WHO IS going to keep our neighbors safe from ICE? We are. We keep us safe. As the author notes, "ordinary people in Charlottesville, Albemarle, and throughout Virginia have been quietly preparing to defend their neighbors." Here's a few of the people and organizations featured:

One week from today! Join us Wednesday, February 25 - & BRING A FRIEND. What are you going to do when ICE shows up? Learn more about non-violent legal actions we can take to protect our neighbors.

I have had a family emergency for the past few days (that turned out to not be nearly as serious as it initially appeared) but it did mean I got to drive down to NC and back yesterday/today and got back just in time for BOS. 😅 Not sure if I’m going to be able to pull off a recap in the morning,

UVA Professor Ian Mullins is organizing a Town Hall this Saturday (2/21) to discuss the Collective Bargaining Bills currently being worked on in the House & Senate. It promises to be a highly informative event!

“People along the route came out of their homes and businesses to cheer on the students. One man, standing alone in a parking lot, spent over 20 minutes repeating, “Thank you,” and “We love you,” until all the student marchers had passed.”

We give the corporate media a hard time, well deserved, but give credit where it is due. MIke Hixenbaugh and the team at NBC News have pulled no punches in documenting the horrors of ICE for a very broad audience.

This is about 2 million homes with $1500/mo. rents for a year.

Rents are declining nationwide because the United States is building more housing. www.apartmentlist.com/research/nat...

I really appreciate the way Michael has combined these two reports. One frustration I have with the buildout analysis is that it just talks about units, and not how much those units cost. Pairing that with the affordable units is so smart.

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win. Proud of all these high schoolers, and all the honking cars in support!

🚨 BREAKING: In a big win for voters, the Virginia Supreme Court said the state could hold a special election on Democratic lawmakers’ redistricting plan aimed at countering Trump’s GOP gerrymanders nationwide. Virginians will get the chance to vote on the measure on April 21.

When we bring a justice lens to public transit, the case for making it free makes itself. TLDR: fare-free bussing reduces crime and burdens on the already strained criminal legal system to prosecute fare-evaders (which is its own doomloop of “criminality”). 🎁 link

Thrilled to join all my colleagues in this - time to flip this district!

Spent the evening at the school board meeting and was so excited to see the vote ratifying the collective bargaining agreement!!! So proud of @marymcintyre.bsky.social and Vernon and everyone who has worked so hard on this. Mary invited past AEA presidents and it was so moving seeing them.

ok you know what, I’m irritated enough that Jerry Miller’s repeated concern trolling about the local anti-ICE high school walkouts has resulted in multiple social media threats against the students that I’m gonna finally share something fun I’ve been sitting on for a couple of years

A fact that sounds like bullshit but is actually true: There is more square footage of parking *per car* in the US than there is square footage of housing *per person.*

Mike @mike-pruitt.bsky.social has been so incredibly helpful to me over the past year. I’m grateful I get to continue working with him, but this is a really lovely reflection on the importance of politics and serving people 🥺 www.instagram.com/reel/DUom0Fm...

“I will keep fighting to make hope a strength, not a liability, for families like mine.” I told Mike that selfishly I’m glad he’s going to stay on BOS with me, because we have a lot of work to do.

And now it’s Story Time with Sally. The part of the show where Sally comes out and reads a little story. (full video on IG) www.instagram.com/reel/DUodIKZ...

C'ville folks! Local luminary and lender of e-bikes Josh Carp created this very cool site, which combines videos of public meetings with searchable, linkable transcripts. meetings.cvilledata.org/meetings

Forgot to take any pictures but I had a great night tonight at our local Farm Bureau meeting. Learned more about farm stuff and talked a lot about the permitting and business process in the county, and it was very encouraging!

We did not win the gold medal tonight 🫠 bsky.app/profile/cren...

Commissioner King, Jack Jouett (appointed by @sallyforsupervisor.bsky.social): thanks people for bringing up affordability. Re: property values, they're "increasing exponentially," and development like this helps reduce that and lower prices. Says "people cannot afford to live here."

I know I’ll have my say later, but I am very frustrated that there is a Crozet Master Plan with zoned density to support this. Very frustrating to create plans, have public input and create zoning, and then say “nope!” It is bad policy and operating in bad faith.

“Paris, long known for traffic jams and crowded boulevards, has rapidly transformed into a city defined by bikes. In just five years, cycling’s modal share in the French capital has more than doubled, rising from 5% to 11%…This surge didn’t happen by accident…” via @momentummag.bsky.social

One thing I’ve learned is that there’s an official association of Virginia Counties and they sometimes like to advocate for bad policies! We need to get in the cart, and on the train, and get housing built near transit!

The Wall Street Journal just illustrated the core argument of my book: a system rigged to reward capital over labor is one in which even full-time work no longer secures the most basic material needs. This is the economic order that produces the "working homeless." www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

Want to support Community Bikes and get some yummy baked goods? www.charlottesvillecommunitybikes.org/bake-and-bike

When community master plans make space for more housing (through the special permit process 😒)look what we could get….🏅🏅🏅

I know I’ve said this before but @fievel42.bsky.social is such a fantastic member of our community. If you don’t catch them in the mornings on 106.1 you’re missing out. They just had a great speech on the benchless Union Station and the need to work for housing for our unhoused neighbors.

Absolutely forgot my goal was for this to be a weekend piece 🫠 but here is a long collection of links related to ICE resistance, community solidarity, and a bit about why I’m not inclined to support a formal resolution at the BOS level. sallyforsupervisor.ghost.io/the-long-rea...

We wanted to get our February newsletter out before the Bad Bunny show tonight. We hope you enjoy the content and the concert! mailchi.mp/livablecvill...

I dreamed last night that I met Mamdani and he was saying how difficult it was to get people to sign up to be on boards and commissions 😭

The more people that choose to walk, bike and ride public transit to get around cities, the better cities work for everyone, including drivers. EVERYONE. There’s no “war on cars,” just an opportunity for more successful cities. You’re being lied to. It’s time we tell #TheTruthAboutTraffic.

Downtown Atlanta: 1919 versus 2022. Ouch!

You know how Albemarle has so many reports……what if they were a football team? 🏈 I actually put too much thought into this 😅

Stinging dissent from Judge Dana Douglass (Obama appointee) who chillingly sums up the consequences. Over 2 million people including those who have resided in the country can be held without bond hearings. The court’s reading means “the border is everywhere.”

Worst decision yet. Please support our local Cville immigrant bond fund. We will NOT stop fighting to free our immigrant neighbors from detention. secure.actblue.com/donate/ccfre...

I just spent an hour reading through various bills and trying to find news articles about them - this looks so much better 😅 but oh my goodness 👀👀👀 there are some very encouraging bills on the table.

Very helpful detailed analysis of the proposed new congressional map.

I really want my IG to have an aesthetic and a theme, but I’m becoming convinced that the theme is “had an idea and couldn’t not post it”

NEW: lawmakers in new york rolled out a proposed data center moratorium bill today, making NY at least the sixth state to introduce legislation pausing data center development in the past few *weeks*:

There are some things in our agenda packets that never get mentioned during the meeting, but are full of useful information. Transportation infrastructure updates are one of them!

What happened last night at our short BOS meeting!

Spanberger orders state agencies to end agreements with ICE trib.al/7MNqnRK

Someone needs to get the primary started!

I’m hearing this passed out committee 8-6! Let’s go!!!!!!

If Sally is your supervisor, how lucky are you?! Fortunately, her shared experienced is helpful for all of us in the area.

TIME SENSITIVE ACTION: Historically, organized labor has achieved gains that extend far beyond its own membership (ie limits on child labor, the 40-hour workweek). These gains depend on workers’ right to collective bargaining, a right that Virginia’s public sector employees currently do not have.

It’s that time again - another BOS meeting this week and a newsletter update! sallyforsupervisor.ghost.io/scrolling-wi...