government archive
July 18, 2008
Obama office on Marshall officially opens tomorrow
The Barrack Obama campaign is opening 20 offices across Virginia this Saturday, July 19th, from 10AM-2PM, including the Richmond office at 1208 West Marshall Street. Stop by and say howdy!
July 17, 2008
Planning Commission meeting on June 2008 Draft Downtown Master Plan
The City of Richmond Planning Commission will discuss further revisions to and consider adoption of the June 2008 Draft Downtown Master Plan on Monday, July 21. The meeting is open to the public, but there will not be a public hearing. The discussion on the Downtown Master Plan will be held at the end of the regular meeting agenda and will begin no earlier than 6PM. The meeting will be held in the fifth floor conference room of City Hall.
July 16, 2008
Black business owners tend to support Downtown Plan
The Richmond Voice, going out into the neighborhood, has found black business owners in the Jackson Ward area are generally supportive of the Downtown Plan so far. The article quotes one anonymous business owner saying that he did not find anything controversial in the plan and that is the reason for him not attending the meetings, another says “it will be great”, and a third says “it’s well deserved and I hope that all taxpayers in the city will be able to take advantage of it”.
July 12, 2008
Wilder launches Obama voter drive
Mayor Wilder appeared at the Obama campaign’s new Virginia headquarters at 1208 West Marshall Street to announce a voter registration drive:
Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder announced yesterday that the Obama campaign has a goal of registering 151,000 prospective new voters over the next three months. That would be 1,000 more than Obama himself helped register as a community organizer in Chicago before he ran for office.
July 6, 2008
Sector 412 report for June
Lieutenant Morley’s monthly report from June (PDF) for the Richmond Police Departments Sector 412 (which cover Carvers and a big chunk of Northside) is now available.
On June 12, the 7-11 Store at 2808 Chamberlayne Avenue was robbed by an individual who fled the scene on a moped. A description of the suspect was quickly obtained and broadcast by responding officers. Officers Marc Troy of the Midnight Shift was able to spot a suspect matching the description in the Carver area. With the assistance of the V.C.U. Police, he was able to stop the suspect, who was arrested for robbery.
July 4, 2008
another way to look around
The Richmond Parcel Mapper is a map of the city of Richmond that “permits querying and display of real estate Parcels”, and can also be used as an interactive map of the various Council Districts.
July 3, 2008
a look at the 2nd District
Towards this fall’s elections, richmond.com is profiling the nine different district of Richmond. Today they look at the 2nd District:
District 2/North Central encompasses a wide range of income and racial diversity as it representatives speak for the Gilpin Court public housing complex, the moneyed Monument Avenue, the historic Jackson Ward and Carver neighborhoods, the changing Boulevard and the mix of students, residents and businesses in the Lower Fan.
Here is a more detailed map of the 2nd District, if you’re into that kind of thing.
June 26, 2008
good questions to ask candidates?
I’m working on setting up interviews with the 3 candidates for the council seat that Pantele is vacating to run for mayor. What would be some good questions to ask the candidates?
June 18, 2008
Downtown Master Plan public meeting set for July
The City of Richmond Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Monday, July 7 @6:30PM on the June 2008 Revised Draft Downtown Master Plan. The public is encouraged to attend the public hearing to share thoughts on the plan with the City Planning Commission.
June 13, 2008
free summer meals available to children
Richmond’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities serves free meals to children between the age of 1 and 18 at more than 120 locations throughout the city from June 16 to Aug. 29 through its participation in the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Meals for Kids Program. Last summer, the department served more than 306,000 free meals to children in the Richmond area.
June 11, 2008
council, school board candidates
In the contest for the 2nd district council seat, there are 3 candidates: Tyron Bey, Patrick D. Kjellberg, Charles R. Samuels. Incumbent Lisa Dawson is being challenged by Kimberly B. Gray for the school board seat. [via]
June 8, 2008
Samuels to join Bey in race for Pantele’s seat
The Richmond Free Press is reporting that “Charles R. Samuels, an attorney and former president of the Fan District Association [...] is running and plans to submit his paperwork before the deadline.” Tyrone Bey has already announced his intention to seek the city council seat being vacated by Pantele in his bid to become mayor.
