Alyia Gaskins announces run for Alexandria mayor

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How long until the local press picks this up?

Ummm...never. Wilson anointed her. You think his buddies at Alexandria Now are going to report about this?

Nah, but they will keep running with the Amy Jackson can't figure out how endorsements work story. Which is proven and much more entertaining.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How long until the local press picks this up? [/quote]

Ummm...never. Wilson anointed her. You think his buddies at Alexandria Now are going to report about this?

Nah, but they will keep running with the Amy Jackson can't figure out how endorsements work story. Which is proven and much more entertaining. [/quote]

+1 on them not touching Gaskins, though it has has little to do proven vs. unproven news. It has everything to do with alxnow.com’s credibility.

In the past year, I’ve seen multiple instances where their reporters provide disparate treatment/coverage to white women-owned businesses.

Jackson isn’t a POC, so I’m fully expecting they take the same slanted approach with her.

Character fitness is highly important trait for our elected leaders and the community deserves comprehensive reporting. Alxnow.com’s immature and transparent angling doesn’t help anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How long until the local press picks this up?

Ummm...never. Wilson anointed her. You think his buddies at Alexandria Now are going to report about this?

Nah, but they will keep running with the Amy Jackson can't figure out how endorsements work story. Which is proven and much more entertaining.

+1 on them not touching Gaskins, though it has has little to do proven vs. unproven news. It has everything to do with alxnow.com’s credibility.

In the past year, I’ve seen multiple instances where their reporters provide disparate treatment/coverage to white women-owned businesses.

Jackson isn’t a POC, so I’m fully expecting they take the same slanted approach with her.

Character fitness is highly important trait for our elected leaders and the community deserves comprehensive reporting. Alxnow.com’s immature and transparent angling doesn’t help anyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How long until the local press picks this up?

Ummm...never. Wilson anointed her. You think his buddies at Alexandria Now are going to report about this?

Nah, but they will keep running with the Amy Jackson can't figure out how endorsements work story. Which is proven and much more entertaining.

+1 on them not touching Gaskins, though it has has little to do proven vs. unproven news. It has everything to do with alxnow.com’s credibility.

In the past year, I’ve seen multiple instances where their reporters provide disparate treatment/coverage to white women-owned businesses.

Jackson isn’t a POC, so I’m fully expecting they take the same slanted approach with her.

Character fitness is highly important trait for our elected leaders and the community deserves comprehensive reporting. Alxnow.com’s immature and transparent angling doesn’t help anyone.

+1.

They left up for several days multiple posts ridiculing Jackson's weight, but have made zero posts about the possibility that an individual running for Mayor might be married to a convicted felon and on probation.

Truly slimy 'journalism.'

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How long until the local press picks this up?

Ummm...never. Wilson anointed her. You think his buddies at Alexandria Now are going to report about this?

Nah, but they will keep running with the Amy Jackson can't figure out how endorsements work story. Which is proven and much more entertaining.

+1 on them not touching Gaskins, though it has has little to do proven vs. unproven news. It has everything to do with alxnow.com’s credibility.

In the past year, I’ve seen multiple instances where their reporters provide disparate treatment/coverage to white women-owned businesses.

Jackson isn’t a POC, so I’m fully expecting they take the same slanted approach with her.

Character fitness is highly important trait for our elected leaders and the community deserves comprehensive reporting. Alxnow.com’s immature and transparent angling doesn’t help anyone.

+1.

They left up for several days multiple posts ridiculing Jackson's weight, but have made zero posts about the possibility that an individual running for Mayor might be married to a convicted felon and on probation.

Truly slimy 'journalism.'

From five minutes of googling, it looks like Gaskins’ husband works for the DC Public Charter School Board but his LinkedIn profile is inaccessible which is a bit strange.

[Anonymous]

How many days can this huge story stay on the front page of DCUM without any local media picking it up?

[Anonymous]

Alexandria is generally regarded as a joke. Even in Richmond, Ds and Rs alike use it as a punch line.

Why would a reporter care?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alexandria is generally regarded as a joke. Even in Richmond, Ds and Rs alike use it as a punch line.

Why would a reporter care?

Because it's a great story.

[Anonymous]

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

Gotta start somewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Alexandria is generally regarded as a joke. Even in Richmond, Ds and Rs alike use it as a punch line.

Why would a reporter care?

Because it's a great story.

You need some perspective. Get out of Alexandria for a few hours. It's not the center of the universe. Just a bunch of not too terribly bright and overpaid government workers who think pushing paper makes them important.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Alexandria is generally regarded as a joke. Even in Richmond, Ds and Rs alike use it as a punch line.

Why would a reporter care?

Because it's a great story.

You need some perspective. Get out of Alexandria for a few hours. It's not the center of the universe. Just a bunch of not too terribly bright and overpaid government workers who think pushing paper makes them important.

You do know that you're in a forum for Metropolitan Dc Local Politics, right?

They can ignore this burning building for as long as they want. Personally, if I were Gaskins I'd get out front of it and control the narrative before Jackson's camp got a hold of it.

[Anonymous]

Alyia is incredibly smart and has made more progress on City Council in one term than many do in years on council. I hope she wins.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alyia is incredibly smart and has made more progress on City Council in one term than many do in years on council. I hope she wins.

What exactly has she done in her one year on the council, except keep silent since May of PY arena news.

What have any of them done?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alyia is incredibly smart and has made more progress on City Council in one term than many do in years on council. I hope she wins.

Is her husband's birthday January 3rd?

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Anonymous wrote:It's true that Jackson ultimately voted for ZFH in full after trying to pull out the SFH rezoining, primarly with the argument that a mailer didn't go out. Shades of Silberberg in the process argument for delay and discomfort with anything other than full consensus.

In terms of the Mayor position, to the extent it's not just another Council vote, you chair the council and can somewhat shape the direction of the debate. It's not as big a deal some might think given the title. But in attitude, especially on zoning/development but on policy in general, Gaskins and Jackson have different temperaments and inclinations to action, and that's where the difference lies.

This is a solid comparison. Out of curiosity, if you had to name the candidate most likely to consider local needs and constituent feedback when voting, which candidate would you choose?

John Chapman. You may not agree with him but he is super honest about his thought process and cares deeply about constituent feedback.

He is good about that. Do you know if he’s also considering joining the mayoral race?

NP here. I wish he would. He is a pretty nice person and seems to take his city council job and its responsibilities seriously.

+1
He also grew up here (single mom in the berg) and is passionate about the city. He replies within a few hours if you reach out to him. He’d have my vote