Anonymous wrote:It's only going to get worse with Spanberger. Companies are going to locate in places like Texas instead of Virginia.

+1000

also you left out the story about the people attacked out front of the library. Crazy guy with a knife they keep letting out.

Anonymous wrote:The People's Republic of Arlington is working according to plan

+1 you can't figure this out op? Make an exit plan now.

Anonymous wrote:I was at a conference in “North Bethesda” aka Rockville and I was honestly shocked by the amount of bustling restaurants and stores. Maybe nothing that would meet Arlington snoot requirements (lots of small chains etc) but there was so much money being spent! Made me sad that we can’t get it together in Arlington

We’re regulating small businesses to death, making it impossible for them to get going or make money. It’s terrible. We end up doing most of our fun in FCC that actually welcomes businesses instead of making it as hard as possible to get a toe hold.

Anonymous wrote:I was at a conference in “North Bethesda” aka Rockville and I was honestly shocked by the amount of bustling restaurants and stores. Maybe nothing that would meet Arlington snoot requirements (lots of small chains etc) but there was so much money being spent! Made me sad that we can’t get it together in Arlington

Nice try MoCo troll!

I was at a conference in “North Bethesda” aka Rockville and I was honestly shocked by the amount of bustling restaurants and stores. Maybe nothing that would meet Arlington snoot requirements (lots of small chains etc) but there was so much money being spent! Made me sad that we can’t get it together in Arlington

Anonymous wrote:The teen crime is mostly not Arlington residents.
The arrest reports say DC.
Thank you Metro.
So read the crime reports.

This is true, but also Arlington elected a Commonwealth Attorney that ran on not prosecuting petty crimes. VA used to have a reputation that if you were caught they would throw the book at you. Without the threat of serious punishment, we have a lot more theft and other property crimes.

Move TF out if it's so terrible.

The teen crime is mostly not Arlington residents.
The arrest reports say DC.
Thank you Metro.
So read the crime reports.

It's only going to get worse with Spanberger. Companies are going to locate in places like Texas instead of Virginia.

Anonymous wrote:When you pay people to live in your community, they don't have a vested interest in the community.

+1000 this problem is entirely due to the delusional people that vote for politicians with destructive luxury beliefs. Paying rent for people who can't afford to live here invites crime and disorder. The county should zero out the housing rental assistance program budget or make dedicate the assistance exclusively to low-income senior citizens.

When you pay people to live in your community, they don't have a vested interest in the community.

Boeing HQ is staying. Only their defense business unit is going to St Louis (which is where a military aircraft factory is located).

The People's Republic of Arlington is working according to plan

What's happened to Arlington? It used to be such a nice place, and now it seems like it's in a downward spiral.

Crime everywhere:
https://www.arlnow.com/2026/03/23/boy-robbed-of-shoes-backpack-by-gun-wielding-teens/
https://www.arlnow.com/2026/03/26/arrest-made-after-person-stabbed-in-ballston-group-home/
https://www.arlnow.com/2026/03/26/acpd-raids-six-vape-stores-as-part-of-regional-drug-trafficking-investigation/
https://www.reddit.com/r/nova/comments/1s5e5ni/fairfax_county_police_officers_are_in_the_11000/

Companies leaving:
Amazon reneged on all of its promises to Arlington. The helix building is never going to be built, and it's laying people off in droves. And Boeing just moved its HQ from Arlington to St. Louis. Another company just announced 108 layoffs yesterday.
https://virginiabusiness.com/alaska-contractor-to-lay-off-108-in-arlington/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/tech/amazon-layoffs-january-tech-changes
https://www.arlnow.com/2026/02/19/arlington-loses-boeings-defense-hq-to-st-louis/

Service cutbacks due to budget problems:
https://www.arlnow.com/2026/03/16/service-cutbacks-staff-furloughs-possible-in-arlington-depending-on-tax-revenue/

Crazy homeless problem:
https://www.reddit.com/r/arlingtonva/comments/1g9xyiz/homeless_man_screeching_for_hours_in_courthouse/
https://www.reddit.com/r/nova/comments/1nsr8cb/rise_in_homeless_in_rosslynclarendon/
https://www.reddit.com/r/arlingtonva/comments/1dlzg81/homeless_in_ballston/