RVA 5x5 - New Year's Nuggets - December 30, 2022

Just a few brief nuggets from the news this week.

No algorithms. No content filters. Honest and insightful analysis.

Not a ton in the way of news this year-ending week, but a few nuggets worthy of note. Have a great and safe New Year’s and see you in 2023!

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STORY #1 —Left In The Cold
The Richmond Free Press Editorial Page ends the year batting 1.000 and goes two for two this week (also see Story #3 below). The main editorial covers the disgraceful lack of attention and urgency and concern by the Mayor and the Administration for those in need of shelter during last week’s arctic blast. It opens with two sentences any “leader” should be ashamed of:

“Here’s the good news: So far, there have been no reports of unsheltered people freezing to death in the Arctic blast that hit the Richmond area just before Christmas. With private and city-supported shelters full, people were left in the cold.”

It goes through the debacle over the last few months (you can read more here and here, too) and questions why zoning and special use permits w…