Posts tagged Ward 1
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Do Something: The week of March 18, 2024
This week on Do Something: recall petitions and budget drama in DC; big wins in Maryland and a big disappointment for Moore Housing; the joy of naps; and Alex and Dan are both having happy hours. Keep reading…
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How GGWash will make endorsements in the 2022 general election
Here’s how Greater Greater Washington’s general election endorsements process will unfold this year. Keep reading…
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Our endorsement for Ward 1 DC Council: Brianne K. Nadeau
Councilmember Nadeau’s bold vision and extensive track record on housing and transportation demonstrate her ability to meet the moment. Keep reading…
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Read the responses DC Council candidates submitted to our endorsements questionnaire
ELECTION 2022: We’ve posted the responses we received from DC Council candidates to our endorsements questionnaire. Keep reading…
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After a pause and a pivot during the pandemic, DC’s neighborhood shared ride program is back
Residents looking for transit options in the city may have more choices as the District’s Department of For-Hire Vehicles (DFHV) brought back DC Neighborhood Connect, a shared on demand shuttle service that covers parts of wards 1, 4, and 5, last month. Beginning July 12 the service now covers parts of Ward 8. Keep reading…
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DC Council held a roundtable about how to get emergency rental assistance to residents. Here’s my testimony.
On February 22, Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau held a roundtable on emergency rental assistance. The roundtable also addressed the goings-on of the mayor’s strike force on rental housing, a group of mayoral appointees tasked with delivering 10 recommendations by mid-March on how to “save” rental housing. by mid-March. Alex Baca, GGWash’s policy manager offered testimony at this meeting. Keep reading…
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Early in-person voting begins this week in DC. Here’s what you need to know.
Early in-person voting begins today (Tuesday), and runs until November 2. Here’s a recap of who GGWash endorsed, as well as resources to help make voting easier. Keep reading…
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Our 2020 Advisory Neighborhood Commission endorsements in wards 1 and 2
The GGWash Elections Committee circulated questionnaires to all candidates for Advisory Neighborhood Commissions across the city. We received 192 responses. Here are the ones for wards 1 and 2, with our recommendations in contested races. Keep reading…
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Want to know how your ANC candidate feels about transit, housing, and development? We’ll ask for you.
GGWash sent questions to each ANC candidate to give them an opportunity to share how well they align with our beliefs and principles. Here’s are some of the questions we asked. Keep reading…
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Hear it from a commissioner: Why you should run for ANC
Have you ever thought about being an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner? You should run. But, don’t just take our word for it. We reached out to several ANC commissioners who we endorsed in 2018, and who we’ve worked with since then, to ask them to share their experience. Keep reading…