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One huge issue is landlord tenant issues. Laws have gone way too far to the left. Most people are refusing to rent since it has become WAY to risky to do so. You need to have serious cash in the bank if you fall on a dishonest tenant who decides not to pay his rent. Happened to us and we lost 25,000$, between attorney fees, court time and fees, cleaning up, and having a vacant unit after the loser left. Making it easier to evict would assure more units available on market, and more landlords would take a risk, even with lower income tenants.

Yep---tenant laws are a great example of how DC shoots itself in the foot. DC's tenant laws are so one-sided that they actually decrease the supply of affordable housing because ordinary, decent small landlords want nothing to do with DC. The hassle of being able to rent out one or two properties far exceeds the upside.

Voting for Marcus Goodwin and Vincent Orange. Orange may be ethically challenged, but at least he has the institutional knowledge of how DC got back on its feet after the Control Board debacle of the 1990s, and he understands business. Goodwin also has some business sense. But the rest of the Council has absolutely no understanding of how business works.

Anonymous wrote:One huge issue is landlord tenant issues. Laws have gone way too far to the left. Most people are refusing to rent since it has become WAY to risky to do so. You need to have serious cash in the bank if you fall on a dishonest tenant who decides not to pay his rent. Happened to us and we lost 25,000$, between attorney fees, court time and fees, cleaning up, and having a vacant unit after the loser left. Making it easier to evict would assure more units available on market, and more landlords would take a risk, even with lower income tenants.

One huge issue is landlord tenant issues. Laws have gone way too far to the left. Most people are refusing to rent since it has become WAY to risky to do so. You need to have serious cash in the bank if you fall on a dishonest tenant who decides not to pay his rent. Happened to us and we lost 25,000$, between attorney fees, court time and fees, cleaning up, and having a vacant unit after the loser left. Making it easier to evict would assure more units available on market, and more landlords would take a risk, even with lower income tenants.

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Anonymous wrote:Would also love recommendations on who to vote for. I am moderate to conservative. The idea of the "independent" candidates appeals to me. I'm thinking Marcus Goodwin, but who should my second vote go to?

I voted for him too. x2 on independents. We need more of that in DC politics. Unfortunately, many people assume if you don't vote democrat, you are loosing your vote. I really hope we can get some more independent candidates in the future that have mass appeal.

Eesh, Goodwin gives different answers to different audiences on matters like defunding the police. There have also been several incidences this year where he's rapidly changed positions and claims he's "evolving." If you don't believe me, read up on City Paper's Flip Flop Tracker (https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/456711/marcus-goodwin-flip-flops/). This makes me leery that he is an opportunist who will support what's popular instead of what's best for the city's people and its budget.

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Anonymous wrote:Would also love recommendations on who to vote for. I am moderate to conservative. The idea of the "independent" candidates appeals to me. I'm thinking Marcus Goodwin, but who should my second vote go to?

I voted for him too. x2 on independents. We need more of that in DC politics. Unfortunately, many people assume if you don't vote democrat, you are loosing your vote. I really hope we can get some more independent candidates in the future that have mass appeal.

Anonymous wrote:Would also love recommendations on who to vote for. I am moderate to conservative. The idea of the "independent" candidates appeals to me. I'm thinking Marcus Goodwin, but who should my second vote go to?

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Anonymous wrote:The biggest problem with DC Council is the stubbornness of the old-school AA’s like Vincent Orange and Trayon White, who have more in common with mitch mcconnell and trump than they do with Progressives like Silverman and Grasso.

Get rid of the entrenched, multigenerational Black “leaders” who are actually nearly right wingers in terms of where they stand on things like LGBTQ+ rights, environmental causes, and school choice, and replace them with true Progressives, who come from other places and bring fresh ideas.

That’s how you fix the council.

Nice dog whistle

Gonna need a Ven Diagram to explain how that’s a dog whistle.

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Anonymous wrote:The biggest problem with DC Council is the stubbornness of the old-school AA’s like Vincent Orange and Trayon White, who have more in common with mitch mcconnell and trump than they do with Progressives like Silverman and Grasso.

Get rid of the entrenched, multigenerational Black “leaders” who are actually nearly right wingers in terms of where they stand on things like LGBTQ+ rights, environmental causes, and school choice, and replace them with true Progressives, who come from other places and bring fresh ideas.

That’s how you fix the council.

Nice dog whistle

Anonymous wrote:The biggest problem with DC Council is the stubbornness of the old-school AA’s like Vincent Orange and Trayon White, who have more in common with mitch mcconnell and trump than they do with Progressives like Silverman and Grasso.

Get rid of the entrenched, multigenerational Black “leaders” who are actually nearly right wingers in terms of where they stand on things like LGBTQ+ rights, environmental causes, and school choice, and replace them with true Progressives, who come from other places and bring fresh ideas.

That’s how you fix the council.

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Anonymous wrote:We cannot afford to have a Council that is too far too the left or too centrist, we need a balance.

Yes!

Janeese Lewis George is amazing.
Look at her campaign team:




And look at Ed Lazere







This kind of balance on the DC Council is amazing.

DC is a diverse city and we are making forward progress.


These photos scare Republicans, who are hanging on to their last gasp of a rich, white party.

DC is going to become a state, with a balanced, diverse population and a balanced, diverse council to go with it.

I am a Republican and I am not holding onto the last gasp of a rich, white party, that would be you. Why is a rich white guy your candidate for President this year? I just don't do leftist crazy sh t, and that's what progressivism is, change that is not good for anyone, regardless skin color. Another thing I don't do is identify people by their skin color, that is racism in a nutshell. The democrats have this narrative down to a tee.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We cannot afford to have a Council that is too far too the left or too centrist, we need a balance.

Yes!

Janeese Lewis George is amazing.
Look at her campaign team:




And look at Ed Lazere







This kind of balance on the DC Council is amazing.

DC is a diverse city and we are making forward progress.


These photos scare Republicans, who are hanging on to their last gasp of a rich, white party.

DC is going to become a state, with a balanced, diverse population and a balanced, diverse council to go with it.