Push DPW to reduce missed trash pick-ups, and repair broken trash carts

increase the frequency of agency-facilitated street cleaning

Request DPW install new public cans in litter prone areas.

Ask DOH for active and ongoing rodent abatement in our public spaces.

Ask for DPW to issue fines and citations to problem properties. Encourage neighbors to take responsibility for caring for the public space from the building face to the curb.

Write stronger trash provisions into settlement agreements with businesses that sell food and drinks.

Parks, sidewalks, green space and other public spaces shouldn't be arbitrarily locked away, blocked off or lacking in the kind of upgrades and amenities that many neighborhoods West of us have enjoyed for years.

Things like playgrounds, park benches, and public art could bring much desired vibrancy to the neighborhood and draw us out of our homes. We deserve to see these investments.

Miner Elementary School's playground should be open for the public to use when school is not in session

Several triangle parks in our SMD are lacking in any kind of engaging or inviting upgrades— we want to see long term investments like new plantings from the Urban forestry department and benches and seating to give neighbors a place to sit and gather.

Installing public dog waste bag stations near these parks would also be helpful in abating the pet waste that we often see which makes these spaces less hospitable for other users.

I believe that housing is affordable where it is abundant. I will support efforts to invest in our community with a flexible approach to zoning that encourages the construction of new market-rate units.

I will also push the city to enforce the Short-Term Rental Regulation Act consistently so that newly built units are not diverted for use as Airbnb lodging. On my block alone the city has failed to take action as 2 new-construction multi-unit condo buildings which were permitted as residential housing have instead operated for years as lucrative short stay rental businesses over the objections of neighbors. The community deserves answers, and these developers should be held accountable. If you claim to be building housing, we expect housing, not an unregulated hotel.

I believe the Mayor's proposed amendment to the STR law does not do enough to shore up the DLCP's enforcement powers and close loopholes.

Corporations should not be allowed to use single-family homes as event spaces and lobbying offices in our neighborhoods while residents face increasing housing scarcity. Residential housing should not be converted to commercial use without our community's consent.

Crypto-billionaire Brock Pierce has recently begun expanding his footprint of residential properties in our neighborhood after having acquired the majority of units in the Pierce School Lofts condominium building. His latest purchases include row houses on 14th street, Elliott, Linden, Staples, and Gales, along with condos in the surrounding blocks. The majority of these properties have no full-time residents. Pierce himself is not a DC resident. He officially resides in Puerto Rico, where Act 60 tax-incentives exempt him from paying taxes on his capital gains. Neighbors report that he has been operating his properties as event spaces, hosting mixers and parties for tech influencers to network and lobby right-wing politicians.

Houses should be homes. As our SMD becomes a playground for the ultra-rich, and developers skirt the rules by converting condo buildings into full-time Airbnb operations, our housing stock is dwindling, and our ability to create community is compromised. The ANC should make it a priority to work with DOB, DLCP, and the Zoning Board to counter this growing and concerning trend.