Posts tagged Politics
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Breakfast links: Getting what you don’t want
Friendship Heights gets power, not residents; Congo gets a protest over front yard; Issa giveth and taketh away for DC; Gray supports globe on freeway idea; Deal makes Silver Line to Dulles likely; Windshield perspective gets creative; Bad trail; Keeping up on corruption; And…. Keep reading…
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The Ward 4 council race is crowded. Will it be competitive?
The race to represent Ward 4 on the DC Council is shaping up to be a crowded one. Whether or not it will also be competitive remains to be seen. At least 7 candidates are vying to unseat councilmember Muriel Bowser, who is running for her second full term. Bowser was first voted onto the council in a 2007 special election to fill the seat vacated by Adrian Fenty when he was elected Mayor. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Zoning and vice
Board talks dirty about zoning; Neighbors uneasy over pot; Governors spar over growth; Green Line stations close for repairs; Why is building a subway so expensive?; ICC’s 2nd segment opens soon; Baltimore selects different bike sharing; Area elections extremely close; And…. Keep reading…
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Finding good candidates shouldn’t be waiting for Superman
Reacting to Fiona Grieg’s dropping out of the Ward 2 DC Council race this morning, many of you said things like, “Politics isn’t for faint of heart,” or “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” Those people are absolutely correct; that’s how politics works. Greig should have known that. In fact, she did; I talked… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Pointing fingers
Official scapegoats Smart Growth; Leggett reprimands council; Election results still not all in; DNC contradicts DC Democrats; Charters gain increasing share; All options on the table for the FBI’s HQ; Are the police choking or pushing?; And…. Keep reading…
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Why good people like Fiona Greig don’t run for Council
Ward 2 insurgent DC Council candidate Fiona Greig announced this morning that she’s dropping out of the race against 20-year incumbent Jack Evans. Greig did not withdraw due to lack of support, but because she didn’t want to expose her young family to the gutter politics and smear campaigns she encountered in her short time as a candidate. I was chair of Greig’s… Keep reading…
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Put the democratic back in DC’s Democratic Party
Top DC Democrats have taken drastic measures to prevent voters from disrupting their control of the party. Ironically, as a result, they have sown the seeds for a successful voter revolt to open up the party and turn it into a powerful agent for change. The party leadership was so worried about facing voters next April, they canceled the election in which 340,000 voters get to choose… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Do your civic duty
VA party control in the balance today; Senate transpo bill has good and bad; Homeless Orleans on the ballot; Occupiers protest MPD; From food court to grand court?; Dutch kids get drivers’/cyclists’/peds’ ed.; And…. Keep reading…
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Rockville, Gaithersburg races involve transit and growth
Voters in Rockville and Gaithersburg will choose at-large members of their city councils tomorrow. The choices voters make could affect how much these cities encourage and welcome development around transit and transit around existing development. Rockville has several councilmembers, including Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio, who rode into office 2 years ago on a platform partly… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bumper weekend
Driver strikes 3 protestors… intentionally?; WMATA wants to break radio silence; Borrowing is the new stealing?; Attend a town hall by hashtag; Gentrification, or more diversity?; DC Democrats become less democratic; RI Ave ped/bike bridge moving forward; And…. Keep reading…