Alyia Gaskins announces run for Alexandria mayor

[Anonymous]

Her campaign released this announcement video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyYwHpBhcnI

[Anonymous]

Good Lord. She's been on the CC a tiny hot minute and thinks she's fit for Mayor. SMH.

[Anonymous]

Wtf. She's literally brand new to Alexandria and to the city council.

[Anonymous]

Longtime resident anger intensifies

[Anonymous]

Weird she highlights having two toddlers is an resume talking point. All it tells me is she is going to be overburdened and sleep deprived for the next few years.

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Anonymous wrote:Longtime resident anger intensifies

+100

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Anonymous wrote:Weird she highlights having two toddlers is an resume talking point. All it tells me is she is going to be overburdened and sleep deprived for the next few years.

I'm no fan of hers but would you say this if it was a man instead talking about having 2 toddlers? I doubt it would even cross your mind. So stop.

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Anonymous wrote:Weird she highlights having two toddlers is an resume talking point. All it tells me is she is going to be overburdened and sleep deprived for the next few years.

Good point. Yeah not sure she's got time to be Mayor nor will she be making sound decisions from the lack of sleep. The meetings go on all night too so not sure how she has time for her kids during the day. At what part do you get sleep?

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Anonymous wrote:Weird she highlights having two toddlers is an resume talking point. All it tells me is she is going to be overburdened and sleep deprived for the next few years.

Good point. Yeah not sure she's got time to be Mayor nor will she be making sound decisions from the lack of sleep. The meetings go on all night too so not sure how she has time for her kids during the day. At what part do you get sleep?

She's running for Mayor of Alexandria, not for Your Approval Of Her Parenting. Also, her children have two parents, only one of whom is her.

[Anonymous]

I don't care if she hasn't lived her forever.

What I do care about is her video is a bunch of fluff and says absolutely nothing about what results she hopes to achieve. But I will guess it's the same nonsense that Wilson touted.

Here are some results I would like to see:
Road improvements - widening highly traveled corridors and fixing and maintain large pot holes on City streets.

No more discussion of bike lanes on major streets or how people will bike if there are more lanes. No, they won't. A lot of commuting goes through the City to get to highways and no one is riding their bike on those.

Parking at the metro stations - want people to take public transportation to DC? Add in a parking structure. Taking the bus to the metro adds too much time to the commute and people don't do it unless they are desperate.

Pedestrian friendly Old Town and Del Ray - need to reframe the understanding of "pedestrian friendly" - people want those locations to be like that when they get there. They might even ride bikes in that are if they could. But the reality is people still have to drive and park in these locations so again put in parking structures and then the areas become more pedestrian friendly bc people are cramming the streets trying to find parking.

Schools - build a second high school.

also, I don't know if we need to look to the City's past for guidance. The City did a lot of dumb things in the past. Better to start from now and go forward.

[Anonymous]

Isn't she like 32? And isn't 30 the new 20? The city has big enough issues where I'd like to see someone with more life experience.

She has a long career ahead of her but maybe take this time to listen and learn. A little too green RN.

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Anonymous wrote:Weird she highlights having two toddlers is an resume talking point. All it tells me is she is going to be overburdened and sleep deprived for the next few years.

Good point. Yeah not sure she's got time to be Mayor nor will she be making sound decisions from the lack of sleep. The meetings go on all night too so not sure how she has time for her kids during the day. At what part do you get sleep?

She's running for Mayor of Alexandria, not for Your Approval Of Her Parenting. Also, her children have two parents, only one of whom is her.

NP here. In Alexandria the mayor has no real power; it is a ceremonial job for ribbon cuttings, etc. It's basically just another city council member, which she already is. The Mayor kind of acts like the "face" of Alexandria, and attends a lot of public events, but no mater who the mayor is, the mayor isn't making policy or important city decisions, ever. That is the job of the city manager.

So your fake outrage is dumb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wtf. She's literally brand new to Alexandria and to the city council.

Kids these days. :-/

[Anonymous]

Oh well, I guess Alyia Gaskins won't get the "The problem with Alexandria is that it doesn't prioritize cars and driving enough!" vote.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weird she highlights having two toddlers is an resume talking point. All it tells me is she is going to be overburdened and sleep deprived for the next few years.

Good point. Yeah not sure she's got time to be Mayor nor will she be making sound decisions from the lack of sleep. The meetings go on all night too so not sure how she has time for her kids during the day. At what part do you get sleep?

She's running for Mayor of Alexandria, not for Your Approval Of Her Parenting. Also, her children have two parents, only one of whom is her.

NP here. In Alexandria the mayor has no real power; it is a ceremonial job for ribbon cuttings, etc. It's basically just another city council member, which she already is. The Mayor kind of acts like the "face" of Alexandria, and attends a lot of public events, but no mater who the mayor is, the mayor isn't making policy or important city decisions, ever. That is the job of the city manager.

So your fake outrage is dumb.

Ughhhhh....and about those zoning votes?

I don't recommend undermining the importance of having someone qualified at the helm.