Tag: Willie Bailey
Your Views: Vote for Willie Bailey
To the editor:
I write to express my support for, and request your consideration of, Willie Bailey’s candidacy for the Alexandria School Board in...
Letter to the Editor: Time for change at Departmental Progressive Club
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
To the editor:
Recently we were invited to an event at the Departmental Progressive Club, but we chose not to attend...
Our View: Wanted: More low-income housing
Housing affordability is an issue that continues to bedevil Alexandria.
We have frequently lamented on these pages the gradual loss of affordable housing units in...
Letter to the Editor: New councilors should protect housing funds
To the editor:
There have been suggestions in the press and on social media that City Councilor Willie Bailey lost his bid for re-election because...
Vice Mayor Justin Wilson wins Democratic nomination for mayor
By Alexa Epitropoulos and Missy Schrott
Change was the story of Tuesday night’s Democratic primary.
Vice Mayor Justin Wilson unseated incumbent Allison Silberberg when he won...
Election 2018: All you need to know before heading to the...
By Mae Hunt | [email protected]
After months of campaigning from mayoral candidates and council hopefuls, Alexandria voters will decide the Democratic nominees for mayor and...
Facing final countdown, council candidates brawl
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
Exactly one week before the Democratic primary, the dozen candidates vying for six seats gathered for a final debate on...
Council signs off on FY2019 budget, sets stage to approve meals...
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
City council voted on May 3 to endorse a $748.4 million operating budget for Fiscal Year 2019 and tentatively approved...
Our View: Right road, wrong vehicle
It’s possible to reach the right destination on the back of the wrong horse. That’s our takeaway from city council’s decision at Monday night’s...
Letter to the Editor: Meals taxes are regressive
To the editor:
The proposed meals-tax increase before city council would hurt Alexandria residents who are struggling to afford housing (Alexa Epitropoulos, “Ahead of budget...