This blog got covered by another blog. That may sound like an echo chamber but that’s a positve thing in the (gag me) blogosphere. I was hoping to keep a separation between my intemperate blogging id and my ANC id but this guy links them: http://www.dcblogs.com/2005/07/dc-blogs-noted_28.html …better to go out with a bang than a…
Month: July 2005
What’s an ANC Commissioner?
I overheard the neighbor of a Maryland friend of mine ask what an ANC Commissioner does. My friend who often hears me on the phone said, “It seems they try to make people who are getting paid by the DC government actually do their jobs.” I liked that.
Chatty Blather
Now back from the beach with 235 activism emails piled up, I’ve been thoroughly avoiding chasing up any paying work by sending over 50 activist emails a day. ABC/ABRA, DDoT, DPW, MPD, the US Attorney, the Parks Dept, and Robert Bobb have been my targets.
Call to Action on DupontForum
Posted to The Dupont Forum We’ve been having some success calling 727-1000 to report public trash cans overflowing. They have come out right away. That’s really not a long term solution, though. The DCCA Environment Committee that was announced this week will help as well. Our Neighborhood Services Coordinator is making some progress, but he…
A Good Example of Activism
There are 18 comments on this post about DDoT not repairing a sidewalk in Ward 4: Petworth News – Wall of Shame
…not in touch with what is going on in trenches
I was telling some ANC commissioners today how I’ve been surprised to recently hear Mayor Williams and 3 City Councilman go out of their way to praise DDoT Director, Dan Tangherlini. Where as, I can’t find an ANC Commissioner who doesn’t think that DDoT is abysmally managed, that dealing with them isn’t torture, and that…
Start a Group?
One of my beta readers had the thought that this rebellion against being abused should be formed as a group that would endorse candidates. The young and upcoming political class who are willing to speak truth to power. After an initial sit-down, my friend is going to come back with something written. One of my…
A Note to the Abused – Do Something About it!
A few thousand people got this email. I’ll be surprised if a few people respond to the call to get engaged: << If you want to reduce the incidence of these crimes we need to: 1. Call 311 when you see suppositious people. MPD usually comes promptly.
DDoT-Urban Forestry Administrator Doesn’t Care About Our Gingko Hell
I typically have 40 to 60 such open items with DDoT. Many of these tasks stay open for years. The Director of DDoT has testified at his oversight hearing that he told his staff to not spend time on citizens questions because it gets in the way of them accomplishing things. Here’s a typical devolving…
Buildings Falling Down
I’ve heard of 7 buildings falling down in the neighborhoods surrounding me – Dupont, Adams Morgan, Logan, and Shaw – in the past year. Last year, I sat down with the Chief Building Inspector to show him the press clippings of 4 of them. He hadn’t heard of them. Most of these were Victorian brick…