Posts tagged Cat:politics
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DC mayoral candidates’ debate tonight at AU
Tonight at 7 pm, NBC4’s Tom Sherwood will moderate the DC mayoral candidates’ debate at American University. WAMU’s Patrick Madden and Kavitha Cardoza, and the Post’s Clinton Yates will join him as panelists. Keep reading…
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Where will DC’s next 200,000 residents go? The mayoral candidates weigh in
We interviewed candidates for DC mayor and competitive council races for the April 1 primary, and recorded the conversations on video. We will be posting the videos for each subject area and each race over a few weeks. Here is the first of 2 posts on discussions about housing with candidates for mayor. See all of the posts here. “We’ve been a city of 800,000 before,… Keep reading…
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At-large DC Council candidates favor extended school hours for low-performing schools
We interviewed candidates for DC mayor and competitive council races for the April 1 primary, and recorded the conversations on video. We will be posting the videos for each subject area and each race over a few weeks. Here are the discussions about education with candidates for DC Council at-large. See all of the discussions here. The 3 challenger candidates for the at-large… Keep reading…
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Ward 1 candidates: Graham is hot on buses, not on streetcars
We interviewed candidates for DC mayor and competitive council races for the April 1 primary, and recorded the conversations on video. We will be posting the videos for each subject area and each race over a few weeks. Here are the discussions about housing with candidates for Ward 1 on the DC Council. See all of the discussions here. Jim Graham, the councilmember for Ward 1,… Keep reading…
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Hear the candidates: Ward 1 on education
We interviewed candidates in the April 1 primary and recorded the conversations on video. Over the next few weeks, we will be posting excerpts here about their views on education. Here are the discussions with DC Council candidates for Ward 1. See all of the segments here. Incumbent Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham and challenger Brianne Nadeau both stress the importance of… Keep reading…
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Ward 1 candidates: Nadeau endorses DC’s zoning update
We interviewed candidates for DC mayor and competitive council races for the April 1 primary, and recorded the conversations on video. We will be posting the videos for each subject area and each race over a few weeks. Here are the discussions about housing with candidates for Ward 1 on the DC Council. See all of the discussions here. When I asked Ward 1 challenger Brianne Nadeau… Keep reading…
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Hear the candidates: Ward 1 on housing
We interviewed candidates for DC mayor and competitive council races for the April 1 primary, and recorded the conversations on video. We will be posting the videos for each subject area and each race over a few weeks. Here are the discussions about housing with candidates for Ward 1 on the DC Council. See all of the discussions here. The District is adding 1,100 people a month… Keep reading…
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Hear the candidates: Ward 6 on housing
We interviewed candidates for DC mayor and competitive council races for the April 1 primary, and recorded the conversations on video. We will be posting the videos for each subject area and each race over a few weeks. Here are the discussions about housing with candidates for Ward 6 on the DC Council. See all of the articles here. It’s not that easy to find specific policy… Keep reading…
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Most mayoral challengers oppose reducing parking minimums
At a forum last month, four candidates for DC mayor argued against a proposal by the Office of Planning to relax minimum parking requirements in transit-rich areas of the city. Andy Shallal and Tommy Wells didn’t address it directly, though Shallal argued for more parking capacity while Wells argued for reducing parking demand. Keep reading…
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Hill ANC races may turn entirely on Hine, but oughtn’t
Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners work on many subjects besides development, but challengers for a few seats on Capitol Hill want to make the election a referendum on a single project, the Hine school. Such a narrow focus ignores the many subjects that ANCs work on, like public safety, liquor licenses, and just helping connect residents with public officials who can solve… Keep reading…