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Mayor Walker blasts fellow Councilors over credit card policy vote
Former City Manager Tarron Richardson said a new credit card policy was "of paramount importance" back in 2019, but City Council resisted adopting his proposal.
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History of the Downtown Radisson/Omni Hotel deal
Couldn't help but juxtapose these two articles now that the Omni hotel owners believe they've been overtaxed.
David McNair
Apr 11
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Emails show City Council challenged former CM Richardson's authority in the creation of new…
Today, the City of Charlottesville suddenly announced the hiring of its first Deputy City Manager for Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. But ther…
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Apr 5
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Four-point guide to local police reform
So much of this discussion about the police budget is beside the point, a kind of circular argument that has been going on for way too long. Her…
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Apr 5
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Two CPD Officers fired, one for "unlawful" detention, another for use of "excessive" force.
The "harm they have inflicted will linger," but their actions are "not reflective" of the police department as a whole, said CPD Chief RaShall Brackney.
David McNair
Mar 19
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Plans, Trains, and Automobiles
The Belmont Bridge, coal's decline, and passenger train service from the Blue Ridge to The Beach.
David McNair
Mar 12
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Photos: the DTM today
Took a stroll on the Downtown Mall today for the first time in a while...
David McNair
Mar 9
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City Schools Re-Opening: parents, students, really, really, really, really, really struggli…
Parents, kids talk about the reality of school right now in their own words.
David McNair
Mar 5
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