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[quote=jsteele]In this blog post which remains at the top of the DCUM Home Page:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/weblog/2015/01/02/bowser

I expressed my concerns about Muriel Bowser and her relationship with developers. Developers have exploited a loophole in DC campaign finance laws to contribute hundreds of thousands of dollars to her various campaigns. It looks like my fears were well justified. Bowser just killed an agreement to create an art museum in the vacant Franklin School building. As the arts critic for the Post puts it:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/new-mayors-killing-of-dc-cultural-project-shows-only-money-matters/2015/02/10/5fff732a-b14d-11e4-827f-93f454140e2b_story.html

"And so we have a first, clear and painful indication that despite professed support for the arts and arts education, Bowser will prioritize the interests of commercial developers over the public well-being."
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"Cultural promises are made to be broken, but the love between developers and politicians is golden, and abiding, and now we know the tone Bowser will set."
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"The city is simply putting the school back on the market, inviting the usual deep-pocketed firms to suggest yet more desultory office space, hotels for the 1 percent and other dreary things."

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