Marcus Jones, the city manager in Norfolk, has enjoyed a rather extended honeymoon in his relationship with council. It seems that period has come to an end, with four members of council - that's half, by the way - taking issue with him in Tuesday's meeting. Jones has been on the job since February 2011. … Continue reading Jones’ honeymoon is over
I'm late to the party on a lot of things. Add Roku to that list - I just bought one a couple of weeks ago. But in doing so, it brought up a technology issue that I hadn't thought about in a while: how to direct, from multiple sources, video to one device and audio … Continue reading Technology Tuesday: splitting HMDIs signals
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. When the Pew Research Journalism Project released its report last week, I couldn't help but think of Julian Walker, the former statehouse reporter for our paper. The loss of Julian last month came on the heels of other losses of coverage in Virginia - this … Continue reading ICYMI: What we’re missing from reportless Richmond
In a press release (pdf) this morning, Norfolk Citizens for an Elected School Board announced that nearly 17,000 signatures have been obtained and submitted for the placement of the question on the ballot. Norfolk voters will have a choice in November 2014 to change the management of Norfolk public schools from being appointed by City … Continue reading Norfolk elected school board: nearly 17,000 signatures
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. Getting this question on the ballot in November is a real possibility. Just this morning. I was told that the State Board of Elections says that the petitions have to be submitted by 5pm Wednesday, not Monday as was previously thought. As I mentioned in … Continue reading ICYMI: Norfolk should vote on electing school board
A year ago this time, I was heading to Worcester, Maryland to get married. Right now, I'm waiting for the decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on the Bostic case. Releasing it today would be a very nice anniversary present. I witnessed the original arguments in this case but and was, obviously, thrilled … Continue reading One year ago today
We are just days away from the deadline for gathering petition signatures for the getting the question of an elected school board on the ballot. If you haven't signed yet, please do so. You can stop by the DMV at Poplar Hall Drive, the DMV at Widgeon Rd, or the Pretlow Library - petitions are … Continue reading Norfolk elected school board: sign the petition
Marcus Calabrese has filed to run as the Republican candidate in the 90th. When we last saw him, he was a candidate for city council in Superward 6. He finished fourth in a 4-person race. Other than not letting Joe Lindsey win this with no opposition, I can't imagine why he'd run. Surely he can … Continue reading A Republican candidate in the 90th
My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot last Thursday. The inspiration was the short time frame for nominating contests for the open seats in the 90th and the 48th House of Delegates districts. By setting the date for the special elections for 8/19, which is less than 60 days away, the speaker relied … Continue reading ICYMI: Even the schedule is inside baseball
UPDATE: Only three candidates completed the filing. From earlier today: Four candidates have filed paperwork to be on the ballot for Saturday's firehouse primary, according to VPAP. They are: Alex Askew Rick James Terrell Kingwood Joe Lindsey Candidates have until noon today to file their declaration of candidacy and pay a $2,500 nonrefundable filing fee. … Continue reading Updated: 3 in for 90th
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