ACLU eyes district wide prayer event at Richmond schools
Flyers distributed for the event list Newbille and Mosby as council members and sponsors of the community prayer. Mosby’s staff person employed by the city is listed as the point of contact, and even...
View ArticleCity Council approves gay-marriage ordinance
The impassioned debate over gay marriage burst into Richmond City Hall on Monday night as the City Council voted to approve an ordinance granting spousal benefits to gay employees — if Virginia law...
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Police say man had the right to remove political signs on Monument
“Officers are now more familiar with that particular City Code dealing with signage along public ways, including Monument Avenue,” Shamus said. The code forbids signs except on private property....
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Richmond’s FOIA request response was delayed
The Richmond Police Department did not respond to a request for records related to the costs of the mayor’s security detail within the time period required under state law. “The Richmond Police...
View ArticleQuestions being raised about new Richmond red light cameras
Several attorneys in the Richmond-area are raising concerns about new red light cameras in use at the intersection of Elkhardt and Hull Streets in South Richmond. Link
View ArticleBallpark – No response from city administration
From: C. Wayne Taylor To: Christopher Beschler <christopher.beschler@richmondgov.com> Sent: Sunday, December 8, 2013 4:35 AM Subject: Fw: Beschler – Ballpark – Flood plane Dear Mr. Beschler, It...
View ArticleCity Hall Restrooms Lacking in Accessibility
Returning home, Smalls’ frustration found an outlet in a Nov. 14 letter penned to his city councilwoman, Kathy Graziano. He waited for a reply. “No text, no email, no phone call, no paper letter,”...
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Council waives zoning rules 31 times in 2013
The city of Richmond is the only locality in Virginia that waives zoning rules. The city charter empowers council to allow a “special use” (special privilege) to an individual landowner. Often the...
View ArticleThe Threat of Free Speech in Richmond
Alice Massie’s main concern, according to herself, is to keep the park secure. I’m going to just say it: Alice Massie is scared of people of color, poor people, and homeless people. Link
View ArticleACLU eyes district wide prayer event at Richmond schools
Flyers distributed for the event list Newbille and Mosby as council members and sponsors of the community prayer. Mosby’s staff person employed by the city is listed as the point of contact, and even...
View ArticleCity Council approves gay-marriage ordinance
The impassioned debate over gay marriage burst into Richmond City Hall on Monday night as the City Council voted to approve an ordinance granting spousal benefits to gay employees — if Virginia law...
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Police say man had the right to remove political signs on Monument
“Officers are now more familiar with that particular City Code dealing with signage along public ways, including Monument Avenue,” Shamus said. The code forbids signs except on private property....
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Richmond’s FOIA request response was delayed
The Richmond Police Department did not respond to a request for records related to the costs of the mayor’s security detail within the time period required under state law. “The Richmond Police...
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Please do not privatize Monroe Park
Subject: Please do not privatize Monroe Park From: Charles Pool To: [City Council] Cc: ned.oliver@styleweekly.com; gmoomaw@timesdispatch.com; Date: Thursday, January 16, 2014 11:14...
View ArticleRobertson Looking For Ways To Discriminate
U.S. Supreme Court RICHMOND v. J. A. CROSON CO., 488 U.S. 469 (1989) Decided January 23, 1989 Because the city of Richmond has failed to identify the need for remedial action in the awarding of its...
View ArticleRichmond firefighters concerned after SSNs exposed
The department’s spokesperson says the file was supposed to have certain security features so only a few people in the department could see that file. Now, the department is trying to figure out...
View ArticleHealing divisions created by flawed process goal of stadium referendums
The overriding goal of the referendums I wrote for the citizens group now working to get them on the November ballot [hopefully you will sign] is basic yet powerful. It aims to heal the growing damage...
View ArticleRichmond DSS employees sue City over unpaid overtime
The DSS workers say the city has violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The lawsuit, obtained by NBC12, says they regularly work more than forty, often up to fifty hours a week and the agency...
View ArticleIn chaotic session, activist removed, park lease ok’d
Does City Council have criteria for who qualifies as “press”? If not, who violated the law? Dorsey, a strident council critic who attends public meetings carrying a handgun, was asked by a council...
View ArticleCity Council Meeting Degenerates Into Weird, Chaotic Mess
A failed candidate for sheriff was forcibly removed from City Council Chambers and then carried out of the building on his back by three uniformed police officers. Another man’s refusal to yield during...
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