See below for video and highlights from Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney’s press conference this afternoon, at which he announced the resignation of the city’s police chief – who Stoney said is a “good man” – and the naming of an interim police chief. According to Mayor Stoney, Richmond has “a good police department…but I also believe we can be better.” Stoney added, “I’m committed to reimagining public safety” and said he supports a Citizen Review Board, “restorative justice,” the “Obama Pledge for Mayors,” celebrating Juneteenth as a holiday this Friday, etc.







![Video: Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) on “Terrible, Horrific” Shooting of Two National Guard Members in DC, Says “it’s incumbent upon the [Trump] administration to lay out a clear plan to ensure their protection”](https://bluevirginia.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/walkinshawnationaguard1-238x178.jpg)




![[UPDATED 1/29/26] Audio: Sen. Tim Kaine Talks to Blue Virginia About His “Five-Point Plan” to Fight Trump’s Orban-Like Assault on US Democracy; Civil Disobedience a la MLK Jr.; Trump’s Bogus “Energy Emergency”; the Crucial Importance of the 2025 VA Elections; etc.](https://bluevirginia.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/kaineinterview2-100x75.jpg)

