State Report on License Plate Readers — “Members of the Virginia General Assembly met Thursday to review a report on misuse of automated license plate readers by law enforcement agencies and the need for stronger guardrails.” Of the 191 local law enforcement agencies that reported using the technology, as of August, 10% admitted to “unauthorized use.” [Courthouse News Service]
Weather Service Monitoring Potential Snow — “The National Weather Service’s (NWS) Weather Prediction Center (WPC) is monitoring the potential for a storm system to bring snow to portions of Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region, including much of Maryland and Virginia, late next week and into the weekend of November 13-15.” [MoCo Show]
Va.’s About-Face on Same-Sex Marriage — “Anthony LeCounte was a 17-year-old high school senior in Alexandria, gay but still in the closet, when Virginians voted by a wide margin to outlaw same-sex marriage. By the time voters scrapped that 2006 ban in a referendum Tuesday, 20 years and a cultural revolution had come and gone.” [Washington Post]
Columbia Pike Affordable Housing Advances — “The Columbia Crossroads affordable housing project got a green light from the Fairfax County Planning Commission on Nov. 4 after the developer agreed to add more parking spaces. The next step is a Board of Supervisors hearing on Dec. 8. The project, located on Columbia Pike in Bailey’s Crossroads between Radley Acura and the Alta Nova apartments, will have 160 units.” [Annandale Today]
Amazon Eyes Chantilly Data Center — “Amazon’s data center arm recently paid $99.79 million for about 23 acres of industrial land at 44146 Wade Drive in Chantilly, a few miles south of Dulles International Airport, according to Loudoun property records. The company is seeking to build a 100-foot-tall data center on the property … Loudoun supervisors are scheduled to vote Nov. 17 on an item to pause data center applications for a year.” [Washington Business Journal]
New Wolf Trap Barn Unveiled — “A new historic barn is now part of The Barns at Wolf Trap. The Virginian Barn, donated by Karen and Fred Schaufeld, was officially opened and dedicated on Tuesday.” The addition emerged out of discussions about an expansion of The Barns at Wolf Trap between Wolf Trap Foundation President and CEO Arvind Manocha and board chair and donor Daniel D’Aniello and his wife, Gayle. [Northern Virginia Magazine]
Veterans Day 5K Coming to Reston — “Runners and walkers will gather at Reston Town Center on Veterans Day for the second annual Run for Valor 5K, a community race benefiting a nonprofit that supports service members, veterans and their families. The race will begin at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Reston Town Center Pavilion.” [Patch]
Progress Slow on Recognizing Native Tribes — Then-Gov. Ralph Northam established a bipartisan Tribal Code Commission, chaired by Fairfax Del. Paul Krizek, five years ago “to update inconsistent and outdated language in laws that affect” Virginia’s seven federally recognized Tribes. It’s uncertain whether six bills to update the state code, including one related to in-state college tuition, will be addressed in the General Assembly’s 2027 session. [WVTF]
It’s Monday — Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high near 62 and west winds at 15 to 24 mph, gusting up to 34 mph. Night will be mostly clear, with a low around 40. [NWS]
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