Peter McIntosh has dropped out of the crowded field of City Council candidates. #
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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This actually seems like a smart move and looks to cause problems for Dede Smith
How so, Perlogik?
The fewer moderates (a very relative term in the city) that run for the nomination the better their chances against Smith.
I think it’s fair to say that Smith represents the super green wing of the party. She will either rally the Greens ( who seem in constant state of war with Albemarle) to massive action or motivate those who wish to move on from water and the Meadowcreek Parkway to show up for one day and vote to move on. I don’t know how Smith’s “Scotty Griffin issue”, which you’ve pointed out elsewhere, will play out however.
Only in Charlottesville’s democratic hotbed, protected by the ivory greenhouse of the University, can so many varieties of liberal have such a chance to survive and perhaps even flourish. It will be interesting to see this play out
I view Dede Smith as the most conservative of those running. She comes to almost every council meeting with a plan to save money and save resources for city residents. How do you define Liberal ?
I am a great believer in co-operation with the county when that is in the interest of city residents, but blind compromise, with no gain and all pain in terms of assets lost and money spent makes no sense to me.
I plan to vote for Mrs Smith and any others that want to cut wasteful spending on projects that are more glitz than substance, and who understand the value of our parkland as not just green, but a valuable economic resource that will attract businesses to our community.
Good. This will spare us from having to listen to his hot air. I have never heard him say anything of any substance.