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Charlottesville’s top prosecutor discusses a recent human trafficking case and the relationship between state officials and federal law enforcement, the newly hired SROs for city schools, and the relationship outreach efforts of law enforcement to the unhoused and much more.
WINA Chief Education Analyst and CEO of Clayborne Test Prep and Tutoring, Lee Elberson, along with Scott Williams, the founder of Camp4Real, discuss the balance of preventing learning loss while also supporting decompressing and physical activity for kids during the summer.
The Program Supervisor for Community Attention Foster Families discusses the need for foster families in our community, the training process, learning how “to love and let go” as a foster parent and much more.
Albemarle County’s Economic Development Director shared the latest updates regarding site development for AstraZeneca at Rivanna Futures, efforts to ensure local community members get the jobs, how Albemarle approaches recruiting business to the county and more.
The Executive Director of the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA discussed the relationship between pet safety and security and public health as well as what to do if you are approached by an aggressive animal and much more.
The President and CEO of Piedmont CASA shares about the importance of their mission to advocate in juvenile and domestic court system for abused and neglected children and how their service is expanding to a seventh jurisdiction in Central Virginia.
The President and CEO of Carter Myers Automotive discusses tariffs, electrical vehicles, gas prices and much more.
WINA Chief Real Estate Analyst Michael Guthrie discusses the rise in mortgage interest rates and the impact it is having on our local real estate market.
Charlottesville’s Police Chief discussed recent crime trends in the city from drug use to burglaries to a reduction in gun violence and legislation that has good intentions but is harder for law enforcement to implement on the street.
The Rivanna District representative on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors discussed the nuts and bolts of the Affordable Housing Investment Fund, including which types of organizations are eligible for the funding and more.