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Hannah Davis-Reid

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Charlottesville reporter for @vpm.org! Email me at [email protected]

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Hannah Davis-Reid @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social · 21h

At Monday’s meeting, the Charlottesville City Council unanimously approved the purchase of 2000 Holiday Drive, a 27,000-square-foot office building that the city plans to turn into a low-barrier shelter as part of its homelessness intervention plan.

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Charlottesville City Council approves $6.2M building purchase for shelter

The city plans to turn 2000 Holiday Drive into a 200-bed low-barrier shelter.

Hannah Davis-Reid @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social · 2d

At the end of September, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were seen outside the Albemarle County Courthouse in Charlottesville, but did not come into the building.

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Albemarle clerk fears courthouse ICE raid had chilling effect on legal system

He told VPM News court staff and victims are scared of being detained.

Hannah Davis-Reid @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social · 5d

State Sen. Creigh Deeds (D–Charlottesville) told VPM News that in the short term, "a whole lot of people are going to be inconvenienced because they're not going to get the checks they need to support their families and pay their bills."

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Virginia lawmakers react to federal government shutdown

Gov. Glenn Youngkin says Democrats are looking to "hold America hostage."

Hannah Davis-Reid @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social · 11d

VPM talked about the importance of early childhood education at the Health Birth Healthy Baby Expo in Charlottesville! We got to meet so many amazing community members and birth workers. Check out our site for more information on the campaign! 90by5.org

Two woman from VPM smile in front of their decorated table at a community event. There’s a spinning wheel and prizes

A young woman talks to a family of four while tabling at a community event

Hannah Davis-Reid @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social · 21d

Last Friday, the University of Virginia Board of Visitors voted to lease the historic Oak Lawn home to Charlottesville City Schools for $1 annually, with the option to hand over ownership later.

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Updated: UVA board votes to transfer Oak Lawn to Charlottesville schools

The city wants to use the property to expand its program offerings.

Hannah Davis-Reid @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social · 21d

In its first joint meeting, the Charlottesville City Council and the city’s Police Civilian Oversight Board met Sept. 11 to discuss ordinance changes on office operations and functionality, as well as ordinance clarity.

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Charlottesville City Council discusses changing police oversight board rules

The PCOB currently lacks enough members to take a vote or hold hearings.

Hannah Davis-Reid @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social · 27d

At the upcoming University of Virginia Board of Visitors Finance Committee meeting on Sept. 12, the university is expected to lease and transfer the historic Oak Lawn home to Charlottesville City Schools for a “nominal fee.”

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UVA board expected to transfer Oak Lawn site to Charlottesville schools

The property could help the city expand early childhood and career programs.

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The Free Book Bus @thefreebookbus.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks to @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social and @vpm.org for this fantastic story!

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Charlottesville's Free Book Bus is a ‘come-as-you-are’ type of thing

The bus helps give the community an "open world to go on an adventure with."

Hannah Davis-Reid @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thank you for sharing your work with us!

Hannah Davis-Reid @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social · Aug 22

In Monday’s city council meeting, councilors heard resident and advocate concerns about an 11-story student housing project next to Westhaven. They also passed a resolution redesigning Avon Street for multimodal transportation, removing 33 on-street parking spots.

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Charlottesville City Council OKs Avon Street transportation redesign

Residents also voiced concern about student apartments set for West Main Street.

Hannah Davis-Reid @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social · Aug 14

Virginia Department of Health's Office of Licensure and Certification investigates complaints in nursing homes. So far in 2025, there have been 1,079 complaints, up from 730 in all of 2024. Still over 40% of OLC's inspector positions are vacant, according to Youngkin.

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Youngkin signs order calling for hiring of more nursing home inspectors

More than 40% of the state's inspector positions are currently vacant.

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Meghin Moore @meghin.bsky.social · Jul 21

HAPPENING NOW: @vpm.org’s mug stop at give and take coffee in Charlottesville! Come meet @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social and see how we’re helping local news out here.

We also have FREE MUGS!

A screenshot from the give and take coffee instagram with four people clad in VPM gear!

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VPM News @vpm.org · Jul 18

Congress will claw back $1.1B from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. VPM, which is a PBS and NPR affiliate, will lose more than $2.5M over the next two years in lost funds. VPM President Jayme Swain says the cuts could result in the loss of Central Virginia local programming.

Hannah Davis-Reid @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social · Jul 17

For the first time in more than a decade, the University of Virginia Faculty Senate overwhelmingly passed a vote of no confidence in the school’s Board of Visitors, indicating that a majority of the group does not support the governing body’s policies

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UVA Faculty Senate votes no confidence in board after Ryan resignation

The last such vote followed then-President Teresa Sullivan’s 2012 dismissal.

Hannah Davis-Reid @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social · Jul 7

Thank you so much! It was great to meet you and see your work in action!

Hannah Davis-Reid @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social · Jul 7

“My hope is that my kids always know who they are, and despite what history tells them, they're still beautiful, and they're brilliant and they have the ability to basically accomplish anything they want to.” said Dorothy Retland, one of the walking tour’s organizers.

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Charlottesville residents tour local Black history sites for July Fourth

Jalane Schmidt, a UVA professor, led the child-friendly walk.

Hannah Davis-Reid @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social · Jul 1

Students, faculty and community members gathered Saturday morning to show support for outgoing President Jim Ryan. Ryan announced his resignation last week after the school faced scrutiny from federal investigators related to its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practices.

#UVA #charlottesville

Hannah Davis-Reid @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social · Jun 30

“It's one thing when you see it happening at other schools. It's another thing when it happens to you,” rising fourth-year Boris Nakashyan said of the federal pressure. “That's when you really have an eye opening experience and realize what is truly going on.”

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UVA community honors Ryan with ‘Run for Jim’ after surprise ouster

The departing president had done regular runs with students since 2021.

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VPM News @vpm.org · Jun 27

BREAKING: UVA President Jim Ryan resigned Friday, according to news reports.

UVA president Jim Ryan resigns under pressure from Trump administration

The Justice Department has been investigating UVA over its diversity practices.

Reposted by Hannah Davis-Reid

VPM News @vpm.org · Jun 26

ICE agents have been in regular attendance at the Chesterfield County Courthouse since last Friday, with plainclothes agents attending traffic court, arraignments & preliminary hearings. Some of the agents are masked, and when proceedings have finished they've been taking people out of the building.

ICE is conducting daily detentions at Chesterfield County Courthouse

Lawyers worry witnesses and victims may skip court out of fear of detainment.

Hannah Davis-Reid @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social · Jun 26

At a rally in Charlottesville three years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger says a potential Democratic trifecta in state government would work to codify reproductive rights in Virginia’s Constitution.

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Spanberger, Hashmi advocate in Charlottesville for abortion access

The Democratic gubernatorial nominee is on an 8-day bus tour of the state.

Hannah Davis-Reid @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social · Jun 23

In a 3–2 vote last week, Charlottesville City Council approved a plan to issue over $50 million in bonds to finance the renovation of the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, with cost estimates coming in over previous expectations.

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Charlottesville City Council narrowly approves jail expansion financing

The city is looking to update the jail for the first time since it opened in 1974.

Hannah Davis-Reid @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social · Jun 20

The City of Charlottesville is the second Virginia locality to try rank choice voting to elect new City Council members. Jen Fleisher and Juandiego Wade were the two most popular candidates in Tuesday’s primary election.

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Jim Malewitz @jmalewitz.bsky.social · Jun 19

The height of luxury in Wisconsin www.wpr.org/news/wiscons...

News screenshot: "Prosecutors say Stanley Pophal, 63, received payments from 128 investors and used the “vast majority” of that money to fund an extravagant lifestyle — including a “vast snowmobile collection.” In a press release, U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea said Pophal purchased more than 300 snowmobiles."

Hannah Davis-Reid @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social · Jun 16

In Tuesday’s City Council primary, Charlottesville is about to become the second locality in Virginia — after Arlington County — to use ranked choice voting, after a century of using a winner-take-all block system.

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Charlottesville City Council primary city’s first to use ranked choice voting

“We're finally moving toward a system where we're embracing diversity by design.”