Mary Cheh's new suggested locations for the homeless shelter

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Better yet - perhaps Ward 3ers should not have thrown Gray under the bus. I voted for Gray in primary and wrote him in for general. Loathed Catania and believed that Bowser lacked the experience for the post. Her lack of chops is seen in these deals - she wants residents' unconditional support yet the developer-owners can flip these buildings from shelters to rehab clinics over the course of their leases then drop apartment buildings in SFH zoning @ end. How can she really face the voters or council members when she is asking them to pay more than 3X the cost for the construction?

Better yet -- Fenty will come back to run for a second term.

Is it too much to ask to have a clean and competent Democrat running for office? (in our city, no independent stands a chance)

well, Gray was competent. He had both council and exec experience. The city did well under him. I DK what to say - he didn't get charged and I think there was too much smoke and not enough fire. Perhaps he is complicit, but he never got charged.

I like McDuffie. My guess is that he will make a move in a few cycles. Ditto Racine. Bowser may have been viable after a few more terms, but she had little to no leg record and some of her most memorable acts were opposing campaign finance laws, the very ones allowing for these donors to line her pockets and influence policy positions more favorable for the few than the many.

What were Gray's accomplishments? Also, not being indicted because your partner-in-crime and the USA's chief witness had a credibility issue due to a penchant for young men is a pretty low bar. As for Fenty returning from the trappings of Silicon Valley and the Jobs fortune, well that's amusing.

[Anonymous]

It is difficult to get an honest and competent mayor because DC is a one party city. It is what it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Better yet - perhaps Ward 3ers should not have thrown Gray under the bus. I voted for Gray in primary and wrote him in for general. Loathed Catania and believed that Bowser lacked the experience for the post. Her lack of chops is seen in these deals - she wants residents' unconditional support yet the developer-owners can flip these buildings from shelters to rehab clinics over the course of their leases then drop apartment buildings in SFH zoning @ end. How can she really face the voters or council members when she is asking them to pay more than 3X the cost for the construction?

Better yet -- Fenty will come back to run for a second term.

Is it too much to ask to have a clean and competent Democrat running for office? (in our city, no independent stands a chance)

well, Gray was competent. He had both council and exec experience. The city did well under him. I DK what to say - he didn't get charged and I think there was too much smoke and not enough fire. Perhaps he is complicit, but he never got charged.

I like McDuffie. My guess is that he will make a move in a few cycles. Ditto Racine. Bowser may have been viable after a few more terms, but she had little to no leg record and some of her most memorable acts were opposing campaign finance laws, the very ones allowing for these donors to line her pockets and influence policy positions more favorable for the few than the many.

You like McDuffie? are you serious? have you seen that ridiculous crime bill?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Better yet - perhaps Ward 3ers should not have thrown Gray under the bus. I voted for Gray in primary and wrote him in for general. Loathed Catania and believed that Bowser lacked the experience for the post. Her lack of chops is seen in these deals - she wants residents' unconditional support yet the developer-owners can flip these buildings from shelters to rehab clinics over the course of their leases then drop apartment buildings in SFH zoning @ end. How can she really face the voters or council members when she is asking them to pay more than 3X the cost for the construction?

Better yet -- Fenty will come back to run for a second term.

Is it too much to ask to have a clean and competent Democrat running for office? (in our city, no independent stands a chance)

well, Gray was competent. He had both council and exec experience. The city did well under him. I DK what to say - he didn't get charged and I think there was too much smoke and not enough fire. Perhaps he is complicit, but he never got charged.

I like McDuffie. My guess is that he will make a move in a few cycles. Ditto Racine. Bowser may have been viable after a few more terms, but she had little to no leg record and some of her most memorable acts were opposing campaign finance laws, the very ones allowing for these donors to line her pockets and influence policy positions more favorable for the few than the many.

You like McDuffie? are you serious? have you seen that ridiculous crime bill?

The difference between you and McDuffie is that he is conversant in the literature while you are apparently clinging to failed approaches because it suits your punitive disposition.

[Anonymous]

The literature? One short term experiment in CA? What's his plan for the youth crime wave in DC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is difficult to get an honest and competent mayor because DC is a one party city. It is what it is.

And yet liberals are screaming to eliminate the Republican party - to become a one party country. Makes sense......

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is difficult to get an honest and competent mayor because DC is a one party city. It is what it is.

And yet liberals are screaming to eliminate the Republican party - to become a one party country. Makes sense......

Makes no sense to me. Everyone's interests are served by having two strong and viable political parties. I am an independent, but it has been sad to me to see the implosion of the Republican party. For this reason, I am also against open primaries--you should have to choose to be a party member to decide party's candidate. This is the choice I made in choosing to become an independent, but I own that decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is difficult to get an honest and competent mayor because DC is a one party city. It is what it is.

And yet liberals are screaming to eliminate the Republican party - to become a one party country. Makes sense......

Makes no sense to me. Everyone's interests are served by having two strong and viable political parties. I am an independent, but it has been sad to me to see the implosion of the Republican party. For this reason, I am also against open primaries--you should have to choose to be a party member to decide party's candidate. This is the choice I made in choosing to become an independent, but I own that decision.

I think this thread is about Cheh's suggested locations for new shelters in Ward 3, not about the merits of a two-party state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is difficult to get an honest and competent mayor because DC is a one party city. It is what it is.

And yet liberals are screaming to eliminate the Republican party - to become a one party country. Makes sense......

Makes no sense to me. Everyone's interests are served by having two strong and viable political parties. I am an independent, but it has been sad to me to see the implosion of the Republican party. For this reason, I am also against open primaries--you should have to choose to be a party member to decide party's candidate. This is the choice I made in choosing to become an independent, but I own that decision.

I am the PP. I fully agree with you. It seems strange that those that want choice in this matter want others to have no choice...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is difficult to get an honest and competent mayor because DC is a one party city. It is what it is.

And yet liberals are screaming to eliminate the Republican party - to become a one party country. Makes sense......

Makes no sense to me. Everyone's interests are served by having two strong and viable political parties. I am an independent, but it has been sad to me to see the implosion of the Republican party. For this reason, I am also against open primaries--you should have to choose to be a party member to decide party's candidate. This is the choice I made in choosing to become an independent, but I own that decision.

I think this thread is about Cheh's suggested locations for new shelters in Ward 3, not about the merits of a two-party state.

I am one of the PPs. I think Ward 3 people should not have their housing costs and schools impacted negatively by a bunch of supposedly 'do good' politicians and 'do good' liberal activists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is difficult to get an honest and competent mayor because DC is a one party city. It is what it is.

And yet liberals are screaming to eliminate the Republican party - to become a one party country. Makes sense......

Makes no sense to me. Everyone's interests are served by having two strong and viable political parties. I am an independent, but it has been sad to me to see the implosion of the Republican party. For this reason, I am also against open primaries--you should have to choose to be a party member to decide party's candidate. This is the choice I made in choosing to become an independent, but I own that decision.

I think this thread is about Cheh's suggested locations for new shelters in Ward 3, not about the merits of a two-party state.

This is not just about Ward 3, but about the whole plan...meaning "scheme."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is difficult to get an honest and competent mayor because DC is a one party city. It is what it is.

And yet liberals are screaming to eliminate the Republican party - to become a one party country. Makes sense......

Makes no sense to me. Everyone's interests are served by having two strong and viable political parties. I am an independent, but it has been sad to me to see the implosion of the Republican party. For this reason, I am also against open primaries--you should have to choose to be a party member to decide party's candidate. This is the choice I made in choosing to become an independent, but I own that decision.

I think this thread is about Cheh's suggested locations for new shelters in Ward 3, not about the merits of a two-party state.

This is not just about Ward 3, but about the whole plan...meaning "scheme."

Yes agree. The alternate Ward 3 shelter venues launched a larger discussion of what many here conceive of as an ill-considered plan though maybe not agreement after that.

[Anonymous]

Couple of articles slamming this in Today's Post.
From what I read, these are not just family designed. Any of these shelters could serve anyone--including victims of domestic violence, drug addicted, intransigent homeless etc. Just restating the range named in article.
Additionally, each of these many shelters would be a total service station according to the article,with counseling, full time guards, job placement, medical and school connections etc.
In theory--awesome. In reality, how is this efficient?
Why not raze DC General and build a nice multi-unit homeless shelter with wings on the site? Drug addicted and people in need of mental health each get their own wing, families in garden style apartments or what have you, all services consolidated, shuttles to schooling or job hubs? There is a metro close by. This is not meant to be a permanent living arrangement--I am not sure why the city if bending over backwards to place people in what basically come down to overpriced rentals with duplicated services.

[Anonymous]

Two new articles today in WaPo's Metro section.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Two new articles today in WaPo's Metro section.

Links? Having difficultly finding them.