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Anonymous wrote:I went back and looked at campaign issues in the last Ward 3 election. Crime was not even listed as an issue. That tells you how quickly things have spiralled out of control.

People, we need candidates! Retirees are great for this - they have plenty of time to give. Talk to your wise neighbors and colleagues, please!!

It was literally the first issue Krukoff listed! Come on people, let’s do better next time.

DC Issues

Public Safety/Support Police and the Rule of Law: Crime is on the rise. We must invest in police and empower them to do their jobs, with empathy, but with the knowledge that we have their back. We need more police officers on the beat. A cost benefit analysis must occur prior to anyone breaking the law, even for a minor offense. Homeless encampments must be appropriately removed. Clean shelters with wrap around services must exist and be utilized for DC homeless residents that qualify.

https://www.davidforward3.com/about-5

Look, a Republican, commercial real estate developer, self-described private school "lifer" who moved to MoCo to send his kids to school then came back after they went to college to run for office as a Republican, is not going to get elected here no matter how much he talks about crime.

It should have been Goulet, who also was talking about the crime issue then (and now).

I don't care if the candidate has been living on Mars for the past two decades, if they have the ability to successfully address crime, homelessness, substance abuse, school truancy and other problems, I'll vote for them (and I did vote for Krucoff). I don't need my candidates to have sent their kids to public school, I need them to make educational success a priority and to figure out how to empower experts in the field to do what's right for our schools. If you start making residency in DC for a prolonged period of time or sending your kids to public schools a litmus test for candidacy, you're going to miss out on people who might be able to take us in a better direction.

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Anonymous wrote:The real question is how we take down the Greater Greater Washington lobby. They endorse and promote these faux progressive candidates who care only about bike lanes. Based on what I've seen, the group has not made DC greater. Quite the opposite.

GGW has recruited faux progressive ANC members who fulminate about the police and make excuses for crime but then turn around and vote like property rights Trumpers for any big development project that comes along.

Don't forget the bike lanes!

Anonymous wrote:The real question is how we take down the Greater Greater Washington lobby. They endorse and promote these faux progressive candidates who care only about bike lanes. Based on what I've seen, the group has not made DC greater. Quite the opposite.

GGW has recruited faux progressive ANC members who fulminate about the police and make excuses for crime but then turn around and vote like property rights Trumpers for any big development project that comes along.

Anonymous wrote:The real question is how we take down the Greater Greater Washington lobby. They endorse and promote these faux progressive candidates who care only about bike lanes. Based on what I've seen, the group has not made DC greater. Quite the opposite.

Get them off the ANC and support the 'counter groups'--likely we need to donate.

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Anonymous wrote:I went back and looked at campaign issues in the last Ward 3 election. Crime was not even listed as an issue. That tells you how quickly things have spiralled out of control.

People, we need candidates! Retirees are great for this - they have plenty of time to give. Talk to your wise neighbors and colleagues, please!!

It was literally the first issue Krukoff listed! Come on people, let’s do better next time.

DC Issues

Public Safety/Support Police and the Rule of Law: Crime is on the rise. We must invest in police and empower them to do their jobs, with empathy, but with the knowledge that we have their back. We need more police officers on the beat. A cost benefit analysis must occur prior to anyone breaking the law, even for a minor offense. Homeless encampments must be appropriately removed. Clean shelters with wrap around services must exist and be utilized for DC homeless residents that qualify.

https://www.davidforward3.com/about-5

Look, a Republican, commercial real estate developer, self-described private school "lifer" who moved to MoCo to send his kids to school then came back after they went to college to run for office as a Republican, is not going to get elected here no matter how much he talks about crime.

It should have been Goulet, who also was talking about the crime issue then (and now).

I would have been fine with anyone tough on crime, but how you describe Krukoff is not that atypical of many Ward 3ers. He wasn't running as city-wide, he was running for ward 3. Maybe public school wouldn't be at his forefront, but I haven't seen ANY Councilmembers really give a fig about it including Cheh. I figure he would take on a lot of the crime issues we are discussing now, and might have been right - for right now?

So would have Goulet. I don’t think you can underestimate the public school angle though. The biggest public elementary, middle and high schools are in 3.

I am guessing he would pay attention to education though - you have to address it somewhat as a City Councilmember. Maybe he'd have some good ideas from private school. Some fresh ideas in DC might be nice, given how things are going...

The real question is how we take down the Greater Greater Washington lobby. They endorse and promote these faux progressive candidates who care only about bike lanes. Based on what I've seen, the group has not made DC greater. Quite the opposite.

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Anonymous wrote:I went back and looked at campaign issues in the last Ward 3 election. Crime was not even listed as an issue. That tells you how quickly things have spiralled out of control.

People, we need candidates! Retirees are great for this - they have plenty of time to give. Talk to your wise neighbors and colleagues, please!!

It was literally the first issue Krukoff listed! Come on people, let’s do better next time.

DC Issues

Public Safety/Support Police and the Rule of Law: Crime is on the rise. We must invest in police and empower them to do their jobs, with empathy, but with the knowledge that we have their back. We need more police officers on the beat. A cost benefit analysis must occur prior to anyone breaking the law, even for a minor offense. Homeless encampments must be appropriately removed. Clean shelters with wrap around services must exist and be utilized for DC homeless residents that qualify.

https://www.davidforward3.com/about-5

Look, a Republican, commercial real estate developer, self-described private school "lifer" who moved to MoCo to send his kids to school then came back after they went to college to run for office as a Republican, is not going to get elected here no matter how much he talks about crime.

It should have been Goulet, who also was talking about the crime issue then (and now).

I would have been fine with anyone tough on crime, but how you describe Krukoff is not that atypical of many Ward 3ers. He wasn't running as city-wide, he was running for ward 3. Maybe public school wouldn't be at his forefront, but I haven't seen ANY Councilmembers really give a fig about it including Cheh. I figure he would take on a lot of the crime issues we are discussing now, and might have been right - for right now?

So would have Goulet. I don’t think you can underestimate the public school angle though. The biggest public elementary, middle and high schools are in 3.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone post Frumin’s talking points on voucher problems?

The problem is that you can’t put the people placed through Housing First in the cross hairs bc of a huge systemic problem in the government. We are not seeing the forest for the trees.

I don’t understand your second paragraph.

Is there any way to learn which buildings are eligible for voucher residents? My building is fine but I want to know if it could potentially turn to sht like other places in the neighborhood.

All of them are required to take people w/o consideration of how rent is paid. This included condos rented out.

So is it just dumb luck that my building hasn't flipped? It could happen anywhere in the city

yes, it has. the density and size of buildings on connecticut and wisconsin makes it more obvious, but yes.

This is PP. My building seems like an ideal candidate for this horsesht, so we’ve been lucky so far.

Who’d you vote for in ‘20? The other Ward 3 candidate presciently called for an immediate voucher moratorium. Unfortunately he lost. Just think how much better it would be if we could set the clock back two years. Choose better next time.

I was in a different ward then. Plan to Anyone But Frumin this time.

ABF

Frumin was elected in '22 after Cheh announced she wasn't running.

Does he live in close proximity to the crimes?

No, he lives in the heart of AU Park, so he basically experiences none of this.

That's nice...

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Anonymous wrote:I went back and looked at campaign issues in the last Ward 3 election. Crime was not even listed as an issue. That tells you how quickly things have spiralled out of control.

People, we need candidates! Retirees are great for this - they have plenty of time to give. Talk to your wise neighbors and colleagues, please!!

It was literally the first issue Krukoff listed! Come on people, let’s do better next time.

DC Issues

Public Safety/Support Police and the Rule of Law: Crime is on the rise. We must invest in police and empower them to do their jobs, with empathy, but with the knowledge that we have their back. We need more police officers on the beat. A cost benefit analysis must occur prior to anyone breaking the law, even for a minor offense. Homeless encampments must be appropriately removed. Clean shelters with wrap around services must exist and be utilized for DC homeless residents that qualify.

https://www.davidforward3.com/about-5

Look, a Republican, commercial real estate developer, self-described private school "lifer" who moved to MoCo to send his kids to school then came back after they went to college to run for office as a Republican, is not going to get elected here no matter how much he talks about crime.

It should have been Goulet, who also was talking about the crime issue then (and now).

I would have been fine with anyone tough on crime, but how you describe Krukoff is not that atypical of many Ward 3ers. He wasn't running as city-wide, he was running for ward 3. Maybe public school wouldn't be at his forefront, but I haven't seen ANY Councilmembers really give a fig about it including Cheh. I figure he would take on a lot of the crime issues we are discussing now, and might have been right - for right now?

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Anonymous wrote:I went back and looked at campaign issues in the last Ward 3 election. Crime was not even listed as an issue. That tells you how quickly things have spiralled out of control.

People, we need candidates! Retirees are great for this - they have plenty of time to give. Talk to your wise neighbors and colleagues, please!!

It was literally the first issue Krukoff listed! Come on people, let’s do better next time.

DC Issues

Public Safety/Support Police and the Rule of Law: Crime is on the rise. We must invest in police and empower them to do their jobs, with empathy, but with the knowledge that we have their back. We need more police officers on the beat. A cost benefit analysis must occur prior to anyone breaking the law, even for a minor offense. Homeless encampments must be appropriately removed. Clean shelters with wrap around services must exist and be utilized for DC homeless residents that qualify.

https://www.davidforward3.com/about-5

I voted for him. I read the platforms.

Funny thing. As crimes in upper Northwest have spiked, the number of those “woke welcoming” yard signs has definitely fallen.

Agree that it should have been Goulet, who was talking about crime and city revenues. He got unfairly demonized by the crazy faux progressives.

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Anonymous wrote:I went back and looked at campaign issues in the last Ward 3 election. Crime was not even listed as an issue. That tells you how quickly things have spiralled out of control.

People, we need candidates! Retirees are great for this - they have plenty of time to give. Talk to your wise neighbors and colleagues, please!!

It was literally the first issue Krukoff listed! Come on people, let’s do better next time.

DC Issues

Public Safety/Support Police and the Rule of Law: Crime is on the rise. We must invest in police and empower them to do their jobs, with empathy, but with the knowledge that we have their back. We need more police officers on the beat. A cost benefit analysis must occur prior to anyone breaking the law, even for a minor offense. Homeless encampments must be appropriately removed. Clean shelters with wrap around services must exist and be utilized for DC homeless residents that qualify.

https://www.davidforward3.com/about-5

Look, a Republican, commercial real estate developer, self-described private school "lifer" who moved to MoCo to send his kids to school then came back after they went to college to run for office as a Republican, is not going to get elected here no matter how much he talks about crime.

It should have been Goulet, who also was talking about the crime issue then (and now).

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Anonymous wrote:There was another stabbing yesterday at the Van Ness metro.

Recent Forest Hills Van Ness Violent Crimes:

Sept. 9 -- Shooting Connecticut Ave/Brandywine
Oct. 14 -- Carjacking Brandywine/31st (with guns)
Oct. 26-- Stabbing at the Brandywine
Oct. 29-- Stabbing at Van Ness metro

Please feel free to add more and to share with your respective lawmakers. The fastest growing crime area is ward 3, specifically the Connecticut avenue corridor.

Sept. 19 -- Attempted carjacking 5400 block Connecticut
Oct. 4 -- Carjacking at gas station at Connecticut/Nebraska

there was a carjacking last Monday at 7.15am during rush hour on connecticut avenue in 5500 block. a woman driving a car rear handed a commuter and when the guy came out of the car to exchange insurance info a bunch of armed guys came out of the woman's car and carjacked the driver of the rear ended car. all this according to the news at 7.15am on CT avenue in rush hour traffic.

the irony is that I had some concerning encounters in the metro in the past months (crazy people doing strange things) and a few times i decided to go to the office by car because it was safer. Guess I need to bike more often

Anonymous wrote:I went back and looked at campaign issues in the last Ward 3 election. Crime was not even listed as an issue. That tells you how quickly things have spiralled out of control.

People, we need candidates! Retirees are great for this - they have plenty of time to give. Talk to your wise neighbors and colleagues, please!!

It was literally the first issue Krukoff listed! Come on people, let’s do better next time.

DC Issues

Public Safety/Support Police and the Rule of Law: Crime is on the rise. We must invest in police and empower them to do their jobs, with empathy, but with the knowledge that we have their back. We need more police officers on the beat. A cost benefit analysis must occur prior to anyone breaking the law, even for a minor offense. Homeless encampments must be appropriately removed. Clean shelters with wrap around services must exist and be utilized for DC homeless residents that qualify.

https://www.davidforward3.com/about-5