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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I came to DC for work today.  My walk from metro was fine.  A but of snow at intersections but manageable.  I am not even wearing boots.  [b]It was COLD though [/b]
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I demand to know why our councilmember isn't doing something about this. It's like they don't care![/quote]

It's weird that some people defend the city here. The DC government's reaction to the snow has been a failure in almost every conceivable way. [/quote]

Specifically, the mayor. It's the mayor's job to run city services. It's weird when people blame council members because the mayor executed something poorly.[/quote]

But the city council is a co-equal branch, right? In fact, it often seems like it's the city council who actually runs the city....[/quote]

Define "co-equal".

They can pass laws and budgets.  How does that help you when your trash isn't being picked up? Unless it's a budget problem like not enough funding for trash services.

And sure, there's the oversight role too, but that's nothing more than public shaming if the mayor disregards the feedback.

To be clear, some things do go back to the council as part of the problem, but lots of what we're seeing is poor execution from the mayor.[/quote]

You know it's a shit show when the members of the city council, who normally tell Bowser what to do, are suddenly claiming to be powerless. [/quote]

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