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Housing policies decades ago left poor and Black residents isolated by walls, fences and busy roads. “They pretty much built a fort around public housing,” Mayor Kenny Alexander said.
Constitutional issues make it hard to bring criminal charges against out-of-state landlords. But making violations a civil offense might help enforcement.
Employees described riding in crowded trucks, not being given enough protective equipment and not being told when someone got sick. The city manager promised to look into their concerns.
A bill is before the City Council. Localities are allowed to limit weapons on their property under a new state law passed after Democrats took over the legislature.
A mother of three in Chesapeake said school plans seemed not to take child-care dilemmas into account: “‘You figure it out’ is what they tell parents.”