities, we are transforming Richmond into a model for clean, green, and dignified housing. This effort will create good union jobs, protect tenants, and improve community health.
ACCE members are fighting to save the Antioch-Pittsburg Amtrak Station after the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority voted to relocate it to Oakley, stripping transit access from a diverse, working-class community to benefit a wealthier, predominantly white area. This campaign reflects ACCE's commitment to combating transit racism and protecting public infrastructure in working-class communities of color.