Press Alert, Contact: Chris Otten 202-810-2768 www.SaveDCPublicLand.org January 5, 2024 Neighbors Around Controversial High-Density Rezoning Project Left Off Mailing Lists (1617 U Street); Mayor's Office of Planning and the Zoning Commission Ignored Attorney General's Advice About Wider and More Engaging Public Notice Wards 1 & 2, Washington, DC — The Mayor has applied to rezone […]
<Press Alert> Contact U Street AIR (202) 854-1822 – DensityBegetsDensity@gmail.com Community Produces 1st Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About the Controversial 1617 U Street Redevelopment; DC Zoning Commission Postpones High Density Rezoning Hearing Until the Fall Washington, DC — July 11, 2023 — Following on the recent news that the DC Zoning Commission postponed a hearing […]
AG Schwalb Embraces Role of Community Advocate, Battles Mayor’s New Limits on Public Engagement ‘I fear we are becoming a city of haves and have-nots’ A few years ago, DC Attorney General Karl Racine, whose office counsels the government, established an office to represent the public interest in matters like housing development. New Attorney […]
U Street AIR Press alert — Contact (202) 854-1822 Adams Morgan Advisory Neighborhood Commission May Dismiss Calls for Community Engagement About “Game Changing” Rezoning on 2-Acres of Public Land Along U Street — Future of Existing Police and Fire Station Remains Murky May 3, 2023, Washington, D.C. Ward One, Adams Morgan — Ahead of their […]
<press alert> Adams Morgan for Reasonable Development 202-810-2768 Adams Morgan residents ask the Mayor to earmark funding to restore the Plaza, propel public safety, and end the “blight” Ward One, Washington, DC — Today, Adams Morgan residents intend to deliver a budget earmarking request to Mayor Bowser seeking $8 – $10 million to purchase the […]
<press alert> Contact: Michael Campbell, RisingVoicesDC@gmail.com || 202-840-1954 Del. Norton asked to Intervene and Stop NPS's Eviction of McPherson Square; “Pushout and Bulldozing” scheduled for Wednesday morning February 15, 2023 Downtown Washington, DC — Mayor Muriel Bowser has worked with the National Park Service to push up the de-encampment of McPherson Square from early spring […]
Southwest Voice – February 2023 Issue – https://www.southwestvoicedc.com/BHM23This issue examines whether race is still relevant, concluding that it is less socially, culturally, and politically salient for many Black Americans. Moderate views of race pose a significant barrier to racial reform. Race has changed. Does DC show that it's irrelevant? View Online in Browser Subscribe to Southwest […]
Press Alert: Adams Morgan for Reasonable Development Contact: Vikram C. 202-250-1230 Plaza Counsel Asks Truist Remove “Unsightly Barriers … Blocking Public Access” to the Adams Morgan Plaza Ward One, Washington D.C. — December 30, 2022 — Counsel for the Adams Morgan Plaza campaign, Paul Zukerberg sent a letter to Truist Bank asking them to remove […]
Press Alert — DC for Reasonable Development The Legacy of $1 Public Land Deals May Continue in the District of Columbia Washington, D.C. — Almost ten years ago WAMU issued this scathing report showing how DC is being fleeced by the developer-class with the help of connected friends in the Mayor's Office (DMPED) and on […]
Media release – Monday, November 28, 2022 Contact Nick DelleDonne Delledonne.n@comcast.net 703-929-6656 Social Housing Ushers in New Deal for Affordability in DC In a Council hearing on November 22, DC residents sent a resounding signal that after two terms in office, Mayor Muriel Bowser’s ambitious housing program has failed to meet the city’s affordable […]