Style Weekly ran a couple articles this week about the Mayor ditching current CAO Harry Black in favor of Virginia Lottery head Sheila Hill-Christian. The shakeup is a “compromise” between Council and the Mayor, somehow. IANAL but I’m pretty sure Council has to approve the CAO appointed by the Mayor. Black was voted against twice — yet he still does the job. The Mayor is a political genius for walking away with this as a compromise.

Anyway, the tone of both articles is that Richmond needs someone who can stand up to Wilder and say “No!” to his crazy tyrannical demands. Apparently Sheila is going to be better at this than Harry Black.

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I’ve met Harry Black one time, in a meeting. He was probably one of the most forceful and intimidating dudes I have ever met. Not rude or anything like that; he just knew how to run a meeting. I can’t see this guy being a yes man to anyone, not even ol’ King Wilder.