William Jordan Analysis: The Line hotel missed local hiring benchmarks, may still receive $46M tax break
This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on May 9, 2019, as message #51069, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/51069 This was a claw back deal. I don’t really understand the weak leadership on this. William The Line hotel missed local hiring benchmarks, may still receive $46M tax break By Rebecca Cooper – Senior Staff Reporter, Washington Business […]
William Jordan Analysis: DC’s RETAIL SUMMIT: May 15 – The Line Hotel
This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on May 9, 2019, as message #51073, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/51073 It tells me a lot about the mindset of our government when DMPED books its Small Business Retail Summit at The Line, given the The Line’s failure to meet Tax Abatement hiring goals in such a controversial and […]
William Jordan Analysis: Former D.C. Tax Official Charged With Allegedly Taking Bribes To Erase Tax Debts Owed By Club Owners
This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on May 24, 2019, as message #51217, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/51217 Hiring CM Jack Evans would have been cheaper with less risk. William Former D.C. Tax Official Charged With Allegedly Taking Bribes To Erase Tax Debts Owed By Club Owners A former official of D.C.’s tax office, a former […]
William Jordan Analysis: Donatelli, Blue Skye land equity partner for Hill East opportunity zone project
This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on May 29, 2019, as message #51264, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/51264 Donatelli, Blue Skye land equity partner for Hill East opportunity zone project (Washington Business Journal – May 29, 2019) DMPED and Council should move immediately to either block this Opportunity Zone deal and/or demand Donatelli share the proceeds […]
D.C. Attorney General Goes After Another Landlord For Discriminating Against Voucher Holders | DCist
dcist.com/story/19/06/27/d-c-attorney-general-goes-after-another-landlord-for-discriminating-against-voucher-holders/?utm_source=DCist+Newsletters&utm_campaign=0b5294d573-DCIST_DAILY_2019_06_24_03_… D.C. Attorney General Goes After Another Landlord For Discriminating Against Voucher Holders | DCist D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is suing a local real estate and property management company over claims that it discriminated against renters with housing vouchers and refused to accept payments from the city’s rapid re-housing program. Advertisements for Southeast D.C. […]
William Jordan Analysis: What is Considered a Community in ANC1A?
This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on June 19, 2019, as message #51464, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/51464 I attended an ANC1A sponsored meeting last night and it was clear from a Community Development standpoint, some seem to evaluate an outdoor space for a business’s Wine Bar is a “Community Benefit” in the same way a […]
William Jordan Analysis: Gentrification & the UnMasking of DC’s Slush Fund Economy
This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on June 20, 2019, as message #51489, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/51489 WMATA board’s Ethics Committee attempted cover-up CM Evan’s ethics violations and the current word dance playing out in the media is both entertaining and eye opening. Combine this escapade with the recent stories on the Banneker High School […]
William Jordan Analysis: CM Evans, Gentrification & the UnMasking of DC’s Slush Fund Economy
This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserve on Jun 23, 2019, as message #51510, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/51510 First a reminder. From a public policy perspective, DC’s system of gentrification is structured to take the promised investments(disinvestment) in the future of Black children and families (and cohorts of color) and restructuring them to invest in the […]
FSU Study_JUNE 2019.pdf
www.dropbox.com/s/dv2ph9sh4jyt4hy/FSU%20Study_JUNE%202019.pdf?dl=0 Mary Bolton 202-390-1208
Where the wealth is in the Washington region, so is the exclusion – Greater Greater Washington
ggwash.org/view/72678/map-show-where-the-wealth-washington-region-so-too-is-the-exclusion Where the wealth is in the Washington region, so is the exclusion DemographicsBy Alex Baca (Housing Program Organizer), Nick Finio (Contributor) June 25, 2019 Darker blue = wealthier area. Median Household Income quintiles from 2011-2015 by Nick Finio. Our region is experiencing a 40-plus-year economic boom. We can see it, feel it, and hear […]