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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just walked through a bunch of Ward 1 today.
There is trash everywhere, the parks are run down, the garbage cans are not emptied.

And then I hear parents complaining about the Ward 1 council member.

What????

This is purely a mayoral problem. The agencies are run by the mayor. DPR runs the parks and it is terribly run, so its people don’t do their job. DGS is supposed to fix broken equipment. Same. DPW is supposed to clean the streets. Same!

The agencies are NOT DOING THEIR JOBS. Because they are poorly run. 
The council has almost no influence over this - if people complain to them they just go to the mayor.

It’s the mayor’s fault!

Why aren’t people blaming Muriel Bowser? 
Makes me crazy. We can’t fix things in a democracy if the public doesn’t know who’s at fault.[/quote]
Did not and would not vote for Muriel, as I never thought she was qualified for the job. However, I have lived in many cities, including NYC, Pittsburgh, Richmond and Tampa and DC is not as dirty as you think. Do your part, and it can be better. My trash, recyclables and compost are picked up in time every week. I’m happy in my little corner where trash is concerned. Now if only we can get citizens to pick up after their dog and stop allowing their cats to take a dump in my yard, I could be a wee bit happier. [/quote]

Bowser was an ANC member and a member of the City Council.  She has a Masters in Public Policy. What would you like to see in a “qualified “ candidate?  Specific personal qualities? Corporate experiences? A law degree?  DC isn’t a state, so experience on that level doesn’t seem reasonable— unless you deliberately want to exclude people who have spent most of their professional lives actually living in DC.  I’m not asking if there’s something that would induce you to vote for her — but rather, why you view her as unqualified for the job and/or what you think the qualifications should be.  Just curious.

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NP. You aren't making the case you think you are. lol[/quote]

I’m not making a case — I’m asking a question. [/quote]

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