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Mayor’s diversion won’t help city schools
Jones, it would appear, can’t handle the truth. Instead, he comes off looking stingy on school maintenance, lavish on spending for private-sector sports teams and indifferent about the safety and...
View ArticleCity did not pay for initial design work on Shockoe stadium
The city attorney declined to comment when asked if there is anything in city code that limits or prohibits the city’s ability to accept free services from a vendor interested in a potential contract....
View ArticleMarshall attorney blasts Richmond auditor’s report as “grossly inaccurate”
An attorney for Richmond Chief Administrative Officer Byron C. Marshall has accused City Auditor/Inspector General Umesh Dalal of damaging the credibility of the auditor’s office by issuing a “grossly...
View ArticleMayor announces “school finance working group”
The group is supposed to meet in private at 3 p.m. Tuesday. After that, Hawley said, the names might be available. Link
View ArticleStadium double play dogs Richmond mayor
A two-pronged redevelopment plan by Mayor Dwight Jones could turn into a costly double play for city taxpayers. Link
View ArticlePanel votes to recommend denial for planned gateway sign
The Urban Design Committee’s discussion started with a question about whether the project could be killed outright, and ended with a suggestion to overhaul the entire design. If the city Planning...
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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Mayor’s diversion won’t help city schools
Jones, it would appear, can’t handle the truth. Instead, he comes off looking stingy on school maintenance, lavish on spending for private-sector sports teams and indifferent about the safety and...
View ArticleCity did not pay for initial design work on Shockoe stadium
The city attorney declined to comment when asked if there is anything in city code that limits or prohibits the city’s ability to accept free services from a vendor interested in a potential contract....
View ArticleRichmond won’t spend money to repair decrepit schools
Richmond is Virginia’s biggest Democratic town. But no city body or other Democratic organization criticized the mayor. Why? Because this former chairman of the General Assembly’s legislative Black...
View ArticleOPINION: Jones, Samuels, Baliles – Three Blind Mice
What is with Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones, City Council President Charles Samuels and Councilman Jon Baliles? They have now spent almost all their current terms in office obsessed in one way or another...
View ArticleFormer political candidate gets job at Richmond City Hall
The hiring took place just as the Dance-McQuinn fight was heating up ahead of the Aug. 9 firehouse primary. Three days after Thompson’s start date, the McQuinn campaign circulated a list of 85...
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After seven offers, city-owned property in Scott’s Addition still unsold
The list of unsolicited offers spans July 25, 2012, to July 25 of this year. Over that period, the city received 14 unsolicited offers on five properties. Notification letters were sent to the council...
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Council members asked to sign confidentiality agreement on CAO’s resignation
Members of the Richmond City Council are being asked to sign a confidentiality agreement before being briefed on the abrupt departure of Chief Administrative Officer Byron C. Marshall, according to...
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City hires outside lawyer to oversee his exit
The Jones administration hired outside legal help at a rate of $330 per hour to oversee Marshall’s exit from City Hall. Link
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City officials: Confidentiality agreement is confidential.
City officials already went to unusual lengths to keep quiet the circumstances surrounding Marshall’s resignation, requiring City Council members to visit an outside employment law attorney to sign a...
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Today’s Top Opinion: Richmond government — nonsense on stilts
In short, this all looks very bad. It’s time for the administration to drop the nonsense and come clean. Link
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