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This Congress Heights housing will be permanently affordable – Greater Greater Washington

ggwash.org/view/72846/douglass-community-land-trust-dc-support-community-control-new-housing-development-in-ward-8 This Congress Heights housing will be permanently affordable HousingBy Meena Morar (Street Sense Media) July 3, 2019 The Savannah Heights Apartments by National Housing Trust used with permission. This article was first published by Street Sense Media on June 26, 2019. After two years of independently led organizing, the residents of Savannah Apartments are […]

Five things Phil Mendelson changed in the Comprehensive Plan Framework – Greater Greater Washington

ggwash.org/view/72843/five-things-phil-mendelson-changed-in-the-comprehensive-plan-framework Mary Bolton 202-390-1208

William Jordan Analysis: Chancellor Wilson’s Resignation

This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on February 20, 2018, as message #47556, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/47556 With Chancellor Wilson’s resignation I’ve lost trust and confidence in the Mayor and Council. We can’t afford weak kneed pandering when it comes to our School system. To praise Wilson in one breath and then call for a […]

William Jordan Analysis: Opportunity Zones: Vote For Lower Georgia Avenue & Columbia Heights

This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on March 8, 2018, as message #47696, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/47696 Opportunity Zones: Vote For Lower Georgia Avenue & Columbia Heights Your vote and advocacy is needed to help bring healthy investment to Lower Georgia Avenue and 14th St retail corridors by voting them as Opportunity Zones. Votes due […]

William Jordan Analysis: FYI: Council Hearing – !4th ST Family Shelter

This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on March 13, 2018, as message #47730, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/47730 B22-0635, THE “HOMELESS SHELTER REPLACEMENT AMENDMENT ACT OF 2017” & THE CLOSURE OF THE DC GENERAL FAMILY SHELTER Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 10:00 a.m. Room 412, John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 dccouncil.us/files/user_uploads/event_testimony/B22-635_and_The_Closing_of_DC_General.pdf

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ggwash.org/view/72846/douglass-community-land-trust-dc-support-community-control-new-housing-development-in-ward-8 Mary Bolton 202-390-1208

William Jordan Analysis: D.C. lawmakers call for tax breaks for two IHOPs

This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on March 28, 2018, as message #47834, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/47834 D.C. lawmakers call for tax breaks for two IHOPs “I call B.S.!” This really shows how F#cked up and biased our neighborhood community and economic develop system had been and illustrates the competency levels or better yet levels […]

William Jordan Analysis: Ward 1 Council Candidates Forum Tonight – Answers to Pre-Forum Questions Are Posted

This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on March 29, 2018, as message #47845, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKB8OrbHN9g Ward 1 Candidate Forum March 29, 2018 7:00-9:00 PM Bus Boys and Poets 2021 14th St, NW (14th & V Sts, NW) Come hear from the Democratic candidates running for the Ward 1 Council seat. Questions will focus […]

William Jordan Analysis: DC Housing Budget Hearing

This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on April 22, 2018, as message #47995, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/47995 Below is my testimony from Thursday’s hearing for n DC’s Housing Authority(DCHA) Budget oversight hearing. I always encourage residents to submit testimony either in person or in writing. My focus was Park Morton New Communities, but public housing […]

William Jordan Analysis: Are “Opportunity Zones” an opportunity for DC residents, or only for investors?

This was originally posted to the Adams Morgan Listserv on May 4, 2018, as message #48090, groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/AdamsMorgan/conversations/messages/48090 Are “Opportunity Zones” an opportunity for DC residents, or only for investors? GOVERNMENTBy Brianne K. Nadeau (Guest Contributor) May 4, 2018 Opportunity Zones are a new provision in the recently-passed Republican tax bill meant to create incentives for […]