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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess some people need to learn the hard way. Are mayor and council getting the message now?[/quote]

Doubt it.

When the federal and CRE leases expire, maybe. Remember, putting 5,000+ mentally ill, addicted or released convicts along the Connecticut and Wisconsin corridors in a short time has also impacted the Ward that is a significant piece of the tax base. DC acts like that is a given to continue, just like the teams staying to anchor Chinatown. When the proportion of residents shifts to those on permanent housing vouchers, with medical and SNAP and no requirements to become self supporting, that may be more of a wake up call. Maybe they can give them all free bikes to enjoy the bike lanes?

DC could be planning for the inevitable fiscal realities, shoring up relationships, pivoting, but, instead, double down on more of the same.

And for those who think it had nothing to do with crime for Leonis, search the WP and his name for  2023. Of course that was not going to be the focus today. He had a LOT to say. Now he's speaking with his feet. As will many residents. It was one thing to have crime and subpar services in the 90s, I did not have a family and DC was CHEAP. Now it's super expensive, full of corruption, and I can be forced to the floor and robbed at gunpoint at the Verizon store in Friendship Heights in broad daylight right before Christmas.

When you start to think about return on economic investment, including a real decline in DCPS, I don't think we are anywhere near the bottom yet. And without the guardrails put in place by the former Control Board to quash unaffordable pet projects like free bus fare (when few pay anyway!) the city would already be in MUCH worse shape. Read @dccrimefacts about the rampant mismanagement of city agencies, and read about the repeated failures of the 911 call center, over years. If grandma has a heart attack or Timmy is carjacked, will they answer? Even Mendelson has had issues calling. If they answer and send help, will it go to the right address or quadrant?

DC is in unmistakable decline on a host of key metrics and the leaders seem checked out at best. The Council does not even regularly appear at the Wilson building for work, for over $200k salaries. Some Zoom in for hearings while DRIVING. Muriel is trying to hustle her next up and out. We all need to look out for our own interests and those of our families. People in DC have WAY bigger problems than transit to PY. [/quote]

Mayor Bowser has so sullied her reputation that it's unlikely that she could land any federal appointment greater than running a minor office in a bureaucratic backwater like HUD.  There's even the possibility that she gets caught up in the ongoing investigation into DC's dealings with crony developers.  Spreading crime, vouchers, rampant truancy, schools that don't teach, and businesses -- now major sports teams -- fleeing across the District line.

Thanks Bowser.[/quote]

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