Campaign Fundraising, Concert Parking, and Rain
Cheers RVA!
Today will be partly cloudy, hot, and humid with a high of 94 and a low of 76, with potential scattered thunderstorms. A head advisory is in effect from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm. Stay hydrated.
the juice:
New campaign finance reports indicate Abigail Spanberger (D) has raised $27.1 million as compared to Winsome Earl-Sears (R) who has raised $11.6 million as of July 15.
In the race for Lt. Governor, Ghazala Hashmi (D) has raised $3.5 million as compared to John Reid (R) who has raised $441k.
In the contest for Attorney General, incumbent Jason Miyares (R) has raised $9.4 million as compared to Jay Jones (D) who has raised $4.9 million.
More funding doesn't necessarily ensure victory, with contests for the three offices in 2021 being won by the candidate who actually spent less funds, with all three elections being decided within a 2% margin of total votes cast.
the pulp:
The Planning Commission has unanimously supported that would ban new vape shops from being opened within 1000 ft of any residential-zoned district, school, park, place of worship, or day-care center, effectively eliminated 95% of the City of Richmond as a new location, via the Richmonder. The ordinance still needs to be approved by City Council.
As residents in Oregon Hill have complained about Allianz Amphitheater attendees causing parking problems in the neighborhood, Councilmember Stephanie Lynch has said plans are underway, including adding increased signage and potentially allowing locals free parking while limiting parking to non-residents, as is done in some parts of the Fan, via WWBT.
the dive:
Central Virginia has experienced an unusually high amount of rain and thunderstorms in the past few weeks due in part to an above average amount of humidity, according to Chief Meteorologist Zach Daniel, via WTVR.
Daniel said:
We have so much moisture that's the big factor is the amount of humidity we have. Humidity equals buoyancy, which means the air can go vertically, and as it does, it forms showers and thunderstorms.
It doesn't take much heat to get showers and storms developing. You get it raining, you get all the moisture on the ground and it's just sort of this feedback effect that is not going to change until we get some type of significant, large scale pattern change.
Read the full article here.
the vibe:
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