In yesterday’s editorial (”Fresh Voices, Energized City”), the Daily Progress endorsed three candidates for City Council: Kendra Hamilton, Kenneth Jackson, and Ann Reineke. The endorsement of Republicans is noteworthy, because of Democrats’ long dominance of Council. The Progress said of Jackson and Reineke that they are “remarkably well informed, considering they come from the city’s weaker political party.” Putting the best face on Jackson’s three separate attacks on people with knives during his adult life, they asked, rhetorhetorically, “What other candidate has seen the law enforcement system, the court system, the social services system from the perspective of somebody in trouble?” Because WVIR, C-Ville, The Hook, and WINA do not endorse candidates, the Progress’ endorsements tend to carry some weight.
Sideblog
- City Council is rethinking the new branding for CTS. #
- Wild Virginia is hosting an environmental film festival at Vinegar Hill in a couple of weeks, showing a whole mess of short films on that theme. #
- You can get The Daily Progress on your Kindle. It's a very reasonable $4.49/month. #
- The county appears to be backing down on cutting JMRL's funding, led by Lindsay Dorrier. #
- Albemarle Police have investigated and punished four officers for misconduct, but that's about all they're saying. #
- Yet again, a large-scale melee broke out at Fashion Square, more than 100 teenagers shutting it down last night. See also July 2007 and January 2008. #
- Still got stinkbugs from the October invasion? Get to know your tenants. #
- For you
CTSCAT riders out there, the HoosBus iPhone app is great. It's free. # - One in ten downtown storefronts is vacant. #
- Plan 9 has closed their Williamsburg location. They've only got two locations left. #
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