His surname is well known by anyone who follows Virginia politics. Jon Baliles grew up the son of a governor, but has carved out his own path of public service, first working for Doug Wilder, then winning a seat on Richmond City Council and later running for mayor. These days, he's letting his fingers do the heavy lifting, as the author of RVA 5x5, one of Richmond's most popular Substacks. On this episode of Untold, we get into the weeds about the water crisis and much more with this former city hall insider.

<p>His surname is well known by anyone who follows Virginia politics.&nbsp;Jon Baliles grew up the son of a governor, but has carved out his own path of public service, first working for Doug Wilder, then winning a seat on Richmond City Council and later running for mayor. These days, he's letting his fingers do the heavy lifting, as the author of <a href="https://rva5x5.substack.com/">RVA 5x5</a>, one of Richmond's most popular Substacks. On this episode of Untold, we get into the weeds about the water crisis and much more with this former city hall insider.</p>

Untold is a one-hour journey into the previously unheard stories of the people in charge of making big decisions, generating conversations, and sometimes causing controversy in Richmond, Virginia and beyond.

<p>Untold is a one-hour journey into the previously unheard stories of the people in charge of making big decisions, generating conversations, and sometimes causing controversy in Richmond, Virginia and beyond.</p>

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