New city budget process gets underway with town halls and release of department requests
The early-year budget events are part of a broader reboot of the process.
City Government
With new batch of invoices, city’s costs for FOIA officer lawsuit rise to $633K
A city spokesperson declined to comment on why a large batch of invoices came in just as 2025 ended.
Avula: Creating housing stock, responsible rezoning are key to stabilizing market
Avula used the forum to give an endorsement of Richmond’s code refresh initiative to update the city’s 50-year-old zoning rules.
Data: Richmond is in for a tough budget cycle, but it’s for a good cause
The property-tax gravy train will come to an abrupt halt this year.
Here’s Richmond’s first crack at designing a new Mayo Bridge
"We shouldn’t even call these bike lanes."
Council OKs heavy penalties for unauthorized demolitions in historic districts
Unauthorized building demolitions in certain parts of Richmond just got pricier.
Pending land sale to state delegate on hold as Richmond officials debate process
The proposed sale of the land was abruptly withdrawn just a few hours before the meeting.
