Good morning, Alexandria.

Yesterday was the kind of day this newsletter was built for. City Council met at 7 p.m., and by the time it adjourned, the Flock cameras were on their way out, and the city had a new policing auditor. The full stories were on our site before midnight. They’re below, along with a missing man police are still searching for, a 237-unit building in Old Town North that just opened for leases, Jason Kelce playing sax on a NOVA stage, and our close read of the city’s Vision Zero report. You’ll find these stories and several more only here this morning.

That’s the whole idea. The Alexandria Brief turns one next Wednesday, Nov. 4. I started it because a city of 160,000 shouldn’t have to wait a week to find out what its own government did, and because somebody should be reading the staff reports, asking questions, and following up in a fair and balanced way. A year in, 7,449 of you get it every morning, and 458 have paid to keep it going. If this edition earns its spot in your inbox, become a paid subscriber or forward it to a neighbor who’d want it.

One more thing: alexandriabrief.com is getting a refresh this week ahead of the anniversary, to make it easier to find and read our stories. If something looks out of place while we work on it, reply and let me know.

Here’s what you need to know for Wednesday, Oct. 28.