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City council candidates clash over development, rent control and schools
Candidates’ strategies for development across Richmond—and especially downtown—varied greatly.
Read MoreCouncil votes to fund contract for new police body cams and tasers
The Richmond City Council clashed over funding for body cameras and tasers at Tuesday’s meeting. Other initiatives related to cannabis, carbon tax and school budget were approved with little conflict.
Read MoreAfter previous attempts to influence, Chevron stays out of city election
Two years after spending more than $3 million only to see each candidate it backed lose, Chevron and its political action committee, Moving Forward, have been notably absent from the 2016 election cycle.
Read MoreCampaign finance reports provide litmus test for voters as election approaches
The last Friday of September was the first pre-election filing deadline for city council candidates to submit campaign finance reports. It was the first chance for the public to see the inner financial workings of their campaigns, such as who gives them money and how much they spend.
Read MoreRichmond mayor releases strategy to expand affordable housing
Last week, Mayor Tom Butt released his first-ever housing strategy, which details plans to increase the availability of affordable and market rate housing in Richmond.
Read MoreCandidates sharply divided over proposed rent control measure
All nine candidates for the Richmond City Council weighed in at a question-and-answer style forum at the Hilltop Community Church last Thursday night, where jobs, health care, and above all rent control dominated the discussion.
Read MoreCommunity members voice concerns over recent violence
Some groups in Richmond are coming together and others are clashing in the wake of a recent spate of shootings that has rocked the community.
Read MoreRichmond pastor hosts City Council candidates, urges voter engagement
Last week, Richmond’s Praise Fellowship Bible Church hosted a “meet the candidates” forum focused on boosting voter engagement among Richmond’s faith-based community. The Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA)’s political action committee (PAC) co-sponsored the event.
Read MoreWith signatures approved, Kids First Initiative gets closer to the 2018 ballot
On Tuesday, City Council verified the signatures for putting the Richmond Kids First Initiative on the 2018 ballot. The embattled initiative, which supporters had worked to put on the 2016 ballot, would allocate up to 3 percent of the city’s general fund over the next 10 years for a special fund for children’s and youth services.
Read MoreRichmond City Council votes ‘no’ on eviction, rent increases moratorium
City Council voted not to pass an urgency ordinance that would have implemented a 45-day ban on certain evictions and high rent increases.
Read MoreRichmond City Council to vote on evictions, rent moratorium
City Council will vote tomorrow on an urgency ordinance to implement a 45-day ban on certain evictions and rent increases over 3 percent for residential tenants, to take effect immediately.
Read MoreCity Council candidates get boost from Bernie Sanders
The former presidential candidate’s new national non-profit, Our Revolution, endorsed RPA-backed Richmond City Council candidates Ben Choi and Melvin Willis. They were two of 63 candidates nationwide to be recognized in the first wave of Our Revolution endorsements.
Read MoreRichmond city council meeting marked by protests over Richard “Pedie” Perez
Frustration was the headliner at Tuesday night’s city council meeting, at which the council heard from a mourning family and unanimously elected a new vice mayor.
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