<press alert> DC for Reasonable Development, contact Chris Otten, (202) 656-5874 “The Safety Net Continues to Burn” as D.C. City Council Poised to Give a Billionaire Half-a-Billion Dollars in D.C. Taxpayer Dollars; Key Programs to Help DC's Families and Working Residents Remain Un- & Under-Funded Washington, DC — The second vote on DC's 2025 Budget […]
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———- Forwarded message ———From: <the1617project@savedcpublicland.org>Date: Wed, May 29, 2024 at 6:22 PMSubject: <press alert> High Density Luxury Rezoning at 1617 U Street Still Being Pushed by DC Office of Planning Threatening Imminent Harm <Press Alert> May 29, 2024the1617project@savedcpublicland.org || debby@savedcpublicland.org Mayor's Office of Planning “Shoved in Earplugs” By Continuing to Push High Density Luxury Rezoning […]
DC4RD — 2025 DC Budget Update Washington, DC — May 23, 2024 — As workers who put their bodies on the line in the many capitalist wars get ready to relax one extra day before summer, the DC City Council is poised next week to take up Mayor Bowser's continued war on the poor and […]
The DC Zoning Commission — the “independent” DC agency funded by the Mayor and Council that controls how DC is developed now and into the future — may move today to : Eliminate some key notice requirements to ANC's and the general public Eliminate open meetings regarding changes to already agreed upon projects Ignore racial […]
For Release: March 21, 2024 Contact: Meg Maguire (202) 546-4536 NEW ZONING RULES SHRED TRANSPARENCY, NOTICE AND RACIAL EQUITY NW Opportunity Partners CDC (NWOP) calls out the Zoning Commission’s (ZC) proposed new rules (ZC Case #22-25) as forming the foundation for a culture of fear-based development. NWOP […]
For release: February 7, 2024 Contact:Nick DelleDonneDelledonne.n@gmqil.com703-929-6656 Bowser Asks DMPED to Meet on Harrington Purchase for Affordable Housing – Councilmembers McDuffie, Pinto, Parker, Nadeau Also Express Interest to Wardman Team DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has asked her chief responsible for Downtown revitalization to meet with the Wardman Hotel Strategy Team in its quest to have the […]
forwarding . . . ———- Forwarded message ———From: <the1617project@savedcpublicland.org>Date: Mon, Jan 8, 2024 at 12:11 AMSubject: <News Update> 17U, ZC Public Participation BreakdownTo: <the1617project@savedcpublicland.org> SaveDCPublicLand.org: Working for a Safe & Affordable U Street Contact 202-854-1822, the1617project@savedcpublicland.org Public Participation Breakdown at DC Zoning Commission Access Denied for DMPED U St. Upzoning Request Washington, DC — Members […]
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 […]