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.”