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[quote=jsteele]An interesting article in the Washington Post this morning:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-housing-complexs-decline-raises-questions-about-management-politics/2014/07/13/ab99317a-076d-11e4-bbf1-cc51275e7f8f_story.html

Apparently, the former head of the Ward 8 Democrats is the President of the Board of a housing complex in SE that is horribly mismanaged, has lots of missing funds, and hasn't paid it city-backed loan for three years. The board president is a political heavy-weight known to bring in a lot of Ward 8 votes. She was a Gray-supporter until the Gray administration started looking into problems with the housing complex. Then, she switched allegiance to Bowser.

While the city has declared the housing complex in default of its loan and taken control of it, Bowser has questioned administration actions and tried to arrange private meetings between her supporter and administration officials. The city's housing official has asked Bowser to hold a hearing in the issue -- she chairs the committee with oversight over housing -- but she has failed to do so. Bowser or her staff have repeatedly contacted administration officials regarding the legal grounds under which the property was seized, the implication being that Bowser believes the Administration overstepped its authority.

The article ends with the board president, who lives rent-free but is facing eviction, saying that she is just trying to hold on for a few months because she believes the next mayor -- who she apparently believes will be Bowser -- will be more sympathetic to her.

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