Marsh commission bypasses law in drive for freedom monument
Richmond state Sen. Henry L. Marsh III appears to be flouting city law. The city’s former mayor appears to be doing so in spearheading an effort to create and place a large monument to the Emancipation...
View ArticleQuestions About Venture Richmond Tax Exemption Ordinances
2014 Feb 5 VIA EMAIL TO: Ms. Lou Brown Ali, Chief of Staff, lou.ali@richmondgov.com The Honorable Mr. Baliles and Honorable City Council City of Richmond 900 E. Broad St., Suite 200 Richmond, VA 23219...
View ArticleVenture Richmond Tax Exemption Issues
2014 February 08 VIA EMAIL TO: Ms. Lou Brown Ali, Chief of Staff, lou.ali@richmondgov.com The Honorable Mr. Baliles and Honorable City Council City of Richmond 900 E. Broad St., Suite 200 Richmond, VA...
View ArticleCouncil Committee Ignores Rules
ADOPTED: 2013 JAN 0 2 A RESOLUTION No. 2013-R l-1 To adopt Rules of Procedure pursuant to Richmond City Charter§ 4.06. RULES OF PROCEDURE CITY COUNCIL- CITY OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA January 2, 2013...
View ArticleSeven Affirmative Votes Needed for “Revitalize RVA”?
2014 FEB 19 VIA EMAIL TO: Ms. Lou Brown Ali, Chief of Staff, lou.ali@richmondgov.com The Honorable Mr. Baliles and Honorable City Council City of Richmond 900 E. Broad St., Suite 200 Richmond, VA 23219...
View ArticleVA Bar revokes provisional approval for RRHA general counsel
There’s more trouble for the top attorney at the agency that manages Richmond’s public housing. Just three days ago, NBC12 told you Michelle Waller wasn’t even licensed to practice law in Virginia....
View ArticleSupreme Court of Virginia Reverses Circuit Court Decision for City of...
130801 Lamar Co. v. City of Richmond 04/17/2014 In reviewing a challenge to the denial of a zoning variance by a board of zoning appeals, the circuit court incorrectly applied the “fairly debatable”...
View ArticleMorrissey says Richmond stadium plan violates state constitution
He added that if council passes an ordinance “allowing the iconic slave history site in Shockoe Bottom to be adversely affected by an illegal no-bid process, then the firm of Morrissey & Goldman...
View ArticleWheels and Deals: How to Get Rich off the Bike Race
City Attorney Allen Jackson says the practice could raise issues with building codes, zoning, tax and business licenses. Or, he said, there could be no problem. Link
View ArticleCity will pay for Dalal’s legal defense in defamation suit
The city of Richmond plans to hire outside legal counsel in the defamation lawsuit filed against City Auditor Umesh Dalal, according to City Attorney Allen L. Jackson. The $10.7 million civil suit,...
View ArticleToday’s top opinion: No
In this case, however, the opponents have a point. More than a point: They have a case — and a convincing one at that. Link
View ArticleQuestions About Venture Richmond Tax Exemption Ordinances
2014 Feb 5 VIA EMAIL TO: Ms. Lou Brown Ali, Chief of Staff, lou.ali@richmondgov.com The Honorable Mr. Baliles and Honorable City Council City of Richmond 900 E. Broad St., Suite 200 Richmond, VA 23219...
View ArticleVenture Richmond Tax Exemption Issues
2014 February 08 VIA EMAIL TO: Ms. Lou Brown Ali, Chief of Staff, lou.ali@richmondgov.com The Honorable Mr. Baliles and Honorable City Council City of Richmond 900 E. Broad St., Suite 200 Richmond, VA...
View ArticleCouncil Committee Ignores Rules
ADOPTED: 2013 JAN 0 2 A RESOLUTION No. 2013-R l-1 To adopt Rules of Procedure pursuant to Richmond City Charter§ 4.06. RULES OF PROCEDURE CITY COUNCIL- CITY OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA January 2, 2013...
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Judkins legal filing coincided with Marshall exit
It’s unlikely that the interrogatory filing, a standard method of acquiring information in the discovery phase of a legal case, is the direct cause of Marshall’s abrupt departure. But the document...
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City attorney points to ‘missteps’ in closed council meetings
City Attorney Allen L. Jackson didn’t go into much detail about the apparent errors during a brief discussion at Monday’s meeting of the council’s Organizational Development Committee, but he...
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