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Anonymous wrote:WAMU reported Candace Nelson had the second largest cash on hand.

Interesting. What crowd is funding her? Insider politicos?

I can’t believe she has that much money. It seems like Oye followed by Chavous are the front runners and it’s obvious her team is on here posting. No one I know has mentioned Nelson at all.

I don't see Oye or Chavous as the front runners. I think there are currently 4 "front runners" based on having qualified for the fair election matching funds and money in the bank thus far, so that would include Nelson and Raymond. And frankly, Oye's spend/burn rate is huge compared to the others. It reeks of irresponsible management.

Oye and Chavous are always running for someting. They need to give it up. Nelson is not a native to DC which gives me pause. I'm learning towards another candicate.

I've seen signs in Ward 3, 4 and 7.
These are my thoughts as well. I’m leaning towards Forester.

I have yet to see ANYTHING of her in terms of petition gatherers, signs etc. I mean maybe I live in the wrong part of town to where she is targeting.

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Anonymous wrote:WAMU reported Candace Nelson had the second largest cash on hand.

Interesting. What crowd is funding her? Insider politicos?

I can’t believe she has that much money. It seems like Oye followed by Chavous are the front runners and it’s obvious her team is on here posting. No one I know has mentioned Nelson at all.

I don't see Oye or Chavous as the front runners. I think there are currently 4 "front runners" based on having qualified for the fair election matching funds and money in the bank thus far, so that would include Nelson and Raymond. And frankly, Oye's spend/burn rate is huge compared to the others. It reeks of irresponsible management.

Oye and Chavous are always running for someting. They need to give it up. Nelson is not a native to DC which gives me pause. I'm learning towards another candicate.

These are my thoughts as well. I’m leaning towards Forester.

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Anonymous wrote:WAMU reported Candace Nelson had the second largest cash on hand.

Interesting. What crowd is funding her? Insider politicos?

I can’t believe she has that much money. It seems like Oye followed by Chavous are the front runners and it’s obvious her team is on here posting. No one I know has mentioned Nelson at all.

I don't see Oye or Chavous as the front runners. I think there are currently 4 "front runners" based on having qualified for the fair election matching funds and money in the bank thus far, so that would include Nelson and Raymond. And frankly, Oye's spend/burn rate is huge compared to the others. It reeks of irresponsible management.

Oye and Chavous are always running for someting. They need to give it up. Nelson is not a native to DC which gives me pause. I'm learning towards another candicate.

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Anonymous wrote:WAMU reported Candace Nelson had the second largest cash on hand.

Interesting. What crowd is funding her? Insider politicos?

I can’t believe she has that much money. It seems like Oye followed by Chavous are the front runners and it’s obvious her team is on here posting. No one I know has mentioned Nelson at all.

I don't see Oye or Chavous as the front runners. I think there are currently 4 "front runners" based on having qualified for the fair election matching funds and money in the bank thus far, so that would include Nelson and Raymond. And frankly, Oye's spend/burn rate is huge compared to the others. It reeks of irresponsible management.

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Anonymous wrote:Liz Nagy filed to run from Chevy Chase.

Now that’s certainly a choice…

What’s her deal?

She said publicly in a meeting that people who lived in apartments needed mental health services or something along those lines, may have been a slip up but given her general attitude towards people in apartments and apartments in general doubtful.

She is likely referring to section 8 being used to house mentally unstable and those with degenerate behavior or even prior criminal history in previously nice apartment blocks in the NWDC. This is a well known issue and it generated quite a bit of media attention in the past when rent control or other long term residents were driven out by the masses of new section 8 tenants. Buildings landlords and management companies were getting a lot more rent for these tenants at the expense of a taxpayer than what market naturally dictated. This also helped the to get rid of long term elderly tenants and rent control tenants who found their QOL ruined to the point of having to move.

The problem with your thesis is the context. She said these things as it relates to the Chevy Chase redevelopment which is for some affordable housing units which are not section 8 or homeless shelter beds. So the false assertion of needing wraparound services for the working middle class is simply misplaced and offensive.

Or a grift. "mental health services" tends to be a wormhole where money disappears without any accountability or having to show the results. Every big city spends enormous funds on this, yet the problems tend to compound. NYC former mayor De Blowsio's wife supposedly had 800mil allocated for mental health improvement, and this money had made zero difference.

Other than creating some jobs for people who have careers in social services and mental healthcare field, I am suspecting larger sums of this money just get siphoned into the deeper pockets.

We spend far more on the military and yet wars aren't over.

We spend tons on the police but every year there's still concerns about criminals.

Do you see how that's a bad argument?

It's not about it being over. It's about very little visibility of any improvement or tangible presence of anything going on.

I'd take the war out of the picture here because it's not about "improvement", it's a diff political topic altogether.

But with regards to the police, it's absolutely visible when there is more money spent and there are more patrol cars and officers on foot and the force is undergoing hiring vs. reduction. But arrests don't lead to the elimination of crime. It's up to the judicial system after the fact. If someone who is arrested and convicted multiple times is getting let go and commits more crimes, it's not because of police funding.

You're so close. They're all examples of things that don't get fixed unless you can address the root cause of why they're happening.

Wars, crime, mental health issues, potholes, traffic violations... The list goes on.

Unless you have some magic that solves mental health problems forever?

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Anonymous wrote:WAMU reported Candace Nelson had the second largest cash on hand.

Interesting. What crowd is funding her? Insider politicos?

I can’t believe she has that much money. It seems like Oye followed by Chavous are the front runners and it’s obvious her team is on here posting. No one I know has mentioned Nelson at all.

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Anonymous wrote:WAMU reported Candace Nelson had the second largest cash on hand.

Interesting. What crowd is funding her? Insider politicos?

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Anonymous wrote:Liz Nagy filed to run from Chevy Chase.

Now that’s certainly a choice…

What’s her deal?

She said publicly in a meeting that people who lived in apartments needed mental health services or something along those lines, may have been a slip up but given her general attitude towards people in apartments and apartments in general doubtful.

She is likely referring to section 8 being used to house mentally unstable and those with degenerate behavior or even prior criminal history in previously nice apartment blocks in the NWDC. This is a well known issue and it generated quite a bit of media attention in the past when rent control or other long term residents were driven out by the masses of new section 8 tenants. Buildings landlords and management companies were getting a lot more rent for these tenants at the expense of a taxpayer than what market naturally dictated. This also helped the to get rid of long term elderly tenants and rent control tenants who found their QOL ruined to the point of having to move.

The problem with your thesis is the context. She said these things as it relates to the Chevy Chase redevelopment which is for some affordable housing units which are not section 8 or homeless shelter beds. So the false assertion of needing wraparound services for the working middle class is simply misplaced and offensive.

Or a grift. "mental health services" tends to be a wormhole where money disappears without any accountability or having to show the results. Every big city spends enormous funds on this, yet the problems tend to compound. NYC former mayor De Blowsio's wife supposedly had 800mil allocated for mental health improvement, and this money had made zero difference.

Other than creating some jobs for people who have careers in social services and mental healthcare field, I am suspecting larger sums of this money just get siphoned into the deeper pockets.

We spend far more on the military and yet wars aren't over.

We spend tons on the police but every year there's still concerns about criminals.

Do you see how that's a bad argument?

It's not about it being over. It's about very little visibility of any improvement or tangible presence of anything going on.

I'd take the war out of the picture here because it's not about "improvement", it's a diff political topic altogether.

But with regards to the police, it's absolutely visible when there is more money spent and there are more patrol cars and officers on foot and the force is undergoing hiring vs. reduction. But arrests don't lead to the elimination of crime. It's up to the judicial system after the fact. If someone who is arrested and convicted multiple times is getting let go and commits more crimes, it's not because of police funding.

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Anonymous wrote:Liz Nagy filed to run from Chevy Chase.

Now that’s certainly a choice…

What’s her deal?

She said publicly in a meeting that people who lived in apartments needed mental health services or something along those lines, may have been a slip up but given her general attitude towards people in apartments and apartments in general doubtful.

She is likely referring to section 8 being used to house mentally unstable and those with degenerate behavior or even prior criminal history in previously nice apartment blocks in the NWDC. This is a well known issue and it generated quite a bit of media attention in the past when rent control or other long term residents were driven out by the masses of new section 8 tenants. Buildings landlords and management companies were getting a lot more rent for these tenants at the expense of a taxpayer than what market naturally dictated. This also helped the to get rid of long term elderly tenants and rent control tenants who found their QOL ruined to the point of having to move.

The problem with your thesis is the context. She said these things as it relates to the Chevy Chase redevelopment which is for some affordable housing units which are not section 8 or homeless shelter beds. So the false assertion of needing wraparound services for the working middle class is simply misplaced and offensive.

Or a grift. "mental health services" tends to be a wormhole where money disappears without any accountability or having to show the results. Every big city spends enormous funds on this, yet the problems tend to compound. NYC former mayor De Blowsio's wife supposedly had 800mil allocated for mental health improvement, and this money had made zero difference.

Other than creating some jobs for people who have careers in social services and mental healthcare field, I am suspecting larger sums of this money just get siphoned into the deeper pockets.

We spend far more on the military and yet wars aren't over.

We spend tons on the police but every year there's still concerns about criminals.

Do you see how that's a bad argument?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Liz Nagy filed to run from Chevy Chase.

Now that’s certainly a choice…

What’s her deal?

She said publicly in a meeting that people who lived in apartments needed mental health services or something along those lines, may have been a slip up but given her general attitude towards people in apartments and apartments in general doubtful.

She is likely referring to section 8 being used to house mentally unstable and those with degenerate behavior or even prior criminal history in previously nice apartment blocks in the NWDC. This is a well known issue and it generated quite a bit of media attention in the past when rent control or other long term residents were driven out by the masses of new section 8 tenants. Buildings landlords and management companies were getting a lot more rent for these tenants at the expense of a taxpayer than what market naturally dictated. This also helped the to get rid of long term elderly tenants and rent control tenants who found their QOL ruined to the point of having to move.

The problem with your thesis is the context. She said these things as it relates to the Chevy Chase redevelopment which is for some affordable housing units which are not section 8 or homeless shelter beds. So the false assertion of needing wraparound services for the working middle class is simply misplaced and offensive.

Or a grift. "mental health services" tends to be a wormhole where money disappears without any accountability or having to show the results. Every big city spends enormous funds on this, yet the problems tend to compound. NYC former mayor De Blowsio's wife supposedly had 800mil allocated for mental health improvement, and this money had made zero difference.

Other than creating some jobs for people who have careers in social services and mental healthcare field, I am suspecting larger sums of this money just get siphoned into the deeper pockets.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Liz Nagy filed to run from Chevy Chase.

Now that’s certainly a choice…

What’s her deal?

She said publicly in a meeting that people who lived in apartments needed mental health services or something along those lines, may have been a slip up but given her general attitude towards people in apartments and apartments in general doubtful.

She is likely referring to section 8 being used to house mentally unstable and those with degenerate behavior or even prior criminal history in previously nice apartment blocks in the NWDC. This is a well known issue and it generated quite a bit of media attention in the past when rent control or other long term residents were driven out by the masses of new section 8 tenants. Buildings landlords and management companies were getting a lot more rent for these tenants at the expense of a taxpayer than what market naturally dictated. This also helped the to get rid of long term elderly tenants and rent control tenants who found their QOL ruined to the point of having to move.

The problem with your thesis is the context. She said these things as it relates to the Chevy Chase redevelopment which is for some affordable housing units which are not section 8 or homeless shelter beds. So the false assertion of needing wraparound services for the working middle class is simply misplaced and offensive.