
We’re not San Francisco…. yet. In the Franconia area of Fairfax County a McDonalds restaurant, known for catering to kids, has closed its doors to customers under 21 years old, reports WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. To gain admittance, customers must first ring a doorbell. The restaurant, located down the street from Thomas Edison High School, has been the scene of fighting, cursing and standing on tables. “These kids are off the chain,” a customer told WRC. “They have no respect, no discipline.” McDonalds issued a statement: “We’ve enhanced our Franconia Road McDonalds security measures in an effort to promote a safe environment for our customers and staff. This policy was developed in partnership with local school officials with oversight from local law enforcement.” (Terry McAuliffe: 64.6% of the vote; Glenn Youngkin: 34.8%.)
Hands off our violent gang members! Arlington County’s governing board has unanimously approved a plan to scale back the police department’s communication with federal immigration officials, reports WTOP News. A tweak in the county’s Trust Policy removes Section 7, which details when Arlington police can inform U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials about an arrest. The rule permitted police to tell ICE of an undocumented individual who had been identified as a gang member and had been arrested for a violent felony or criminal street-gang offense. “What the removal of Section 7 … means is that we are not going to allow anymore that our law enforcement proactively contacts the federal government immigration authorities on any issue,” Board Chair Takis Karantonis said. Such actions undermine the trust the local immigrant community has in law enforcement, he explained. (McAuliffe 76.5%; Youngkin: 22.8%.)
Business as usual (administrative anarchy) in Richmond. Today, the Richmond Times-Dispatch tells the story of Richmond resident Bill Gay whose personal property tax on his 21-year-old BMW convertible has leaped from $87 last year to $1,499 this year. He is one of 223 taxpayers, a city spokesperson revealed, who has received errant assessments. We also hear today from The Richmonder that Richmond’s inspector general Jim Osuna, who is in charge of investigating waste fraud and abuse at City Hall, has been fired under unclear circumstances. Last year, an Osuna-led investigation found nepotism, overspending, and procurement issues in the registrar’s office, resulting in the registrar’s resignation. (McAuliffe: 77.1%; Youngkin: 19.7%.)

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