Richmond officials to visit Durham, N.C., next week
This time they’ll be going to Durham, N.C., to visit the city’s minor-league baseball stadium as well as the nearby American Tobacco Company Historic District and Durham Performing Arts Center,...
View Article[Mayor Jones misrepresents the facts]
…the 14-year-old map that Jones and McQuinn are citing was “a rough preliminary sketch and was not by any means verified information,” that it was “not correct, complete or accurate,” Link
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GOLDMAN: Mayor’s divisive racial comments poison Stadium debate
The Mayor has intentionally turned the discussion on his Shockoe plan into a racial one.Link At the New Year’s event, Mayor Jones told the mostly black audience that the council members who are...
View ArticleCutting meetings would save city council $288,688 per year, memo states
If the Richmond City Council were to cut back from two regular meetings per month to one, the change would save $288,668 a year in direct costs and staff time, according to a council memo. Link
View ArticleSchapiro: Richmond’s mayor loses another loyalist at an inopportune time
This mayor is not known for a hands-on style. He is dependent, perhaps overly dependent, on the attentiveness of others. Jones is pushing an expansive venture with a shrinking network of loyalists. Link
View ArticlePeople Call for City Government, Not Sports!
But our Mayor and City Council sure do spend an awful lot of time on sports. They took resources from our public school system to make the deal with the Washington Football Team training camp, and have...
View ArticleRichmond asks state to review child welfare cases
…there was no statement from the mayor himself. Link
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Williams: In economic talks, mayor misplays race card
But the Bottom-Boulevard-ballpark imbroglio can be boiled down to misplaced priorities and misplayed politics. And as if this stadium plan weren’t being propped up by enough flimsy cards, Jones...
View Article2 city schools open under temporary certificates of occupancy
Two Richmond elementary schools that opened more than a year ago are still operating under temporary certificates of occupancy. Link
View ArticleRichmond Public Works head returns from suspension
James Jackson was put on leave without pay earlier this year, but the City wouldn’t say why citing personnel privacy. Link
View ArticleRichmond council committee debates purpose of stadium vote
How can the city attorney represent city council when he is doing this? Why does city council tolerate this? When Robertson asked why the language was being changed to reflect the possibility of a...
View ArticleHicks asks for audit of city’s Social Services social
Hicks seems to already know. Hicks said that though many of the recent challenges have been in Child Protective Services, which has been found to have compromised the safety of children due to...
View ArticleRichmond neighbors claim city destroyed their yards
A Richmond community is dealing with destroyed front yards, and neighbors claim the city caused the mess. Link
View ArticleAnonymous submission of Open Letter to City Council
Over the past 4 months since Mayor Jones’s initial announcement of the RevitalizeRVA plan, his conduct, as well as that of Venture Richmond and LovingRVA, have been questionable at best (and...
View ArticleShockoe Stadium: Mayor’s Proposal Before Council on Monday Puts Cart Before...
We are concerned that significant information has still not been provided to the public and City Council sufficient to make the best decision for the city. Moreover, we worry that the new proposed...
View ArticlePeople Call for City Government, Not Sports!
But our Mayor and City Council sure do spend an awful lot of time on sports. They took resources from our public school system to make the deal with the Washington Football Team training camp, and have...
View ArticleFormer DSS director now working for sheriff’s office
The former director of Richmond’s Department of Social Services, who was forced to retire after problems in the scandal-plagued department showed children were in danger, is being paid with tax dollars...
View ArticleRichmond makes $92 million accounting correction related to CenterStage,...
More than $92 million in capital assets has been wiped off the books for the city of Richmond because of “inaccurately recorded” financial activity in prior years, according to the city’s latest...
View ArticleVenture Richmond and Taxes and Leases
Oregon Hill neighbors continue to investigate the private, non-profit Venture Richmond. What they are finding may be of interest to all Richmond citizens. Link
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City Hall turns to the Richmond Police Department for disciplinary guidelines.
Marshall said it was up to each department to determine employee discipline on a case-by-case basis because there are no set guidelines. Link
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