It’s been a bittersweet week with welcomes, farewells, and a dramatic end to our last City Council meeting of 2023 and the last with the current City Council. Our final meeting was interrupted by a power outage – it took mobile hotspots, extension cords, and much ingenuity in order for […]
‘Tis the season for to-do lists, holiday parties, and busy schedules and in that vein, this will be also be a packed post with updates across many city topics: early financial forecast (and a timely plug for shopping local and why it matters!), updated demographics and projections, continued good news […]
We’re down to the last two City Council meetings in 2023 where we’ll cover some of our most important topics of the year: our annual joint work session with the School Board, demographic projections, revenue forecast and budget guidance for the next fiscal year. The joint meeting next week sets […]
I hope you’ve had a warm and delicious Thanksgiving. This week’s post will be briefer than normal, but important enough to warrant a spot in your inbox, IMO! In our work session this week, among other topics we discussed our draft Legislative Program, which contains the City’s positions ahead of […]
Thank you for the well wishes and support of my re-election. Six women on the City Council is truly historic and I’m looking forward to continuing to serve the city and move Falls Church forward. I’m ready to get back to work! On that note – as this is my […]
As the final post before Election Day, I wanted to take the opportunity to do 3 things: (1) THANK YOU Thank you for the conversations I’ve had at the doors, campaign events, forums, office hours, and more. Listening to a broad constituency continues to be important to me, and there are a […]
Exciting news – if you haven’t heard, the Oak St bridge has reopened after being closed for the past 10 months for a reconstruction. It’s timely news as this week’s update is all about infrastructure projects, based on our recent quarterly review of our work plan and CIP (Capital Improvements […]
With so much pain in the world, hopefully this post about local government is a momentary distraction. Our hearts go out to those who are suffering in Israel and Gaza. It reminds me we have a lot to be grateful for here in Falls Church. My last post was indeed […]
This will be a popular post – hot off the presses is the “report card” on mixed use development in Falls Church. This is a recurring topic of interest and one with a fair amount of misconceptions, so I’ll share the latest data and takeaways. And renderings of the proposed […]
We literally burned the midnight oil at the City Council meeting this week, wrapping up around midnight – so there is a lot to share. Besides the final 5-2 vote on T Zones (read on for my thoughts), there’s other news that may not make the headlines: the West Falls […]
While there was no City Council meeting this week, there’s enough going on to warrant a post that I hope you’ll find helpful. Three things: (1) Early voting starts today, so I’ll include links to upcoming candidate forums, endorsements, and voter guides that are available so you can get informed […]
Fall is in full swing, with busy weekends coming up. Two events of note this weekend amidst your soccer games and apple picking: 1) let’s celebrate Welcoming Week with a Welcoming Falls Church fundraiser on Saturday and 2) learn from a great speaker from Pew on his groundbreaking research on housing and affordability […]