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Anonymous wrote:Friedson loves to suck up to Dan Reed and so does the rest of the council. They pretend he’s an activist when he’s really a real estate agent with his own firm and on the board at coalition for smarter growth.
Friedson is doing work for his donors, not Dan Reed. Many of Friedson's donors also are supporting CSG and GGW, so that's why they appear to be in step.
What donors are these exactly? JBG Smith and Chevy Chase Land Co only donate cursory amounts to CSG. FRIT doesn’t donate anything. None of these companies donate a penny to GGW.
CSGs entire purpose is to maximize developer profits by ensuring that development rights and new construction is only built where developers already own land and that there are subsidies that maximize the profit potential of those parcels while preventing competition by promoting policies that block potential cheaper and more affordable development where developers do not own land. It’s pretty simple.
That is also Friedson's purpose.
You forgot about the land use lawyers, who also donate to Friedson. They have an interest in maintaining a lengthy, overly complex, and burdensome land use regulatory process. Ever see Friedson talk about wholesale reform of the planning process? Of course not, because it would hurt Lerch, Early and Brewer. Casey Anderson didn't make it a priority either because it would make undermined his kingdom.
Some of Friedson's early money came from shell companies controlled by CSG/GGW donors, and of course a lot of his donors do not declare their employer affiliation when they donate.
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