William Jordan Analysis: Ward 1’s Graham-Donatelli Model II
This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on July 17, 2018, as message #48958, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/48958?guccounter=1 Because some of the most notable clashes of the Civil Rights Movement were made for TV, we’ve come to associate bias and racism with dramatic moments of human confrontation. Therefore, we tend to miss the more subtle and […]
How Do Green Buildings Attract, Engage, & Retain Talent? | CleanTechnica
cleantechnica.com/2019/07/03/how-do-green-buildings-attract-engage-retain-talent/ Mary Bolton 202-390-1208
William Jordan Analysis: Nadeau’s Fuzzy Math on Affordable Housing
This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on July 30, 2018, as message #49061, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/49061 A couple of weeks ago Ward 1 CM Nadeau was a guest on the Kojo Nnandi Show (WAMU) and spoke proudly of her work in bringing 500 units of affordable housing to Ward 1. Unfortunately, at best this […]
Behind Oregon’s GOP Walkout Is a Sordid Story of Corporate Cash | The Nation
www.thenation.com/article/oregon-republican-walkout-climate-change/ Mary Bolton 202-390-1208
List of DC public housing proposed for demolition revealed | wusa9.com
www.wusa9.com/article/news/list-of-dc-public-housing-proposed-for-demolition-revealed/65-8c2d9a3f-fbea-45ac-a997-e5b1f078022e Mary Bolton 202-390-1208
William Jordan Analysis: More Fuzzy Math: Equity in DC’s White Privilege Economy
This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on October 1, 2018, as message #49622, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/49622 Over the past 12 years or so, the public sector has at the expense of “social and economic equity” poured billions of dollars of public subsidies into developing today’s emerging White Privilege Economy here in the District. This […]
William Jordan Analysis: Decoding DC Council’s Initiative 77 Failure
This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on October 4, 2018, as message #49655, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/49655 On Tuesday with the passage of B22-0913 repealing Initiative 77, DC Council fundamentally and gravelly failed the citizens of the District and the cause of development equity and justice in this city. In fact the 22nd Council’s mishandling […]
William Jordan Analysis: Thinking This Morning – Fight The Power
This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on November 13, 2018, as message #49958, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/49958 I figured I would share. For some reason 🙂 this song was on my mind. The Isley Brothers – Fight The Power (Part 1 & 2) (1975) Time is truly wastin’ There’s no guarantee Smile’s in the makin’ […]
William Jordan Analysis: How a Celebrity Chef Benefits from DC’s Low Income Housing Program
This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on November 26, 2018, as message #50039, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/50039 How a Celebrity Chef Benefits from DC’s Low Income Housing Program Celebrity Chef Mike Isabell recently made $385,000 plus profit by flipping his subsidized DC Wharf condo after only a few months of ownership. His 18% profit, he […]
William Jordan Analysis: DC City Council Weak on Racial Equity & Justice
This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on December 14, 2018, as message #50184, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/50184 On Dec 4th the DC City Council approved the “Local Jobs and Tax Incentive Amendment Act of 2018 ” which among other things will give a $5.9M property tax abatement to a company, Chemonics, which was fined by […]