City drops plan to reorganize public information under press secretary
However, Marshall never sought the necessary City Council approval, drawing fire from a Richmond good-government group and council members who questioned the merits of placing the police’s public...
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Did City Administration Misrepresent Facts?
The Richmond City Council considered two ordinances that would allow the keeping of chickens on residential lots. Feb 28. City administration represented to city council that there would be a limit on...
View ArticleFurniture company makes offer on Richmond school warehouse
In an April 15 letter from Marshall to Superintendent Yvonne W. Brandon and School Board Chairman Jeff M. Bourne, of the 3rd District, also obtained Monday, Marshall shared details of the offer and...
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Mayor Jones approves ordinance request without departmental approvals
Mayor Jones approves ordinance request without departmental approvals: O&R request lacks initials of any department heads. Ordinance 2013-7 7.
View ArticleNot so ‘immediate’ action; DSS director’s retirement date announced
It’s been a week since Mayor Dwight Jones told CBS 6 he was taking immediate corrective action to repair the city’s Department of Social Services, an agency under heavy fire for returning children to...
View ArticleOusted Social Services manager fires back
Ousted Richmond Social Services Deputy Director Gayle L. Turner fired back at a jarring report released last week that says the department endangered children’s health and safety in an effort to shrink...
View ArticleState report sheds more light on city Social Services dysfunction
The 82-page report by the Virginia Department of Social Services — the second of three that are to be released on the city agency — underscored what a damning investigation by the city auditor first...
View ArticleReport claims ‘total lack of leadership’ at Social Services department
The latest report about Richmond’s embattled Department of Social Services (DSS) claims the agency is dysfunctional from top to bottom. Link
View ArticleRichmond’s $11.25 Million Investment in Gateway Plaza Seems Justified
My only question is whether the city really had to chip in the $11.25 million subsidy to make the deal work. In situations like this, developers will always ask for the money. They would be negligent...
View ArticleWilliams: Richmond needs better checks and balances
“I don’t think it’s unusual to hire people you’re familiar with if you’re trying to get a job done,” Marshall said in his interview with Beck. But when those hires blow up in your face, that...
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Richmond’s highest paid employee makes even more than you know
This past February, Marshall got a bonus check for nearly $26,700 thousand dollars. The extra earnings were never announced to the public and city council members were never told about it. Jones more...
View ArticleGroup not working on city jail programs
Richmond still paying consultant that has not addressed overcrowding. Link
View ArticleRemoval of Landmark organ strikes a passionate chord
Samuels was told by the administration that the approval for removal came from Richmond CAO Byron Marshall, who was at the time unaware of the organ controversy. Link
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Richmond won’t disclose terms of pipefitters settlement
Richmond officials won’t talk about the cost to taxpayers of settling a lawsuit filed against the city by eight pipefitters over racial harassment and discrimination in the Department of Public...
View ArticleJoint city budget meeting rescheduled after mix-up
The November 21st and December 2nd notices mentioned in the article indicate that a copy was sent to: The Honorable Dwight C. Jones, Mayor Byron Marshall, Chief Administrative Officer Lou Brown Ali,...
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8News Investigates: City of Richmond Partying with Your Tax Dollars
All in all, the cash-strapped City of Richmond spent nearly $30,000 in public funds on holiday parties for its employees. Link
View ArticleState report sheds more light on city Social Services dysfunction
The 82-page report by the Virginia Department of Social Services — the second of three that are to be released on the city agency — underscored what a damning investigation by the city auditor first...
View ArticleReport claims ‘total lack of leadership’ at Social Services department
The latest report about Richmond’s embattled Department of Social Services (DSS) claims the agency is dysfunctional from top to bottom. Link
View ArticleRichmond’s $11.25 Million Investment in Gateway Plaza Seems Justified
My only question is whether the city really had to chip in the $11.25 million subsidy to make the deal work. In situations like this, developers will always ask for the money. They would be negligent...
View ArticleWilliams: Richmond needs better checks and balances
“I don’t think it’s unusual to hire people you’re familiar with if you’re trying to get a job done,” Marshall said in his interview with Beck. But when those hires blow up in your face, that...
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