City council, budget decisions, policy debates, elections, campaigns, and the political decisions shaping Alexandria.
School Board Chair Michelle Rief testified directly before council as ARHA tenants described mold, mice, and erroneous eviction notices — and Councilman Chapman asked aloud why no one is calling for a tax increase.
Marks backs supply and reform, Fannon calls for managed growth, O'Connell pushes developer accountability ahead of April 21 election
Federally funded pilot will test four competing technologies on West End and Old Town routes, with an eye toward citywide expansion
Leah Riley brings experience from D.C., Portland and Chicago as the city's largest agency looks to stabilize under permanent leadership
Senate passage of ROAD to Housing Act aligns with city's Housing 2040 priorities — but Alexandria's biggest challenges may still require Richmond
Arlington-based candidate says he'll run where he lives regardless of how referendum vote goes April 21
From a 911 center losing staff to tech companies to a shelter serving six times as many kids as it did four years ago, Work Session #3 surfaced needs across the Safe, Secure & Just portfolio — with the sheriff's office at the center of it all.
Aguirre asks what it would cost to cancel the federal inmate contract. Casey's answer: $7.4 million — and you can't make it up in savings.
Commission meeting Monday will also take up flood resilience, community energy aggregation
DC Water and health officials will field questions about the January sewage spill; Alexandria becomes the first Virginia jurisdiction to hold a community hearing on the crisis
DMV Monitor data shows Alexandria lost more private sector jobs than nearly any other jurisdiction in the region in 2025; home listings up 46%, median prices down 25%; bankruptcy filings up 28%
Council advertises $1.145 maximum rate while leaning toward holding the line; classification resolution passes unanimously, signaling new era of ACPS budget scrutiny
Work Session #3 covers police, fire, sheriff and the rest of the Safe, Secure & Just portfolio. It's the first formal budget review of the sheriff's office since Monday's organized public pressure campaign.
ICE Out of Alexandria coalition plans return appearance; hearing begins at 9:30 a.m. at Del Pepper
The independent city council candidate drew a crowd Sunday at Union Street Pub and introduced a new policy position not raised in his earlier interview.
670 voters have cast ballots in person so far. Election Day is six weeks away.