Stabbing at The Brandywine in 4500 block Connecticut Ave. NW DC

[Anonymous]

It is true that the Brandywine used to be a safe and affordable place for Murch families to live. No more. The so-called progressives say we need to build new housing to accommodate lower income residents but these once great buildings on Connecticut and Wisconsin used to provide that housing. Sadly, they are no longer safe or affordable. It's sad.

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Anonymous wrote:Ward 3 folks love to argue that they live on the city and not in the suburbs. Well, now you’re really a part of us. Welcome!

It’s remarkable how 30 years of progress could be dismantled so quickly.

If Bowser had made a campaign pledge to spread crime "equitably" to all areas of the District, then she could announce "Mission Accomplished!"

Ward 3 “burden sharing” for equity has been a pretty explicit policy priority throughout Bowser’s time in office. Not sure why folks decided not to pay attention.

Do you think Bowser would have been transparent and said "I'm going to spread violent crime, thefts, disorder, vagrancy and other social problems to your neighborhood and then keep raising your taxes to pay for the "burden sharing"?

I’m honestly curious what people thought Bowser was doing. It’s not like she was hiding anything.

There was the 2016 shelter plan. The 2018 affordable housing production goals. DHCA in 2019 intentionally setting policy to over-estimate fair market rent for housing choice vouchers with the double whammy of undercutting rent control. All of this stuff individually and in totality was done with the express purpose of increasing Ward 3 “burden sharing”.

People can just read the reports themselves.
https://housing.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/housingdc/page_content/attachments/Housing%20Equity%20Report%2010-15-19.pdf

When they see talk of “fair share” and projections that put 2/3 of new affordable housing in wards 2, 3 and 4, it’s just not clear how people could not understand what this meant. What do people think they are talking about when they see the world “vibrant”?

It was all extremely transparent, if you bothered to pay attention.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is true that the Brandywine used to be a safe and affordable place for Murch families to live. No more. The so-called progressives say we need to build new housing to accommodate lower income residents but these once great buildings on Connecticut and Wisconsin used to provide that housing. Sadly, they are no longer safe or affordable. It's sad.

https://mattfruminward3.com/ward3forall/

[Anonymous]

Frumin seems to at least understand the scale of the problem. He said at a meeting last night that DC has never been this bad in terms of crime.

[Anonymous]

Well, Bowser sure did solve the inequity problem. She made it shitty everywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Frumin seems to at least understand the scale of the problem. He said at a meeting last night that DC has never been this bad in terms of crime.

But he refuses to call for a pause on the voucher program. This program is not responsible for 100% of the crime, but it is responsible for a lot of crime and unsavory activities in Ward 3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Frumin seems to at least understand the scale of the problem. He said at a meeting last night that DC has never been this bad in terms of crime.

Wow. This is huge. Glad he’s acknowledging reality.

[Anonymous]

Interesting there is 16 pages on a stabbing in upper Caucasia but yet I rarely see postings of the shootings in Shaw or the murder of a child in SE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting there is 16 pages on a stabbing in upper Caucasia but yet I rarely see postings of the shootings in Shaw or the murder of a child in SE.

Start a thread on it.

[Anonymous]

As Bowser doubles down on her pledge to spread the burden of violent crime “equitably” around the District, in time the law abiding residents of Upper Caucasia, as you call it, will either shrug in frustration - or just move.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Frumin seems to at least understand the scale of the problem. He said at a meeting last night that DC has never been this bad in terms of crime.

Wow. This is huge. Glad he’s acknowledging reality.

More DC politicians need to move on from “woke” to finally woke up to the burgeoning crime problem.

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Anonymous wrote:Ward 3 folks love to argue that they live on the city and not in the suburbs. Well, now you’re really a part of us. Welcome!

It’s remarkable how 30 years of progress could be dismantled so quickly.

If Bowser had made a campaign pledge to spread crime "equitably" to all areas of the District, then she could announce "Mission Accomplished!"

Ward 3 “burden sharing” for equity has been a pretty explicit policy priority throughout Bowser’s time in office. Not sure why folks decided not to pay attention.

Do you think Bowser would have been transparent and said "I'm going to spread violent crime, thefts, disorder, vagrancy and other social problems to your neighborhood and then keep raising your taxes to pay for the "burden sharing"?

I’m honestly curious what people thought Bowser was doing. It’s not like she was hiding anything.

There was the 2016 shelter plan. The 2018 affordable housing production goals. DHCA in 2019 intentionally setting policy to over-estimate fair market rent for housing choice vouchers with the double whammy of undercutting rent control. All of this stuff individually and in totality was done with the express purpose of increasing Ward 3 “burden sharing”.

People can just read the reports themselves.
https://housing.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/housingdc/page_content/attachments/Housing%20Equity%20Report%2010-15-19.pdf

When they see talk of “fair share” and projections that put 2/3 of new affordable housing in wards 2, 3 and 4, it’s just not clear how people could not understand what this meant. What do people think they are talking about when they see the world “vibrant”?

It was all extremely transparent, if you bothered to pay attention.

I’m guilty. I saw it and I thought there is no way this will ever happen. It will be another one of her forgotten initiatives. It’s been a shitshow and I don’t go out at night anymore. I don’t know what this area will look like in 5 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In DC landlords cannot consider past criminal convictions if more than 7 years old, no matter how heinous. So if someone served 8 years for the rape of a child, then gets out, landlord can't consider that when renting a unit in a building filled with families. They also cannot consider credit if rent is paid with a voucher or past evictions even if for grounds other than non-payment.

SO at least are often on a registry. Murderers are being moved into buildings and there is no way to know. One recently was moved into a building in Chevy Chase DC that is full of the unsuspecting and vulnerable elderly and families of modest means eager to get their kids into Lafayette, Deal, JR.

There have been issues in condo buildings too, where individual landlords are eager to get in on the $$$ that they city pays over market rate for vouchers. Any multifamily housing may have unanticipated safety risks. If not from the voucher holder, then their associates. Over time, many buildings tip and become de facto, overpriced, private public housing.

Any way we could slowly phase out all those crazy vouchers and subsidies? The idea of placing violent criminals next to young families just doesn't make any sense. Sorry, but my 4-year old should not be turned into a prop to help "rehabilitate" felons and sex offenders.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ward 3 folks love to argue that they live on the city and not in the suburbs. Well, now you’re really a part of us. Welcome!

It’s remarkable how 30 years of progress could be dismantled so quickly.

If Bowser had made a campaign pledge to spread crime "equitably" to all areas of the District, then she could announce "Mission Accomplished!"

Ward 3 “burden sharing” for equity has been a pretty explicit policy priority throughout Bowser’s time in office. Not sure why folks decided not to pay attention.

Do you think Bowser would have been transparent and said "I'm going to spread violent crime, thefts, disorder, vagrancy and other social problems to your neighborhood and then keep raising your taxes to pay for the "burden sharing"?

I’m honestly curious what people thought Bowser was doing. It’s not like she was hiding anything.

There was the 2016 shelter plan. The 2018 affordable housing production goals. DHCA in 2019 intentionally setting policy to over-estimate fair market rent for housing choice vouchers with the double whammy of undercutting rent control. All of this stuff individually and in totality was done with the express purpose of increasing Ward 3 “burden sharing”.

People can just read the reports themselves.
https://housing.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/housingdc/page_content/attachments/Housing%20Equity%20Report%2010-15-19.pdf

When they see talk of “fair share” and projections that put 2/3 of new affordable housing in wards 2, 3 and 4, it’s just not clear how people could not understand what this meant. What do people think they are talking about when they see the world “vibrant”?

It was all extremely transparent, if you bothered to pay attention.

Does “vibrant” mean vouchers? We thought it meant Urbanist, sustainable, gentle dense-mixed use that also yields affordable housing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In DC landlords cannot consider past criminal convictions if more than 7 years old, no matter how heinous. So if someone served 8 years for the rape of a child, then gets out, landlord can't consider that when renting a unit in a building filled with families. They also cannot consider credit if rent is paid with a voucher or past evictions even if for grounds other than non-payment.

SO at least are often on a registry. Murderers are being moved into buildings and there is no way to know. One recently was moved into a building in Chevy Chase DC that is full of the unsuspecting and vulnerable elderly and families of modest means eager to get their kids into Lafayette, Deal, JR.

There have been issues in condo buildings too, where individual landlords are eager to get in on the $$$ that they city pays over market rate for vouchers. Any multifamily housing may have unanticipated safety risks. If not from the voucher holder, then their associates. Over time, many buildings tip and become de facto, overpriced, private public housing.

Any way we could slowly phase out all those crazy vouchers and subsidies? The idea of placing violent criminals next to young families just doesn't make any sense. Sorry, but my 4-year old should not be turned into a prop to help "rehabilitate" felons and sex offenders.

The Mayor has set ambitious and equitable affordable housing goals for the Rock Creek West planning area (essentially NW Ward 3), especially on the corridors and in the civic cores. The housing voucher program is an important element of welcoming, inclusive neighborhood placemaking across DC.