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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Been here for over 40 years and DC is better than it was in the 80s and 90s. However, it and surrounding suburbs have been steadily and rapidly declining since 2020, and no I don't blame it just on the pandemic. [/quote]

Been here 35 years and Ward 3 is the worst it’s ever been.  [/quote]

Yes. You need to keep your head on a swivel when walking on Wisconsin. Once you hit the Maryland line at Friendship Heights, everything feels safe again. But going south into Tenleytown feels very sketch. It was never like that. What the hell happened over the past three years? And no, it's not Covid. Clearly, all of DC needs new leadership. And new judges. And new prosecutors. And new jails. And new juvenile detention centers. We're losing the city to a few hundred repeat offenders who fear nothing.  [/quote]
What happened was that there was a slow build up over time where Ward 3 was getting less safe and worse, predominantly driven by two factors. First, new development in other parts of the city attracted the young professionals away, and second, the city has had an intentional policy of “burden sharing” which has basically meant that a Ward 3 has been first in line to accept a lot of [b]unhoused residents, many of which are significantly disturbed.[/b] A third factor, which has always been true for DC but more salient in the last few years are families with school aged kids moving out. Combine all of this  together and this is the result.[/quote]

Agree with most of you points-- couple of fixups :
Unhoused residents without supervision or support services ^ 
Residents with school aged kids [i]were[/i] moving in during the 2000s ^[/quote]

Under Housing First there is no requirement for voucher holders to engage in drug treatment, be compliant with mental health treatment or participate in services. HUD has limited contacts by social worker to 2 a month, 1 in person. There is no requirement that the voucher tenant open the door. People in need of a great deal of supervision and management are not a good or cost effective fit in apartment buildings. Cheh had social workers staffed in Sedgewick Gardens, in 6 months there were less than 5 contacts from voucher holders wanting "help." [/quote]

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