Breakfast links: The 27% Solution

Dead heat

Vincent Gray and Muriel Bowser are running neck-and-neck for the lead each with 27% in a new poll. Tommy Wells polled at 9%, lower than in the previous poll. (City Paper)

Gray wouldn’t resign

Mayor Gray says he will not step down even if indicted. Prosecutors could charge Gray, though likely not before April 1. (Post)

Will new residents matter?

51,000 new voters registered in DC in 4 years, mostly new residents. But will they pay enough attention to local issues to make up their minds about the April 1 primary? (Post)

Park, not parking

Instead of paving a community garden to create a parking lot, the developers of an H Street property will build less parking and make residents who don’t have a space ineligible for on-street RPP stickers. (District Source)

Rethinking Rosslyn

Arlington could extend 18th Street North as a pedestrian and bike corridor through Rosslyn as part of an upcoming sector plan. The plan could also add housing density in the center of Rosslyn. (ArlNow)

One capital tower

Capital One plans a 470-foot tower, which would be the tallest office building in the region. It’ll be part of 5 million square feet of office space on 26 acres near the upcoming McLean Metro station. (WBJ)

Clear snow in MoCo?

The Montgomery County Council debated a proposal to make a better plan for clearing snow from sidewalks and bus stops, but some members just don’t think it’s realistic to make it safe for people to walk. (BethesdaNow)

A different kind of biker crash

A 20-year-old motorcyclist died in a crash with a police officer and his car. But the official crash report doesn’t seem to match reality, and in a wrongful death lawsuit, the family’s attorney alleges officers are deliberately hitting young bikers out of frustration. (City Paper)

And…

Frank Underwood himself will lobby Maryland lawmakers tonight in Annapolis. (Post) … The Washington Monument will reopen in May (WBJ) … The number of homeless students enrolled in DC’s public schools is is up 60% over 5 years. (WAMU) … Alan Dershowitz says it’s time to go after reckless drivers before they kill. (NY Daily News)