Posts tagged Katie Cristol
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Here’s what Arlington County Board candidates have to say
Arlington County voters head to the polls this June for two County Board seats. We asked the six candidates for their views on housing and transportation – including a big recent zoning change to legalize “Missing Middle” homes. We’re publishing endorsements next month, but in the meantime here’s what they had to say. Keep reading…
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Our endorsements for Northern Virginia’s 2019 general election
Virginians will go to the polls on November 5 to select a new General Assembly and representatives for many local offices in our region and around the state. The high-stakes state legislative races will determine partisan control. Meanwhile, in Fairfax County in particular, at least half of the seats on the Board of Supervisors will have new members, and possibly more depending on what happens November 5. Here are our endorsements in contested races. Keep reading…
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Housing gains urgency in Arlington as its budget falls short and Amazon moves in
The Arlington County Board is trying to figure out how to add more affordable housing and manage growth from Amazon as another budget shortfall looms. The Board rang in the new year with its first meeting on January 2, where newly-elected Board Chair Christian Dorsey cautioned that the county could face a budget shortfall of $70 million. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Virginia votes
Silberberg, Dorsey, Cristol win; Status quo in Richmond; “Momentum” beats “moratorium”; Metro opens doors to…; Didn’t want the spotlight; Bad news rises; Go small and go home; Closer to closing DC General; No cars allowed, but transit is free; And…. Keep reading…
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For Alexandria and Arlington elections: Bill Euille, Katie Cristol, Christian Dorsey
Many residents of Arlington and Alexandria watched Wednesday night’s GOP presidential debate, but there’s an election coming up much sooner which will have a major impact on life in those Northern Virginia localities. Virginia voters go to the polls Tuesday to elect representatives in local county or city offices and state legislature. In the local races in Arlington… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Virginia votes
Silberberg for Alexandria; The victors in Arlington and Fairfax; No love for nominee; Share and yield; Green is gold; Get to work; WMATA sued for negligence; Love thy neighbor; Mapping markets; Riot repair; Park on, New Hampshire; And…. Keep reading…
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Virginia has a primary Tuesday. Here’s the urbanist scoop on the candidates
Virginia’s elections for many local offices are this year, and the primary is Tuesday, June 9. There are competitive races in the Democratic primaries for Arlington County Board, Alexandria mayor, two Fairfax supervisor seats, and the 45th legislative district. I asked our Virginia-based contributors what they think of the candidates in these races. Who is good on… Keep reading…