While I was not able to attend Wednesday night’s Ward 6 City Council Candidate’s Forum, one of the organizing groups — Defeat Poverty DC — put together the following summary and posted clips from the evening on their YouTube channel. If you’re one of the unlucky ones still at the office today (then again, that […]
At last week’s candidates forum at the Southeast Library, a few questions drew a bit more reaction with the audience than others, one of which was regarding whether or not Kelvin Robinson would have supported the same-sex marriage bill had he been a Councilmember at the time it was voted on. There was a spirited […]
Early voting may have started, but the Democratic primary is still two weeks away. So it’s time to ask the candidates questions about what matters to you most in our neighborhood. You have your next chance tonight at7:30 pm at Christ Our Shepherd Church, 801 North Carolina Avenue, SE. All three candidates — Tommy Wells […]
In addition to the forum at Southeast Library last Tuesday night, Ward 6 Council candidates, Tommy Wells and Kelvin Robinson, discussed and debated Ward 6 issues on the Kojo Nnamdi Show on Wednesday, as well as at another neighborhood forum on Thursday night. Transcripts, video, and audio for all events are shared below so you […]
As I sat at my computer after Tuesday night’s Ward 6 Council Democratic Candidates Forum, I struggled with how to summarize an hour and a half long discussion into a blog post of fewer than 700-1,000 words. A lot of interesting questions were asked, and a lot of political jargon was offered in return. Yes, […]