City of Richmond & Virginia Politics/Policy

On 2016 Mayoral race: https://www.richmond.com/opinion/their-opinion/guest-columnists/williamson-column/article_08ef1820-b622-5186-a210-a9e45b15ce7a.html

On establishment of the Office of Community Wealth Building as City agency and the City's fight against poverty
https://www.richmond.com/opinion/their-opinion/guest-columnists/williamson-richmond-s-vision-and-plan-for-addressing-poverty/article_96c9ddd1-e4ce-56e5-b117-37ef19ddaf54.html

On launch of Office of Community Wealth Building: https://www.richmond.com/opinion/their-opinion/guest-columnists/williamson-city-launches-effort-to-build-community-wealth/article_2fd1397d-2f4c-5fbe-9362-15a2e3be3f3a.html

On education policy in Virginia: https://www.richmond.com/opinion/their-opinion/guest-columnists/education-in-virginia-an-open-letter-to-virginia-s-new/article_e09bbd08-75b7-5d15-8fb2-56a50a320018.html

On John B. Cary Elementary and Richmond Public Schools: Promises to Keep - Richmond Magazine (August 2018)

On family structure and poverty: https://www.richmond.com/opinion/their-opinion/complex-challenge-to-the-city/article_34e44c76-cb01-11e2-95dd-001a4bcf6878.html

On Anti-Poverty Commission recommendations: https://www.richmond.com/opinion/their-opinion/guest-columnists/anti-poverty-commission-take-real-steps-to-reduce-richmond-s/article_5679543b-cd93-52bf-a701-b70ec9a669b8.html

On cigarette ban in restaurants: https://www.richmond.com/city-life/agree-to-disagree/article_f82115e7-afd3-5359-b9f8-57ce8a979247.html

On Power in the City of Richmond : https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/powerless/Content?oid=1381796

On School Funding in Richmond: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/cut-and-run/Content?oid=1701654

On Tyrone Nelson and change in Henrico County politics: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/breaking-henrico/Content?oid=1636132

On public housing redevelopment in Richmond: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/evicting-the-poor/Content?oid=1376376

On 2013 re-zoning/school closure decisions: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/twilight-zoning/Content?oid=1898686

Human costs of poverty in Richmond: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/the-other-cliff/Content?oid=1792573

Turnout for Obama in Richmond, 2008: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/obamaandaposs-richmond-vote-machine/Content?oid=1381424

On Impact of Obama presidency on Richmond: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/small-change/Content?oid=1755727

On Echo Harbour development proposal/Riverfront: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/echo-chamber/Content?oid=1374106

"Adventures of the Muddy Lions" review--youth in Richmond: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/scouts-honor/Content?oid=2001503

On poverty reduction and educational improvement: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/the-kids-are-all-right/Content?oid=1823781

On Gilpin Court, Obama, and 2012 election: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/swing-city/Content?oid=1779715

On civic power and organizing in Richmond: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/people-power/Content?oid=1578885

On Occupy Richmond: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/off-target/Content?oid=1643659

On repression of political speech in Virginia: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/crimes-of-expression/Content?oid=1685831

On climate change in Richmond: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/green-metropolis/Content?oid=1368977

On Mayor's Anti-Poverty commission: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/poor-politics/Content?oid=1621193

On race and school zoning in Richmond: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/rezoning-race/Content?oid=1716367

On sprawl and Richmond: https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/suburban-injustice/Content?oid=1362215

On the case for Levar Stoney (2016 Mayoral race): https://chpn.net/2016/10/18/a-time-for-choosing-the-case-for-levar-stoney-by-thad-williamson/

On Tim Kaine’s cigarette ban in Virginia restaurants: https://www.richmond.com/city-life/agree-to-disagree/article_f82115e7-afd3-5359-b9f8-57ce8a979247.html

On Tim Kaine's selection as VP nominee: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20160725_Commentary__For_VP__Kaine_a_bold_choice.html?arc404=true

More on Tim Kaine: http://inthesetimes.com/article/19327/why-tim-kaine-is-a-smartand-progressivepick-for-vice-president

"Reframing public housing in Richmond, Virginia: Segregation, resident resistance and the future of redevelopment" Cities 57 (2016): 33-39. 

Mayor's Redistricting Committee Advisory Report (2011)

Mayor's Anti-Poverty Commission Report (2013)

Office of Community Wealth Building Annual Report (2016) 

"Realizing One Richmond: A Roadmap for Organizational Change" (2017)