September 18, 2023: One very small snippet from a very long public hearing on Charlottesville's development code

Plus: There's a new director of the Center at Belvedere

The list of holidays created for various purposes is long, but finding things to notice each day does pass the time and helps me think. September 18 is National Day of Civic Hacking, which makes me think about ways I’d like to streamline my reporting through code. It’s also International Equal Pay Day to draw attention to an important issue of fairness …