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From the Richmond Police Sector 413 Newsletter…

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Oregon Hill
Oregon Hill once again leads the pack with only 2 crimes in December – one
burglary and one larceny. The burglary occurred at 225 S. Pine St. Unknown
suspect(s) entered the home between 9AM and 3PM on December 27th and stole
electronics. The larceny was of license plates at 611 S. Cherry Street by an
unknown suspect. Please call RPD if you have information on these crimes or any
others.

For the year – you had a 40% decrease in violent crime and a 29% decrease in
property crime. Also – Detective Levin White is following up on some great leads
on violent crime that occurred earlier in the year in your area. Most of the crimes
should be cleared by arrest soon but I can’t give you any details of the investigation
at this time. Hopefully next month I will be able to fill you in.

Sector413/Newsletter link here.

Concern Expressed About Student Disconnect

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Published with permission from OH email discussion, another take on the changing relationship between VCU students and the neighborhood:

My observation is that there is an increasing trend for students living in our neighborhood and others surrounding VCU to be ever more and more oblivious to certain aspects of urban living and coexistence, including having loud disturbing parties, putting trash on the sidewalk and even not getting towed during street cleanings. Where is the disconnect here? Are families not preparing their kids for independent college life?

Read the entire email for more…

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Silver’s New Blog Already Having an Effect on Jones Administration

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You may remember Oregon Hill resident Silver from his run for President.

Also, congratulations and thanks to Jones administration for doing right thing. Its a great start to the new year and city politics.

An announcement of the new Richmond City Council Reporter & Telegraph:

Silver Persinger yesterday launched the Richmond City Council Reporter & Telegraph , a site dedicated to “independent and thorough news and opinion […] with especial focus on Richmond, Virginia City Council, Free Speech, Free Press, and Open Government.”

From the Richmond City Council Reporter & Telegraph:

“I called the number she provided at 4:51 PM, and it was answered by Margaret Pugh who is serving on the transition team. I asked about the swearing in and she told me about the event on January 10. I asked, “What about the swearing in tomorrow?” To which Ms. Pugh responded that was “more of a personal type of event.” I was shocked and said that it was unusual for a publicly elected official to have a private swearing in. I asked if the Press would be permitted to attend because I would be much more interested in reporting the event than criticizing it as being closed to the public. I left my name and number and Ms. Pugh said she would talk with the Mayor Elect’s assistant.”

From Times-Dispatch:

“The ceremony had been planned to be invitation-only in the city clerk’s office, but Jones ultimately moved the event to the City Council’s chamber and invited the public.”

THE Re-PURPOSE AFFAIR – Dec. 20

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On the heels of the Byrd Market and SynerGeo’s events comes this one:

Saturday, December 20, 2008
1-4pm
Downtown YMCA, 2 W. Franklin St
Richmond VA

EXPERIENCE AN ALTERNATIVE TO MALL-SHOPPING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!

-COP cool gear–clothing, bags, jewelry, artwork from 10 local designers/recyclers/vintage masters
-CHILL with beautiful people who think outside the box
-GROOVE to dope tunes on the 1s and 2s
-LAUGH OUT LOUD at any one of the ol\’ skool movies projected on the wall
-SWAP your gently used records, books, shoes, jewelry, clothing, etc. for other people\’s property (You down with OPP? Yeah, you know me!).
-CREATE your own holiday gifts by DONATING scraps (tshirts, fabric, buttons, beads,yarn, etc.)to be made into something kinda lovely. We\’ll have sewing and craft supplies on hand so you can make your own magic.

We hope to share creative energy and ideas and foster a community of fresh collaboration. This is for folks who want to re-purpose material things and re-hab their imaginations.Spread the love!

For more info: contact Sionne at sionnene@gmail.com or 323.854.2256