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Avula sets hiring limits as City Hall braces for financial hit from water crisis

Avula sets hiring limits as City Hall braces for financial hit from water crisis

Richmond Mayor Danny Avula has imposed new hiring restrictions at City Hall in an attempt to prepare the city budget for the financial impact of last month’s water plant failure.

Judge rules ex-FOIA officer’s case against Richmond can move forward

A whistleblower lawsuit brought by Richmond’s former public records official against the city and its former communications chief can go to trial, a judge ruled Wednesday.

Judge rules ex-FOIA officer’s case against Richmond can move forward

As water plant crisis began, Richmond officials scrambled to fix issue at DPU call center

On the same day it had to announce Richmond’s tap water was unsafe to use without boiling it, the city’s Department of Public Utilities had a different communications problem.

As water plant crisis began, Richmond officials scrambled to fix issue at DPU call center

Richmond launches new alert system

The vendor, Everbridge, handles similar communications for other cities.

Richmond launches new alert system

Avula says he has heard no ‘validated’ reports of increased ICE presence in Richmond

“We’ll continue to look into it and make sure that people know when we actually do have a confirmation of ICE presence on the ground.”

Avula says he has heard no ‘validated’ reports of increased ICE presence in Richmond

Henry Marsh, Richmond’s first Black mayor, dies at 91

Marsh became mayor after residents elected the city’s first majority-Black City Council in 1977, putting him in a leadership role at a tense time when Richmond’s mostly white business class feared a loss of control over city government.

Henry Marsh, Richmond’s first Black mayor, dies at 91

Richmond selects national engineering firm to review water failure

The company is expecting to have “preliminary findings” within a few weeks and will follow up later with a full rundown on what the city can do to prevent future disruptions to water service.

Richmond selects national engineering firm to review water failure