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City denies FOIA request seeking records on Judkins pay decision
In addition, it took nearly three weeks for the city to provide a complete response to the FOIA request… Link
View ArticleLETTER: Losing Track at City Hall
Where does Mayor Dwight Jones get these gypsies like Jeannie Welliver of Economic Development? Link
View ArticleToday’s top opinion: Unsatisfactory
Either the administration is trying to hide something, or it simply prefers to keep the public in the dark. Which is it? Link
View ArticlePolice chief mum on new policy to charge for mug shots, accident reports
Goldman says the mayor and police chief aren’t being transparent as promised and like Chief Ray Tarasovic told CBS 6′s Mark Holmberg when he took the job last year. Link
View ArticleMayor Says His Stadium Proposal Is ‘Not Dead’
But it remains unclear whether the complex deal to develop the stadium is even complete. Link
View ArticleMayor Jones plans to continue pushing proposal for baseball stadium
The once withdrawn proposal for a new baseball stadium in Shockoe Bottom is coming back. Today, Mayor Dwight Jones made it clear he was not going to back away from the Shockoe Stadium plan. Link
View ArticleShockoe named to national list of endangered historic places
The Washington-based organization cited the proposal for a new minor-league ballpark as the reason for the Bottom’s inclusion on the list. Link
View ArticleRichmond School boss: ‘You got millions and millions of dollars worth of...
The time for Band-aids has ended, it is time for “real surgery.” Link
View ArticleToday’s top opinion: Great expectations
Though the problem is not so grave as the numbers look at first blush, the Richmond Economic Development Authority is struggling with debt. Part of the problem: The Redskins training facility, which is...
View ArticleNo criminal charges, but Judkins departure still a mystery
There won’t be any criminal charges, but the messy circumstances surrounding the recent departure of Richmond’s top finance official have still not been fully explained despite two investigative...
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ARCHITECTURE REVIEW: The new GRTC bus plaza is an insult to Richmond’s older...
I’ve seen bus depots in Third-World countries with better amenities than this sad situation. Link
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Hicks now Social Services Director, not interim
It’s going to take longer than originally expected to fix Richmond’s troubled Department of Social Services. The man tapped to examine the issues for an original six-month time period, has now been...
View ArticleCity debates paving over Shockoe streets for market overhaul
Though Richmonders have generally applauded the plan to revamp the 17th Street Farmers’ Market by turning it into a European-style open plaza, some members of the Urban Design Committee were uneasy...
View ArticleCity spent more than $500K to prepare Shockoe plan
Amount does not include city internal expenses. The city has spent $506,798 on contracts with outside vendors for surveys, studies and other consulting and legal work. Link
View ArticleRichmond official: Social Services still in ‘desperate need’
The Richmond Department of Social Services is still an agency in “desperate need,” according to a department official who briefed a City Council committee Wednesday on efforts to improve programs...
View ArticleCorrespondent of the Day: GRTC working to improve routes
Phase I: Open the facility. Phase II: Build the facility! The transfer plaza was conceived as a two-phase plan. Phase one was the installation of bus bays, signage and modification of local routes to...
View ArticleNeighbors frustrated with rodents, trash left in city alleyway
For years neighbors told CBS 6 tall trees and high grass covered an unfinished alleyway near Spings Rd. They said the city recently finally cut everything down but left the trash that had been piling...
View ArticleCity rental inspection plan might backfire
Richmond’s Code Enforcement Division (CED) already has systems in place to identify older homes and apartment buildings likely to have both maintenance and safety issues. Instead of an RIP in a few...
View ArticleIs Redskins camp bringing promised boost to Richmond?
Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones and Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe took turns leading the charge of goodwill, touting the partnership between Richmond and the Redskins in building their new training...
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Richmond DSS bungles payments for adopted children with special needs
Hicks also said the delay in process checks is the result of several systemic and structural problems and he was recently made aware of. He said he has asked for a full audit by the City Auditor’s...
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