On Nov. 6, DC residents will have the opportunity to vote for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners on the general election ballot. “The Southwester” reached out to every ANC candidate in ANC6D, and invited them to submit a brief statement about their candidacy. The statements of the responsive candidates are below. “Southwester” staff made no edits to […]
June 19 Primary—Nominating the Status Quo
DC residents went to the polls for the June Democratic Primary, voicing their support for the path that the District is currently on by overwhelmingly nominating the incumbents for the November General Election. In Ward 6, Councilmember Charles Allen also won the nomination on June 19. City-wide race winners include: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, who […]
CBCC Seeks New Board and Task Force Members
The Near SE/SW Community Benefits Coordinating Council (CBCC) is looking for additional task force and board membership to strengthen and expand its work. In serving all of ANC 6D’s jurisdiction, CBCC spans both east and west sides of the largest redevelopment in the city, and is the only local organization with the explicit mission of […]
Op-ed: DC Is Making Major Strides in Empowering Voters in Our Elections. And We’ll All Win.
DC, like nearly every governing body in the United States from city council to federal, has a problem: Only a fraction of constituents are engaged in their government. There are plenty of reasons why this is, but I believe one of the main culprits is too many people have lost trust that their voice matters. […]
SWNA Strategic Initiatives 2017-18
The Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA), as Southwest’s civic association, has as its mission the protection and enhancement of our community’s quality of life. With all that is happening in our quadrant, we are consistently presented with an enormous range of issues to address—some larger than others, but all relating to how we lead our lives […]
District Residents Can Now Purchase a DC Flag Flown Over the (State) Capitol Building!
Last week, I was able to hang a new DC flag on my front porch. Don’t worry, as a councilmember, I had one already. But now, I was proudly hanging a DC flag that had flown on the John A. Wilson Building’s flagpole earlier this year. I was proud to help shepherd through legislation to […]
City Budget Includes Jefferson Modernization and Neighborhood Upgrades
On May 30, the DC Council held its first vote on the fiscal year 2018 budget, moving forward with a budget that included several of Councilmember Charles Allen’s top priorities. This included an increase in the per-pupil funding formula to 3%; significant investments in affordable housing, public safety, and aging-in-place programs; and fully funding the […]