Mayor Jones says an anti-poverty group he created has some ideas like giving priority to contractors whoe provide higher living wages to employees and providing on site and subsidized child car to employees with young children.
Jones says, “As we go through this budgeting process it’s going to be a determining factor in how we spend our money.”
via wtvr.com.
The proposed renovations to Monroe Park are an attack , a judgement on who the park should and shouldn’t be for. It is an attack on the homeless, the “homeless-appearing” (whatever that means – it’s in the Monroe Park Advisory Council’s renovation plans), and groups and individuals who don’t judge people by their social status or whether they have conventional means of acquiring shelter.
via oregonhill.net.
Chapter 66 OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
ARTICLE V. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Sec. 66-151. Loitering-Obstructing free passage of others.
(c) Prohibited conduct. It shall be unlawful for a person to loiter at any public place or any place open to the public in such a manner as to violate any of the following restrictions:
(5) In order to promote the safe and orderly flow of traffic on the public streets and highways, no person shall stop a motor vehicle in such manner as to impede or render dangerous the use of the streets or highways by others, and no person shall loiter on or in the public streets or highways for the purpose of engaging the operator of any motor vehicle or any passenger in a motor vehicle in conversation or any other activity while such motor vehicle is stopped on the main-traveled portion of a street or highway.
ARTICLE VII. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
DIVISION 1. GENERALLY
Sec. 66-317. Solicitation on center median.
(c) Prohibited use of center median strip. It shall be unlawful for any person to stand or stay on any center median for the purpose of soliciting contributions of any kind. It shall also be unlawful for any person to stand or stay on any center median for the purpose of selling, offering for sale or advertising any product, property or service or for the purpose of distributing any document, product, or other item.
Sec. 66-318. Unlawful entry onto streets.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to enter a street and approach a motor vehicle to:
(2) Solicit contributions of any nature from the drivers of motor vehicles or passengers therein;
| PAPER NO. | ACTION DATE | ACTION | TITLE |
| 2007-271 | 1/14/2008 | STRICKEN | To amend and reordain ch. 66, art. VII, div. 1 of the City Code by adding therein a new section 66-319, to require a permit for the purpose of panhandling from vehicles. (Mr. Tyler) {Public Safety – October 15, 2007} |
| 95-310-289 | 11/27/1995 | ADOPTED | To amend and reordain the Code of the City of Richmond, 1993, by adding therein in Chapter 20, Offenses, Article V (Offenses Against Public Peace) a new division, numbered Division 2, consisting of Sections numbers 20-75 through 20-79, concerning aggressive panhandling or other solicitation. |
| 95-282 | 11/27/1995 | STRICKEN | To amend and reordain the Code of the City of Richmond, 1993, by adding therein in Chapter 20, Offenses, Article V (Offenses Against Public Peace) a new division, numbered Division 2, consisting of Sections numbers 20-75 through 20-79, concerning aggressive panhandling or other solicitation. |
| 95-272 | 10/9/1995 | STRICKEN | To amend and reordain the Code of the City of Richmond, 1993, by adding therein in Chapter 20, Offenses, Article V (Offenses Against Public Peace) a new division, numbered Division 2, consisting of Sections numbers 20-75 through 20-79, concerning aggressive panhandling or other solicitation. |
| 90-R387 | 1/14/1991 | STRICKEN | Creating a study committee to examine the need for an ordinance to regulate begging and panhandling. |
| 90-374 | 3/11/1991 | STRICKEN | To amend the Code of the City of Richmond, 1985, by adding therein Chapter 7, Business and Business Regulations, a new article entitled: “Article VII.A Begging and Panhandling,” consisting of Sections 7-174 through 7-179, nclusive, requiring permits for persons who beg or panhandle and imposing certain requirements on holders of permits. |
| 90-373 | 3/11/1991 | STRICKEN | To amend the Code of the City of Richmond, 1985, by adding therein Chapter 7, Business and Business Regulations, a new article entitled: “Article VII.A. Begging and Panhandling,” consisting of Sections 7-174 through 7-179, inclusive, requiring permits for persons who beg or panhandle and imposing certain requirements on holders of permits. |
Richmond city councilman says it’s time the city cracks down on people begging for money on the streets.
via wtvr.com Sandra Jones.
Professor John V. Moeser provides a detailed view of Racial economic inequalities in the Metro Richmond region. This report showcases statistics of poverty rates in Richmond broken down by race.
via chpn.net.
download report: connectrichmond.org
Although the city’s population increased by 1 percent from 2008 to 2009, the number receiving food stamps has grown by 28 percent, he said. And 60 percent of single mothers with young children live in poverty in Richmond.
via timesdispatch.com Karin Kapsidelis.
Richmond is home to the highest percentage of young people living in poverty, 35.6 percent, followed by the city of Petersburg at 30.7 percent. The region’s overall childhood poverty rate — 14.8 percent — is slightly higher than the overall state rate of 13.6 percent. The federal government deems a family of four with annual income at or below $22,050 to be living in poverty.
via styleweekly.com.
