Anonymous
12/02/2021 06:47
Subject: DC redistricting specifically for Ward 6
Anonymous wrote:I personally feel Navy Yard et all of that end of SE need to both be moved to Ward 8. I’ve never understood why that area of Penn Ave/Barracks/Navy Yard is considered SE but also not included in Ward 8 and I say this as a native Washingtonian who has lived in Ward 8.
You do know that SE starts at East Capitol street, right?
Anonymous
12/01/2021 23:05
Subject: DC redistricting specifically for Ward 6
I personally feel Navy Yard et all of that end of SE need to both be moved to Ward 8. I’ve never understood why that area of Penn Ave/Barracks/Navy Yard is considered SE but also not included in Ward 8 and I say this as a native Washingtonian who has lived in Ward 8.
Anonymous
12/01/2021 15:10
Subject: DC redistricting specifically for Ward 6
Anonymous wrote:I understand why that tiny section of the Hill is sad about being carved out of Ward 6, since they definitely identify as Hill/Hill East/part of the greater Hill community. But being moved to W7 is fine. Vince Gray is a mostly reasonable councilmember; the woman before him was fine too. W8?? Yikes. However, voter turnout in W8 is historically so low that Navy Yard might be enough to flip the district in 2024. Even a traditional W5 machine-type candidate would be vastly preferable to Trayvon.
+1 I feel bad for Navy Yard in the short term but this may be a good thing to get rid of Trayvon. He’s an embarrassment.
Anonymous
12/01/2021 14:17
Subject: DC redistricting specifically for Ward 6
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I cannot imagine any scenario where Nats Park and Cap River front go to Ward 8. The Lerners are never ever going to let Trayon represent their interests. Council can vote but there are a lot of behind the scenes "discussions" happening. Hill East to Ward 7 will be a lot less trouble.
I wonder if this is a way for the Council and the Mayor to get rid of Trayon. If Lerners go into Ward 8, they will finance a primary challenger and organize the Navy Yard residents’ and business interests.
No, for the other members and the mayor, he serves their purposes just fine.
I don't understand your statement. The Mayor and Councilmembers hate him. They ignore him. He doesn't help them at all.
Anonymous
11/28/2021 11:41
Subject: DC redistricting specifically for Ward 6
I understand why that tiny section of the Hill is sad about being carved out of Ward 6, since they definitely identify as Hill/Hill East/part of the greater Hill community. But being moved to W7 is fine. Vince Gray is a mostly reasonable councilmember; the woman before him was fine too. W8?? Yikes. However, voter turnout in W8 is historically so low that Navy Yard might be enough to flip the district in 2024. Even a traditional W5 machine-type candidate would be vastly preferable to Trayvon.
Anonymous
11/21/2021 18:05
Subject: DC redistricting specifically for Ward 6
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I cannot imagine any scenario where Nats Park and Cap River front go to Ward 8. The Lerners are never ever going to let Trayon represent their interests. Council can vote but there are a lot of behind the scenes "discussions" happening. Hill East to Ward 7 will be a lot less trouble.
I wonder if this is a way for the Council and the Mayor to get rid of Trayon. If Lerners go into Ward 8, they will finance a primary challenger and organize the Navy Yard residents’ and business interests.
No, for the other members and the mayor, he serves their purposes just fine.
Anonymous
11/21/2021 18:04
Subject: DC redistricting specifically for Ward 6
Anonymous wrote:I cannot imagine any scenario where Nats Park and Cap River front go to Ward 8. The Lerners are never ever going to let Trayon represent their interests. Council can vote but there are a lot of behind the scenes "discussions" happening. Hill East to Ward 7 will be a lot less trouble.
I wonder if this is a way for the Council and the Mayor to get rid of Trayon. If Lerners go into Ward 8, they will finance a primary challenger and organize the Navy Yard residents’ and business interests.
Anonymous
11/21/2021 13:56
Subject: DC redistricting specifically for Ward 6
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I cannot imagine any scenario where Nats Park and Cap River front go to Ward 8. The Lerners are never ever going to let Trayon represent their interests. Council can vote but there are a lot of behind the scenes "discussions" happening. Hill East to Ward 7 will be a lot less trouble.
Hill East to Ward 7 doesn’t shift enough of the population. Some portion of Navy Yard/SW has to go.
also Ward 8 has to gain population.
Anonymous
11/21/2021 13:56
Subject: DC redistricting specifically for Ward 6
Anonymous wrote:I cannot imagine any scenario where Nats Park and Cap River front go to Ward 8. The Lerners are never ever going to let Trayon represent their interests. Council can vote but there are a lot of behind the scenes "discussions" happening. Hill East to Ward 7 will be a lot less trouble.
Hill East to Ward 7 doesn’t shift enough of the population. Some portion of Navy Yard/SW has to go.
Anonymous
11/21/2021 11:53
Subject: DC redistricting specifically for Ward 6
I cannot imagine any scenario where Nats Park and Cap River front go to Ward 8. The Lerners are never ever going to let Trayon represent their interests. Council can vote but there are a lot of behind the scenes "discussions" happening. Hill East to Ward 7 will be a lot less trouble.
Anonymous
11/21/2021 08:25
Subject: Re:DC redistricting specifically for Ward 6
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Here's the proposed map that they'll be voting on. Gotta love DC's requirement that no maps can impact "minority voting strength" even though DC has lost minority voters over the last 10 years -- gotta Gerrymander it to keep them with outsize influence on city government.
https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/silverman/pages/1548/attachments/original/1637254286/2021-11-18_Final_Subcommittee_Map.pdf?1637254286
Interesting
-Navy Yard & Nats stadium goes to Ward 8
-Hill East goes to Ward 7
-Kingman Park goes back to Ward 6 (my guess is that this is for minority voting balancing in Ward 6)
Doubtful that’s the true reason for Kingman Park’s move. The high rate of increasing gentrification has already diluted much of the historic minority vote. For example, there is little diversity on the Board for the Friends of Rosedale Library. Also, the majority of attendees at Kingman Park’s neighborhood civic association meetings use to be Black. Now attendance is primary Euro-centric. These line changes may be a reward for community activists or former elected officials such as Bob Coomber for his next elected race. For instance, Mr. Coomber has been a leader in pushing for this neighborhood to become more like Capitol Hill 2.0. He also sits on a nonprofit board that helps to determine development along the Anacostia that is also part of these boundaries. These new lines appear to help solidify his political ambitions both in terms of residency and the capital necessary to run for office in a seat that is winnable. He is one of the local folks who has expressed a desire for higher office. Will be interesting to see what happens.
I don't think this makes much sense. Who has a vested interest in helping out a former ANC that created these maps? Kingman Park and Rosedale are the most non white areas of ward 6 on that map even if they have decreased. News flash though, DC as a whole is 10% less black than 10 years ago.
Anonymous
11/19/2021 18:43
Subject: DC redistricting specifically for Ward 6
Anonymous wrote:Does this have any impact on school boundaries? In this map Payne will be in Ward 6 but majority of Inbound students will be in Ward 7.
No, it has no impact on school boundaries.
Anonymous
11/19/2021 16:33
Subject: DC redistricting specifically for Ward 6
Does this have any impact on school boundaries? In this map Payne will be in Ward 6 but majority of Inbound students will be in Ward 7.
Anonymous
11/19/2021 16:08
Subject: Re:DC redistricting specifically for Ward 6
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Here's the proposed map that they'll be voting on. Gotta love DC's requirement that no maps can impact "minority voting strength" even though DC has lost minority voters over the last 10 years -- gotta Gerrymander it to keep them with outsize influence on city government.
https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/silverman/pages/1548/attachments/original/1637254286/2021-11-18_Final_Subcommittee_Map.pdf?1637254286
Interesting
-Navy Yard & Nats stadium goes to Ward 8
-Hill East goes to Ward 7
-Kingman Park goes back to Ward 6 (my guess is that this is for minority voting balancing in Ward 6)
Doubtful that’s the true reason for Kingman Park’s move. The high rate of increasing gentrification has already diluted much of the historic minority vote. For example, there is little diversity on the Board for the Friends of Rosedale Library. Also, the majority of attendees at Kingman Park’s neighborhood civic association meetings use to be Black. Now attendance is primary Euro-centric. These line changes may be a reward for community activists or former elected officials such as Bob Coomber for his next elected race. For instance, Mr. Coomber has been a leader in pushing for this neighborhood to become more like Capitol Hill 2.0. He also sits on a nonprofit board that helps to determine development along the Anacostia that is also part of these boundaries. These new lines appear to help solidify his political ambitions both in terms of residency and the capital necessary to run for office in a seat that is winnable. He is one of the local folks who has expressed a desire for higher office. Will be interesting to see what happens.
Anonymous
11/18/2021 16:05
Subject: Re:DC redistricting specifically for Ward 6
Anonymous wrote:Here's the proposed map that they'll be voting on. Gotta love DC's requirement that no maps can impact "minority voting strength" even though DC has lost minority voters over the last 10 years -- gotta Gerrymander it to keep them with outsize influence on city government.
https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/silverman/pages/1548/attachments/original/1637254286/2021-11-18_Final_Subcommittee_Map.pdf?1637254286
Interesting
-Navy Yard & Nats stadium goes to Ward 8
-Hill East goes to Ward 7
-Kingman Park goes back to Ward 6 (my guess is that this is for minority voting balancing in Ward 6)