Silver Rain Cary CAPS

Man, I could really use some help keeping up with all of this. Oh well, here goes.. Today was Election Day. Voting was very light for a number of reasons- it rained, the polling station moved without much fanfare from William Byrd Community House to the Landmark Theater, and the ballot was very short. Delegate McLellan […]

November 6, 2007; 10:32 PM • by Oregon Hill

Man, I could really use some help keeping up with all of this. Oh well, here goes..

Today was Election Day. Voting was very light for a number of reasons- it rained, the polling station moved without much fanfare from William Byrd Community House to the Landmark Theater, and the ballot was very short. Delegate McLellan was unopposed for her seat, and Donald McEachin won the State Senate seat.

But McEachin did have competition from Oregon Hill resident Silver Persinger, who according to current polls (numbers are still coming in), captured 28% of the vote. Silver’s Socialist platform and website (www.votesilver.com) received a lot of attention outside of the local mainstream media. What is especially noteworthy about Silver’s candidacy is that its the first time in decades that that someone challenged the Democratic Party candidate for this office.

Another Oregon Hill resident and a Green Party member, Rain Burroughs, spent part of today demonstrating downtown in favor of a Congressional resolution (House 333) which calls for the impeachment of Vice President Cheney. She got a lot of affirmative honks…

Also…

As a follow-up to a meeting on April 7, 2007, City staff has completed a draft parking study for the West Cary Street area between Cherry Street and Belvidere Street and is in the process of drafting guidelines for a potential new Zoning District that could be applied in this area.
An informal meeting on these topics has been scheduled for Tuesday, November 13 at 6:30 pm at the Randolph Community Center, located at 1415 Grayland Avenue.
Please plan to attend and feel free to contact John Taylor at 646-6314 or John.W.Taylor@richmondgov.com to confirm your attendance.

The November Near West / Downtown Community Assisted Public Safety (CAPS) meeting is scheduled for:
Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Time: 6:00 – 6:50 PM
Place: Dominion Place, 1025 W Grace St
Parking Note: Ukrops has granted us permission to park in the first row of parking spaces, facing W. Grace St.
If you have any questions about CAPS, please call 646-CAPS (2277).

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