she says she’s running because there are issues “that are not being addressed.”
“there’s no room for ignoring anyone who does not agree with you,” she reads stiffly from her prepared remarks. “regulation is not a dirty word,” “rules provide protection.”
ann mallek just noticed ann oliver in the audience and called her up - she’s an at-large candidate for the albemarle county school board.
please, please if you plan a forum or panel, get mics. it’s an accessibility issue.
bryant says she applied all over when she was first starting out.
she says it isn’t about how much land your neighbor has, but about how close the dog is to your house. (fair)
mallek says she will investigate whether the ordinance applies in this situation.
he says red flag laws “aren’t about mental illness,” but about taking guns out of the hands of people who are “about to pop”
she says red flag laws would allow for due process to remove firearms from people in crisis.
the moderator asks him to get to his question and he yelled “i’m going to!” and then proceeds to not do that.
candidate steve harvey should not be weighing on this but here we are!
tracci says there was a spike in violent crime, which he prosecuted. he’s talking an awful lot about sexual trafficking - has he had more than that one big case?
tracci says we should be less focused on outcome and more on process.
he calls the progressive prosecutor movement intentional disregard of the legislature.
(these are not issues that come up when i cover city politics)
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robertson emphasizes the difference is that the sheriff is elected, but i’m not sure that answers the woman’s question.
was it mean spirited when an officer put a man in the hospital? was it civil to arrest mothers in front of their crying children?
“we have health insurance monopolies writing their own rules,” they “need to be reined in.”
“we need the government to step up” and push broadband development across the state.
she highlights her work in the community, programs like lunch buddies.