Podcast appearances and mentions of david shreve

When written in numbers, today's full date has four twos, a zero, and a five. Put them all together in the right way and it's February 22, 2025, and I will not play a similar puzzle with the name of the show which begins with two C-words and an E. I'm Sean Tubbs, the producer of Charlottesville Community Engagement which is made up of the audio versions of stories about local and regional government in the Central Virginia listening area. Let's get to it.Today's audio versions of stories already published in written form:* A round-up of the landscape of local elections as the spring comes closer* Charlottesville School Superintendent Gurley presents budget request to City Council (learn more)* A look at the City of Charlottesville's finances before the next budget comes out (learn more)* Two members of City Council pay tribute to the late Charlottesville Mayor Satyendra Huja (learn more)* The Buildings and Grounds Committee of the University of Virginia Board of Visitors endorses the design for new student residences planned for the intersection of Ivy Road and Copeley Road (learn more)* The University of Virginia's Board of Visitors has the first of two emergency meetings to discuss the future of gender-affirming care at the UVA Health System (learn more)Every so often there's a podcast version which may also have something worth reading in the text. It's up to you to decide. First shout-out: Celebrating the community's other information organizations!In today's first shout-out in the form of a house ad, I want to make sure everyone knows that every edition of the regular newsletter (not the podcast ones) ends with a section called Reading Material. Charlottesville Community Engagement is just one offering in a landscape that includes the Charlottesville Daily Progress, C-Ville Weekly, Charlottesville Tomorrow, and Cville Right Now, I curate links from these sources because I believe a truly informed community needs multiple perspectives.There's also the Cavalier Daily, Vinegar Hill Magazine, the Fluvanna Review, the Crozet Gazette, NBC29, CBS19, and other sources. But if you look every day, you'll find links to articles in national publications, all linked to give you more perspectives on some of the issues of our times.Show notes for 817A: Why this one and not another one?In this particular edition of the newsletter that carries the podcast, a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how things get made. For the past year now, audio production has shifted as I began doing a radio version for WTJU. The show airs at 6 a.m. so the audience may be low, but I'm grateful to have a regular place in the airwaves.This week was another where I didn't have a lot of audio because most of the stories this week were ones that didn't originate from a meeting. Take a look at the table below the second shout-out to see what I've been up for the past two weeks. By the time I get to Saturday morning, I'm ready to get to the new set of stories.I spent Friday putting together the audio versions, a process that takes a lot longer than it used to because the audio can't be terrible. It could be terrible when this was just a podcast. On Friday morning I wasn't sure how I was going to pull off putting together a 29 minute piece, but somehow it happened.One of the ideas was to take two of the Election 2025 stories and put them together as the show's opener. I almost never read new copy for WTJU but this time it made sense to eat up time in the show by giving listeners a little more information.I also added about a minute to the piece on members of City Council paying tribute to the late Satyendra Huja by including a clip from his 2007 interview with Charlottesville Tomorrow. I was able to grab that from his cvillepedia entry and imagine my surprise when I heard my voice as the interviewer! I forgot I had done that.In any case, that's this set of stories. I'm going to leave the text for the script for the election round-up.Election round-up: Information on Jack Jouett District race in Albemarle and Charlottesville School BoardThere are 254 days until the general election on November 4. Virginians will go to the polls to elect a new Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General. They'll also select a member of the House of Delegates as all 100 seats are up.There are also local elections across the area.For the first time in six years, there will be a contested race for the Democratic nomination for a seat on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors.In January, Supervisor Diantha McKeel announced she would not seek re-election to another term for the seat she has held since 2015. Two candidates have expressed interest in replacing her as the Democrat on the ballot for the Jack Jouett District.Sally Duncan of Earlysville, a history teacher, has filed paperwork with the Virginia Department of Elections to run as a Democrat for the seat.Earlier this month, historian David Shreve told members of the Albemarle Democratic Party that he would also be seeking the nomination.The two as well any other candidates who emerge will be on the ballot of the June 17, 2025 Democratic Primary unless the local party decides to pick another nomination process.Duncan received an undergraduate degree in American Studies from the University of Virginia in 2020 and earned a graduate degree in Religious Studies in 2023. She's currently a high school history teacher and has a total of five children.Duncan will formally announce her candidacy at the County Office Building on February 25 at 11 a.m.Shreve has served as a member of the Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee as well as the Albemarle County Economic Development Authority. He has also served as co-chair of the Jack Jouett District Albemarle Democratic Party Committee. Shreve has also been involved with several non-profit groups including a board member at the group Advocates for a Sustainable Albemarle Population.In his professional capacity, Shreve has worked for the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia and spent one year working for the National Governors Association. He recently started a job as a senior economist for the Center for the Advancement of a Steady State Economy.This year in Albemarle, both Rio District Supervisor Ned Gallaway and Samuel Miller District Supervisor Jim Andrews are up for election. Neither has yet revealed their plans.There will also be a contested race for the Charlottesville City School Board. Last time around there were four seats open, and four candidates emerged. This time the seats held by Emily Dooley, Lisa Torres, and Dom Morse are all up for election.Both Dooley and Torres have stated they will seek reelection. So far, I've not heard from Morse but both Dashad Cooper and Zyahna Bryant have filed their paperwork to run for the seats.More in the future.Learn more:* Two Democrats have announced for Jack Jouett seat on Albemarle Board of Supervisors* Zyahna Bryant enters the race for Charlottesville School BoardSecond shout-out: Town Crier ProductionsI created Town Crier Productions in the summer of 2020 as a way of getting back to the business of journalism. Whether you are listening or reading this newsletter, it's part of a venture based on a pretty simple idea: I will continue to spend my time researching and reporting and will provide ways for people who want to pay for the material to be produced!In 2025 I'm seeking ways to solidify the business, and here are some ways you can support the work.* Sign up for a paid subscription through Substack. There is not much premium content because my primary aim is to get information out to as many people as possible. 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In just over two months, there will be an equal amount of time between light and dark as the world approaches equinox. Until then, there’s enough time to spend this winter gathering up enough information to see us through the summer. But in all likelihood, the warmer times will be just as busy. It’s January 19, 2022 and this is Charlottesville Community Engagement. I’m your host, Sean Tubbs. (Apologies that this one was sent twice - there was an error in the first one that I could not edit and somehow had to publish a second time!)On today’s program: City Council selects an interim city manager from three candidates picked by a consultant Albemarle is looking for people to join various boards and commissions, including a vacancy on the Architectural Review BoardThe Albemarle Economic Development Authority discusses an outstanding loan to the Lewis and Clark Exploratory CenterA brief update from the Virginia General AssemblyFirst shout-out goes to Camp AlbemarleToday’s first subscriber-supported public service announcement goes out to Camp Albemarle, which has for sixty years been a “wholesome rural, rustic and restful site for youth activities, church groups, civic events and occasional private programs.”Located on 14 acres on the banks of the Moorman’s River near Free Union, Camp Albemarle continues as a legacy of being a Civilian Conservation Corps project that sought to promote the importance of rural activities. Camp Albemarle seeks support for a plan to winterize the Hamner Lodge, a structure built in 1941 by the CCC and used by every 4th and 5th grade student in Charlottesville and Albemarle for the study of ecology for over 20 years. If this campaign is successful, Camp Albemarle could operate year-round. Consider your support by visiting http://campalbemarleva.org/donate. Council picks former D.C. administrator to run the city A former city administrator from Washington D.C. will serve as Charlottesville’s latest interim city manager. Here’s City Councilor Michael Payne reading from the resolution. “Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that the Robert Bobb Group having previously having been awarded a contract to provide interim city manager services has offered Mr. Michael C. Rogers as its key personnel to be assigned by the firm to perform the duties of City Manager,”  Payne said. Rogers served as D.C.’s administrator in the mid 1990’s at the same time Marion Barry was serving in his last term as Mayor. He resigned in 1997, according to coverage in the Washington Post at that time. Rogers was introduced by Robert Bobb of the Robert Bobb Group. “Michael Rogers has a doctorate, has a J.D. degree, a master’s in public policy, and has over 30 years of experience in municipal government and in the private sector,” Bobb said. “He has served as the city administrator of the District of Columbia and as a director of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government, the regional planning agency.”Rogers held that position for four and a half years and was commended in a resolution from January 2003. From April 2018 to July 2019, Rogers served as the chief operating officer and chief financial officer in Petersburg. He resigned from the position according to this story from WTVR and this one from NBC12. He’s also served as chief procurement officer for the City of New York. Rogers thanked Council for selecting him. “I am excited about this opportunity,” Rogers said. “I can tell you what I know about Charlottesville. Early in my career, I met a man named Cole Hendrix who was your long-term city manager. I kind of grew up with him in my career. I can still remember the excitement and joy in his voice when he talked about his city of Charlottesville.”Hendrix served in the position from 1971 to 1996. Rogers said he has been here a couple of times, and has a lot to learn. “I look forward to coming to town, hitting the ground running, working with you, listening to you, understanding the issues that are immediately before you so that we can work on constructive solutions for addressing problems and issues for the citizens of the citizens and residents of the city of Charlottesville,” Rogers said. Rogers begins work on January 31. Storm clean-up updateBefore then, Deputy City Manager Ashley Marshall and Deputy City Manager Sam Sanders are in charge of day-to-day affairs. Sanders gave Council an update on the city’s response to recent winter storms.“It has been a trying time I must say in Public Works in that we’ve had these two storms back to back with very little time in between, “ Sanders said “That has provided less opportunity for us to make really sure everything is working as we need it work because we haven’t had downtime.” Sanders said a third of the public works operations team were not able to work due to COVID. “And in that, of course that may lead to some things not necessarily getting addressed the way we have been accustomed to addressing in the past so we do apologize for any issues that might have come up over the course of the past day and a half,” Sanders said. Sanders said work is now underway to prepare for the next round of winter weather. Openings available on Albemarle government panelsThe Albemarle Architectural Review Board met yesterday with four members. Fred Missel stepped down from that body when he was appointed to the Albemarle Planning Commission. The group selected Chris Henningsen to serve as its chair and Frank Hancock as the vice chair. Would you like to be the fifth member? Go ahead and apply. Or check out all of the vacancies on boards and commissions and throw your hat in the ring for one of those! Two vacancies on the 5th and Avon Community Advisory CommitteeOne opening on the Acquisitions of Conservation Easements CommitteeFour slots on the Charlottesville-Albemarle Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive CommitteeSeveral vacancies on the Crozet Community Advisory CommitteeTwo terms of existing members of the Economic Development Authority Board of Commissioners are ending soon Three vacancies on the Natural Heritage CommitteeThree openings on the Pantops Community Advisory CommitteeOne slot on the Places-29 Hydraulic Community Advisory CommitteeFive immediate vacancies on the Places29-North Community Advisory CommitteeOne definite appointment and five four terms are pending on the Village of Rivanna Community Advisory Committee Second subscriber-supporter public service announcement goes to Shift/EnterDo you or someone you know want to find a job in the tech community? On this upcoming Saturday, there will be another Shift/Enter workshop in which participants can go through directed sessions with knowledgeable volunteers on resume feedback, interview advice, and perspectives on the tech landscape. For an $8 ticket, you'll have three different interview sessions with people to have a career conversation, to review your resume, or to have a mock interview. To learn more and to sign up, visit shiftenter.org. Albemarle EDA briefed on 2022 plans, Lewis and Clark Loan There will be no change in leadership on Albemarle’s Economic Development Authority. Donald Long will remain the chair, George Ray will stay the vice chair, and David Shreve gets to keep being treasurer. The group met virtually yesterday and heard from Economic Development Director Roger Johnson about what his office will be up to this year. In the first part of the year, COVID remains a threat to business as usual and Johnson said help will be available from economic development. “We would expect there would continue to be COVID prophylactics, particularly when you think about some of the things that we have done historically,”  Johnson said. “It includes things like the LIFT grant, microloan programs, Safe Places and Safe Spaces.”Previous funding has come through the federal CARES Act of 2020. To see how that money’s been used to date, visit enablealbemarle.org. Johnson said this year the EDA’s Board of Commissioners will review a new grant program in Albemarle to encourage the reuse of historic buildings. He also said the EDA may be looking to purchase land. “There are many ways that the Economic Development Authority can promote economic development through land ownership so we may be coming back to this particular board to talk about ways in land ownership or site control which may advance the county’s mission to accomplish a sustainable economy,” Johnson said. The EDA was also given an update on an outstanding loan granted to the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center. Nine years ago, the nonprofit borrowed $260,000 from the economic development authorities of both Albemarle and Charlottesville to cover the unanticipated cost of drilling rock as the center was being at Darden-Towe Park. Richard DeLoria is a senior assistant county attorney. “The loan originated in 2013 and there have been two amendments to the loan and the second one extends the performance date to June 30, 2018,” Deloria said. To date, the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center has not made a payment and has been seeking to forgive the loan. City Council voted in November 2015 to do so, but only if Albemarle followed suit. The Board of Supervisors opted to not grant forgiveness two years later and the matter remains unresolved. “The primary purpose is to make you aware that this authority needs to take action between now and June 30, 2023 or lose legal standing,” Johnson said. Donald Long said a decision on forgiveness is not up to the EDA.“The Board of Supervisors provided the money to us to turn around and make the loan so ultimately it is the Board of Supervisors’ decision about whether they want to forgive it,” Long said. “We obviously may have the legal authority if we chose to do that but I think the Board appropriated the money for that purpose so my view is that our obligation is to continue to collect or take reasonable efforts to do it unless we’re given direction by the Board of Supervisors to forgive it.”Long suggested convening a group to work with the Center to work out a payment arrangement. “We need to take some steps to figure out what’s going on and try to at least come up with a plan to move forward,” Long said. The Center has been paying the interest on the loan. Johnson said he would reach out to the Center. General Assembly updateSeveral more bills in the Virginia Senate have ended their journey in the 2022 General Assembly through dismissals by various committees. But that’s never the complete story. Or is it? This process moves so fast and it is hard to keep track of it all. Yet, I shall endeavor. This update is as of 8 a.m. this morning. A bill from Senator Chap Petersen (D-34) to institute a $20,000 cap on individual contributions to candidates in Virginia was passed on indefinitely in the Privileges and Elections committee. (SB44)Senator Joe Morrissey (D-16) had a cap of $25,000, and that bill was also passed on indefinitely (SB111)Two bills failed that would have required voters to present photo identification. A bill (SB118) from Senator Amanda Chase (R-11) was incorporated into another bill by Senator Mark Obenshain (R-26) which was also passed on by indefinitely on a unanimous committee vote. (SB127) Another bill from Senator Mark Peake would have required registrars to verify each voter by name, date of birth, and social security number was passed on a 9 to 6 vote in the Privileges and Elections Committee. (SB162)Another bill from Peake would have ended a provision allowing people to vote on their day of registration. This was also defeated on a 9 to 6 vote. (SB167)Support the program!Special announcement of a continuing promo with Ting! Are you interested in fast internet? Visit this site and enter your address to see if you can get service through Ting. If you decide to proceed to make the switch, you’ll get:Free installationSecond month of Ting service for freeA $75 gift card to the Downtown MallAdditionally, Ting will match your Substack subscription to support Town Crier Productions, the company that produces this newsletter and other community offerings. So, your $5 a month subscription yields $5 for TCP. Your $50 a year subscription yields $50 for TCP! The same goes for a $200 a year subscription! All goes to cover the costs of getting this newsletter out as often as possible. Learn more here!On today’s program: City Council selects an interim city manager from three candidates picked by a consultant Albemarle is looking for people to join various boards and commissions, including a vacancy on the Architectural Review BoardThe Albemarle Economic Development Authority discusses an outstanding loan to the Lewis and Clark Exploratory CenterA brief update from the Virginia General AssemblyFirst shout-out goes to Camp AlbemarleToday’s first subscriber-supported public service announcement goes out to Camp Albemarle, which has for sixty years been a “wholesome rural, rustic and restful site for youth activities, church groups, civic events and occasional private programs.”Located on 14 acres on the banks of the Moorman’s River near Free Union, Camp Albemarle continues as a legacy of being a Civilian Conservation Corps project that sought to promote the importance of rural activities. Camp Albemarle seeks support for a plan to winterize the Hamner Lodge, a structure built in 1941 by the CCC and used by every 4th and 5th grade student in Charlottesville and Albemarle for the study of ecology for over 20 years. If this campaign is successful, Camp Albemarle could operate year-round. Consider your support by visiting http://campalbemarleva.org/donate. Council picks former D.C. administrator to run the city A former city administrator from Washington D.C. will serve as Charlottesville’s latest interim city manager. Here’s City Councilor Michael Payne reading from the resolution. “Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that the Robert Bobb Group having previously having been awarded a contract to provide interim city manager services has offered Mr. Michael C. Rogers as its key personnel to be assigned by the firm to perform the duties of City Manager,”  Payne said. Rogers served as D.C.’s administrator in the mid 1990’s at the same time Marion Barry was serving in his last term as Mayor. He resigned in 1997, according to coverage in the Washington Post at that time. Rogers was introduced by Robert Bobb of the Robert Bobb Group. “Michael Rogers has a doctorate, has a J.D. degree, a master’s in public policy, and has over 30 years of experience in municipal government and in the private sector,” Bobb said. “He has served as the city administrator of the District of Columbia and as a director of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government, the regional planning agency.”Rogers held that position for four and a half years and was commended in a resolution from January 2003. From April 2018 to July 2019, Rogers served as the chief operating officer and chief financial officer in Petersburg. He resigned from the position according to this story from WTVR and this one from NBC12. He’s also served as chief procurement officer for the City of New York. Rogers thanked Council for selecting him. “I am excited about this opportunity,” Rogers said. “I can tell you what I know about Charlottesville. Early in my career, I met a man named Cole Hendrix who was your long-term city manager. I kind of grew up with him in my career. I can still remember the excitement and joy in his voice when he talked about his city of Charlottesville.”Hendrix served in the position from 1971 to 1996. Rogers said he has been here a couple of times, and has a lot to learn. “I look forward to coming to town, hitting the ground running, working with you, listening to you, understanding the issues that are immediately before you so that we can work on constructive solutions for addressing problems and issues for the citizens of the citizens and residents of the city of Charlottesville,” Rogers said. Rogers begins work on January 31. Storm clean-up updateBefore then, Deputy City Manager Ashley Marshall and Deputy City Manager Sam Sanders are in charge of day-to-day affairs. Sanders gave Council an update on the city’s response to recent winter storms.“It has been a trying time I must say in Public Works in that we’ve had these two storms back to back with very little time in between, “ Sanders said “That has provided less opportunity for us to make really sure everything is working as we need it work because we haven’t had downtime.” Sanders said a third of the public works operations team were not able to work due to COVID. “And in that, of course that may lead to some things not necessarily getting addressed the way we have been accustomed to addressing in the past so we do apologize for any issues that might have come up over the course of the past day and a half,” Sanders said. Sanders said work is now underway to prepare for the next round of winter weather. Openings available on Albemarle government panelsThe Albemarle Architectural Review Board met yesterday with four members. Fred Missel stepped down from that body when he was appointed to the Albemarle Planning Commission. The group selected Chris Henningsen to serve as its chair and Frank Hancock as the vice chair. Would you like to be the fifth member? Go ahead and apply. Or check out all of the vacancies on boards and commissions and throw your hat in the ring for one of those! Two vacancies on the 5th and Avon Community Advisory CommitteeOne opening on the Acquisitions of Conservation Easements CommitteeFour slots on the Charlottesville-Albemarle Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive CommitteeSeveral vacancies on the Crozet Community Advisory CommitteeTwo terms of existing members of the Economic Development Authority Board of Commissioners are ending soon Three vacancies on the Natural Heritage CommitteeThree openings on the Pantops Community Advisory CommitteeOne slot on the Places-29 Hydraulic Community Advisory CommitteeFive immediate vacancies on the Places29-North Community Advisory CommitteeOne definite appointment and five four terms are pending on the Village of Rivanna Community Advisory Committee Second subscriber-supporter public service announcement goes to Shift/EnterDo you or someone you know want to find a job in the tech community? On this upcoming Saturday, there will be another Shift/Enter workshop in which participants can go through directed sessions with knowledgeable volunteers on resume feedback, interview advice, and perspectives on the tech landscape. For an $8 ticket, you'll have three different interview sessions with people to have a career conversation, to review your resume, or to have a mock interview. To learn more and to sign up, visit shiftenter.org. Albemarle EDA briefed on 2022 plans, Lewis and Clark Loan There will be no change in leadership on Albemarle’s Economic Development Authority. Donald Long will remain the chair, George Ray will stay the vice chair, and David Shreve gets to keep being treasurer. The group met virtually yesterday and heard from Economic Development Director Roger Johnson about what his office will be up to this year. In the first part of the year, COVID remains a threat to business as usual and Johnson said help will be available from economic development. “We would expect there would continue to be COVID prophylactics, particularly when you think about some of the things that we have done historically,”  Johnson said. “It includes things like the LIFT grant, microloan programs, Safe Places and Safe Spaces.”Previous funding has come through the federal CARES Act of 2020. To see how that money’s been used to date, visit enablealbemarle.org. Johnson said this year the EDA’s Board of Commissioners will review a new grant program in Albemarle to encourage the reuse of historic buildings. He also said the EDA may be looking to purchase land. “There are many ways that the Economic Development Authority can promote economic development through land ownership so we may be coming back to this particular board to talk about ways in land ownership or site control which may advance the county’s mission to accomplish a sustainable economy,” Johnson said. The EDA was also given an update on an outstanding loan granted to the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center. Nine years ago, the nonprofit borrowed $260,000 from the economic development authorities of both Albemarle and Charlottesville to cover the unanticipated cost of drilling rock as the center was being at Darden-Towe Park. Richard DeLoria is a senior assistant county attorney. “The loan originated in 2013 and there have been two amendments to the loan and the second one extends the performance date to June 30, 2018,” Deloria said. To date, the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center has not made a payment and has been seeking to forgive the loan. City Council voted in November 2015 to do so, but only if Albemarle followed suit. The Board of Supervisors opted to not grant forgiveness two years later and the matter remains unresolved. “The primary purpose is to make you aware that this authority needs to take action between now and June 30, 2023 or lose legal standing,” Johnson said. Donald Long said a decision on forgiveness is not up to the EDA.“The Board of Supervisors provided the money to us to turn around and make the loan so ultimately it is the Board of Supervisors’ decision about whether they want to forgive it,” Long said. “We obviously may have the legal authority if we chose to do that but I think the Board appropriated the money for that purpose so my view is that our obligation is to continue to collect or take reasonable efforts to do it unless we’re given direction by the Board of Supervisors to forgive it.”Long suggested convening a group to work with the Center to work out a payment arrangement. “We need to take some steps to figure out what’s going on and try to at least come up with a plan to move forward,” Long said. The Center has been paying the interest on the loan. Johnson said he would reach out to the Center. General Assembly updateSeveral more bills in the Virginia Senate have ended their journey in the 2022 General Assembly through dismissals by various committees. But that’s never the complete story. Or is it? This process moves so fast and it is hard to keep track of it all. Yet, I shall endeavor. This update is as of 8 a.m. this morning. A bill from Senator Chap Petersen (D-34) to institute a $20,000 cap on individual contributions to candidates in Virginia was passed on indefinitely in the Privileges and Elections committee. (SB44)Senator Joe Morrissey (D-16) had a cap of $25,000, and that bill was also passed on indefinitely (SB111)Two bills failed that would have required voters to present photo identification. A bill (SB118) from Senator Amanda Chase (R-11) was incorporated into another bill by Senator Mark Obenshain (R-26) which was also passed on by indefinitely on a unanimous committee vote. (SB127) Another bill from Senator Mark Peake would have required registrars to verify each voter by name, date of birth, and social security number was passed on a 9 to 6 vote in the Privileges and Elections Committee. (SB162)Another bill from Peake would have ended a provision allowing people to vote on their day of registration. This was also defeated on a 9 to 6 vote. (SB167)Support the program!Special announcement of a continuing promo with Ting! Are you interested in fast internet? Visit this site and enter your address to see if you can get service through Ting. If you decide to proceed to make the switch, you’ll get:Free installationSecond month of Ting service for freeA $75 gift card to the Downtown MallAdditionally, Ting will match your Substack subscription to support Town Crier Productions, the company that produces this newsletter and other community offerings. So, your $5 a month subscription yields $5 for TCP. Your $50 a year subscription yields $50 for TCP! The same goes for a $200 a year subscription! All goes to cover the costs of getting this newsletter out as often as possible. Learn more here! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

Today’s episode is in honor of the Charlottesville Podcasting Network, a community service website that’s been around since 2005, and gearing up to be for another 15 years. Visit the archives at cvillepodcast.com to see what you can learn!*There are another 737 cases of COVID-19 reported in Virginia today for a cumulative total of 109,019. There are another 14 fatalities recorded for a total of 2,410 to date. The seven-day rate for positive tests rate dropped to 6.7 percent, down from 6.8 percent yesterday. In the Thomas Jefferson Health District, there are another 14 cases, with five each from Albemarle and Charlottesville and four in Louisa County. The positive rate remains at 6.4 percent for the second straight day. The number of fatalities has been reduced to 43. *Today is the first day of in-person classes at the University of Virginia School of Law and earlier this week their communications department put together a video describing to students how things will be different.  We’ve been masked and distanced when I’ve seen you in the building, and some of you I’ve met for the first time since on Zoom,” said Dean Risa Goluboff in the video. Golubuff described physical changes that will be made at the law school, as well as a requirement that everyone leave the building by 9 p.m. so cleaning crews can get to work. Students are also being asked to stay home whenever possible.The University of Virginia recently delayed the in-person start of the school year to September 8, the day after Labor Day. Undergraduate classes begin online starting on August 25. Earlier this week, the University of North Carolina announced they would suspend in-person classes following a series of COVID clusters forming in dormitories there. *The General Assembly’s COVID and justice reform special session began yesterday, with the House of Delegates spending most of the afternoon debating rules that would allow them to meet remotely for the rest of the session. Here’s Speaker of the House Eileen Filler-Corn shortly after roll call was taken.“Members of the House, we are gathering today at this unprecedented time in our Commonwealth’s history,” said Speaker of the House Eileen Filler-Corn. “Virginians are hurting. Students, workers, families, businesses have all been hit hard by the coronavirus whose impact none of us in this room none of could have ever imagined.” Visit the General Assembly’s website for a full list of meeting times and links to the proceedings. *The Virginia Department of Health has issued a harmful algae bloom advisory for tributaries that feed into Lake Anna, as well as parts of the lake itself. These are the Middle Pamunkey Branch of Lake Anna, now in addition to the Upper Pamunkey Branch, Terry’s Run, and the Upper North Anna Branch of Lake Anna in Orange, Louisa and Spotsylvania counties are experiencing a bloom of cyanobacteria, which can cause skin irritations. According to a release, “the public is advised to avoid contact with the lake in these areas until algae concentrations return to acceptable levels.” Visit swimhealthyva.com to learn more. * There are new officers for the Albemarle Economic Development Authority following the resignation of the former chair, vice chair and secretary-treasurer at the end of their meeting in July. Donald Long volunteered to take on the role through the end of the year. Stuart Munson will serve as vice chair. David Shreve will serve as the new secretary-treasurer. There are three vacancies on the EDA, which oversees grantmaking opportunities and other initiatives for local and new businesses. The EDA was also briefed on the possibility of an agricultural company that wants to open up a facility in Scottsville. *The Albemarle Planning Commission has voted unanimously to recommend approval of a rezoning for about 13 and a half acres on Old Lynchburg Road to make way for a project known as the Albemarle Business Campus. Developer Kyle Redinger altered his proposal for the land after a different project was rejected by the commission last October. However, the commission did not recommend a special exception that would allow Redinger to build only one kind of housing. Here’s at-large member Tim Keller.“I think the applicant has come a long ways on this and I am supportive of the overall project but I am not supportive of the special exception,” Keller said. The Board of Supervisors is expected to hear the item on October 7. *Speaking of the Board of Supervisors, they will meet at 2 p.m. today for a meeting that includes a review of a possible roundabout to replace the signalized intersection of Rio Road and the John Warner Parkway. There will also be a public hearing on the expansion of an existing service station in Ivy Road, an area not designated for commercial growth.  Today’s meeting of the Charlottesville Housing Advisory Committee was canceled. That meeting will be held now on Tuesday, August 25 at 1 p.m. *The Piedmont Environmental Council and the Local Energy Alliance Program (LEAP) are looking for people to sign up for free assessments of what it would take to get solar panels installed on their rooftops. The Solarize Piedmont program runs through August 31. Bri West is the Communications Director for PEC. “It’s all about demystifying the process of going solar,” said Bri West, communications director at PEC. “Over the years a lot what we’ve heard from people is a readiness and interest in going solar and then there’s this apprehension of whether I’m going to get the right installer, or get the right price.” Ryan Patten with LEAP explains what happens after you sign up for the program.“Once you sign up we’ll email you within a few business days and we’ll let you know what we see through various satellite images, whether your home or property looks good for solar or not,” Patten said. “Things we are looking for include shading concerns, large trees, other buildings nearby and also the angle of the roof may come into play as well. We’ll take a look at all that information and follow up with an email with you.” You can watch the whole video on the PEC YouTube channel. *One correction is required. On the August 18, 2020 edition of the show, I incorrectly reported the cost share between Albemarle and Charlottesville. Ratepayers in Albemarle are responsible for 80 percent of future costs of the waterline to connect the Ragged Mountain and South Fork Rivanna reservoirs. You can read the January 2012 agreement here. *If you would like this program to continue, please consider supporting this venture on Patreon. There are multiple tiers of support, including the ability to create shout-outs to nonprofit and charitable causes. And please forward this on to friends and family in the community, as the goal is to increase the audience. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

David Shreve and I discuss the best show ever made about meth, education, change, and RVs.

In this episode, we talk about social intimacy, why we need it, and how hard it is to achieve.  Recurrent guest, David Shreve of Audiences Everywhere (or Two Brilliant Daves) appears to talk about LOST IN TRANSLATION, how our views of film change, and how to appreciate a movie despite its cultural issues.  Join us as we try to analyze our own problematic favorites over the next hour or so.     Social Intimacy: 0:05:33 Lost in Translation: 0:16:57   Read Audiences Everywhere! Follow David Shreve on Twitter!   Check out our Network! Subscribe on iTunes! ----Make sure to rate and review! Subscribe on Stitcher! Subscribe on Google Play!       This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Pull Request #10 - 29 Jan 2017 - Darkness ▶ The Dark Web! We discuss acquiring illegal material online, ways of accessing the Dark Web, and new FCC Chairman Ajlit Pai's efforts to dismantle Net Neutrality. + Eric Newman, Tyler Dinner, & David Shreve

Brian and Shaun greet first-time (?) guest David Shreve of AudiencesEverywhere.net, whereupon they discuss a classic of the "romance film containing troglodytes" genre. Follow David on Twitter: @David_Shreve2 Read all kinds of fun things on AudiencesEverywhere.net Follow Audiences Everywhere on Twitter: @WeTalkMovies We dream of entertaining you for a living, and your Patreon support can make this possible: http://patreon.com/nototally Rating and reviewing us on iTunes is one of the most helpful things you could possibly do for us, and you can do it here: http://nototally.com/iTunes Comment at our website: http://nototally.com Like us on facebook: https://facebook.com/nototally Yell at us on twitter: https://twitter.com/NoTotally

Returning guest David Shreve signs on to talk about his most excellent essay on David Fincher's Se7en, but discussion quickly goes out the window when Shaun decides to extend an open Twitter invitation to the recording session. David Shreve's world-renowned essay on the (lack of) violence in Se7en is highly recommended, and can be found here: http://www.audienceseverywhere.net/seven-anniversary-retrospectives/ As promised in the episode, here are David's tweets covering aspects that didn't quite fit in his piece, via Storify: https://storify.com/nototally/seven-the-narrative-violence-of-a Follow everyone from this episode on Twitter! David Shreve: @david_shreve2 Matt Guringo: @EmperorOTN Tom: @MetalLoud Andrew: @thetimepast Tom Green: @NotThatTomGreen Also!David Shreve writes at Audiences Everywhere: http://audienceseverywhere.net, @WeTalkMovies Tom (MetalLoud) has a website: http://www.media-dissection.com/metal-loud, and a YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS4AduXP4D8sQyAwxvFAryw Tom Green records a Full House podcast with his wife called Everywhere You Look: http://everywhereyoulookpodcast.tumblr.com/ We dream of entertaining you for a living, and your support via Patreon can make this possible. Choose from some great perks and keep us going: http://patreon.com/nototally Rating and reviewing us on iTunes is one of the most helpful things you could possibly do for us, and you can do it here: http://nototally.com/iTunes Comment at our website: http://nototally.com Like us on facebook: https://facebook.com/nototally Yell at us on twitter: https://twitter.com/NoTotally

With Brian away, Shaun fulfills Patreon supporter Nikole's request for Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) with the help of returning guest David Shreve, founder of AudiencesEverywhere.net. While superficially a fun, updated nod to the spy film genre, Matthew Vaughn's film takes on or dances around a variety of issues, including how we define our sense of "evil" and the class structures that our societies can't seem to shake. Shaun and Dave, naturally, find no lack of avenues through which to lead the discussion. Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Choose from some really cool perks and keep us going: http://patreon.com/nototally Rating and reviewing us on iTunes is one of the most helpful things you could possibly do for us, and you can do it here: http://nototally.com/iTunes Comment at our website: http://nototally.com Like us on facebook: https://facebook.com/nototally Yell at us on twitter: https://twitter.com/nototally

The grand finale of our partnership with AudiencesEverywhere.net! Founder of the site David Shreve joins Brian and Shaun to celebrate the one year anniversary of Audiences Everywhere and discuss what is possibly the greatest film ever made. This week: No Country for Old Men (2007). Follow David on Twitter: @David_Shreve2 Follow Audiences Everywhere: @WeTalkMovies Rating and reviewing us on iTunes and Stitcher is probably the most helpful thing you could possibly do for us, and you can do it here: nototally.com/iTunes, nototally.com/stitcher. comment at our website: nototally.com like us on facebook: facebook.com/nototally yell at us on twitter: @nototally