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..Samuels said the request to tighten the language came from Richmond police and the commonwealth’s attorney’s office… timesdispatch.com
A city administration spokesman told the Public Safety Committee that the ordinance was not needed:
cityhallreview.com at 1:08.
….Attorneys for the city had argued that part of the lawsuit filed by more than 500 active or retired police officers should be dismissed because federal law pre-empts a state statute that Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli championed in 2005…. timesdispatch.com
….The request for more money comes as the council and mayor attempt to address a nearly $24 million shortfall in the school system’s budget….”I think we need to do a considerable amount of juggling in the next few weeks,” Councilman E. Martin Jewell said. “There may be money for ADA.”…. timesdispatch.com
….Cuccinelli filed the motion in U.S. District Court to intervene in the case….Richmond, facing a potential liability of up to $38 million in back pay, has hired a Washington, D.C., law firm…. timesdispatch.com
[councilor Douglas G. Conner Jr.] has been on the defensive this week over a report on WTVR showing him living exclusively at his longtime home in Chesterfield County instead of his official residence in Richmond’s 9th Council District…. timesdispatch.com
Our investigation took weeks to complete. We were searching for answers after questions surfaced about whether Richmond City [councilor Douglas G. Conner Jr.] lived in his district. We asked our questions to Conner and aired our story Friday. By Monday fellow city leaders were responding. wtvr.com
Questions about [councilor Douglas G. Conner Jr.]‘s primary residence were raised during previous council campaigns. As November’s election approaches, those questions resurfaced. wtvr.com
Microsoft app meant to detect bad neighborhoods
….route can be developed for a person taking into account factors that specifically affect a pedestrian….stereotypical thought,” says [councilor E. Martin Jewell]….
STEREOTYPE: a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgment.
[Doesn't this fit councilor Jewell?]
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Mom: Son told to ‘drink own spit’ at Richmond Juvenile Detention Center
….staff member told her son to drink his own spit after the boy asked if he could have a drink of water….her son tried to commit suicide – and that she only found out about the incident via a court document….NAACP first blew the whistle on the problems….Why did it have to be brought to our attention by the NAACP?” said [councilor Kathy C. Graziano]….
[How could councilor Graziano not know?]
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School bus lawsuit filed in Richmond
….4-year-old autistic boy has filed a lawsuit alleging that negligence by Richmond school employees allowed her child to be left on a bus in sweltering heat….employees were and continue to be insufficiently trained….seeks $500,000….
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Richmond Police not enforcing noise ordinance
….residents often are awakened after midnight by the incessant pounding….racket disturbs residents of Richmond all over downtown….dozens of complaints….Richmond Police Department and Richmond City Council have really failed….
Seeking a Crime Count
….crime statistics of the City of Richmond on Richmond Police Department’s website….incident reports of these two crimes did not come up when I searched….the three homicides that occurred in Church Hill last month were also not part of the data….Is it possible that Richmond police may be attempting to skew their crime statistics….
via styleweekly.com
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Juvenile Center on Probation
….[Juvenile Detention Center] facility was placed on probation for the second time since 2009….board could move to have the facility’s certification revoked….$344,000 in emergency funds….
via styleweekly.com
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Rattle and Run
Downtown’s bucket drummers come under fire for alleged noise ordinance violations.….residents often are awakened after midnight by the incessant pounding of street percussionists….complaints to Richmond police haven’t deterred the bucket drummers….we seem to be getting the runaround….
via styleweekly.com
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Lawsuit over parade permit denial tossed
parade permit ordinance provided no authority for charging for police escorts….police are entitled to properly charge a reasonable fee to meet the expenses required to maintain public order….not up to a federal court to deny a local government the flexibility of adjusting fees in light of varying conditions….
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