Open Source RVA And Time Line On Canal Wall Controversy
In addition, here is a timeline on the canal wall controversy: Link
View ArticleRichmond’s spending among highest in Va.
Price tag for government administration came to $35.6M for fiscal year 2012. Link
View ArticleTouching Down
Redskins roundup: no go-go dancers, no sponsorships and no attendance guarantees. Link
View ArticleA Modern Proposal: City to Consider Redefining Spouses
An ordinance under consideration at City Hall would extend benefits to employees in legal, same-sex marriages. For now, it may be more symbolic than anything, but city planner Jim Hill says it sends a...
View ArticleAuditor clears red light contracts [but]
The auditor’s office claims American Traffic Solutions is actually a subsidiary of Redflex. He wrote that the company was essentially, “competing against itself to provide an appearance of a...
View ArticleGroup not working on city jail programs
Richmond still paying consultant that has not addressed overcrowding. Link
View ArticleCompany challenges city auditor findings
American Traffic Solutions attorneys is calling the investigation “shoddy” and asking the city auditor to immediately correct the records and notify media. Link
View ArticleRichmond risk management audit uncovers number of minor problems
Among the chief findings in the report for the fiscal year that ended June 30 were that 30 percent of workers’ compensation claims were filed late, city departments lack a unified approach to dealing...
View ArticleA high profile discrimination suit against the city has been settled. The...
Wednesday, NBC12 confirmed with attorneys for the eight public utilities workers this case has been settled. All the Richmond city attorney would say is that “the matter has been resolved.” The exact...
View ArticleCity leader says illegal dumping is out of control
At the start and end of every summer Farmer says her sidewalks and back alleys become lined with people’s unwanted junk. Link
View ArticleOfficials must apply city codes uniformly
Code enforcement efforts in the city of Richmond are supposed to be complaint-driven. Link
View ArticleSettlement reached in City Jail death lawsuit
The complaint also alleged that the city and the sheriff had known for many years of the inhumane conditions at the jail but had not remedied them, and states that the defendants failed to provide...
View ArticleRemoval of Landmark organ strikes a passionate chord
Samuels was told by the administration that the approval for removal came from Richmond CAO Byron Marshall, who was at the time unaware of the organ controversy. Link
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Richmond won’t disclose terms of pipefitters settlement
Richmond officials won’t talk about the cost to taxpayers of settling a lawsuit filed against the city by eight pipefitters over racial harassment and discrimination in the Department of Public...
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Richmond paid $1 million to pipefitters to settle suit
Richmond said today it paid $1 million to the eight pipefitters who filed a suit against the city in federal court over racial discrimination and harassment in the Department of Public Utilities. Link
View ArticleCity replacing information systems
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 RFP N12079-1 Citizen Relationship Management (CRM) KANA 840 W. California Avenue, Suite 100 Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Award Amount: $1,087,687.60 Intent to Award Notice
View ArticleFan neighbors want quicker response to trash pick-up
People who live in The Fan want to know what’s holding up trash pick-up. Neighbors are reporting weeks, sometimes months, before big items are hauled off. The city says there’s always an increase in...
View ArticleState seeks report on Richmond absentee ballot problems
The State Board of Elections won’t call it an investigation, but it is asking for an accounting from the Richmond registrar’s office for the handling of absentee ballots in a narrowly decided City...
View ArticleFirefighters Claim Exposure Mold in Station
Richmond firefighters claim they are being exposed to mold and inadequate air conditioning while working their 24 hour shifts at Richmond Fire Station 14 on Hawthorne Ave. Link
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City planning department declines to provide free copy of application until...
The city Planning Department declined to provide free copies of an application pending before a city committee. No response was received to a complaint sent to the department staff. The department...
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