Comments on: Emergency Fallout: No Shelter for Evans and Eastbanc http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/07/19/emergency-fallout-no-shelter-for-evans-and-eastbanc/ D.C. News, Politics, Media, Arts, and More Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:42:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Two Proposals Offered for West End Library Site - Housing Complex - Washington City Paper http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/07/19/emergency-fallout-no-shelter-for-evans-and-eastbanc/comment-page-1/#comment-686081 Two Proposals Offered for West End Library Site - Housing Complex - Washington City Paper Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:41:03 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/07/19/emergency-fallout-no-shelter-for-evans-and-eastbanc/#comment-686081 [...] development of the West End library is a storied project. Back in 2007, the library’s land was almost sold off to Eastbanc as part of emergency legislation. When the company’s president earnestly discussed his plans with neighborhood folks, they responded [...] [...] development of the West End library is a storied project. Back in 2007, the library’s land was almost sold off to Eastbanc as part of emergency legislation. When the company’s president earnestly discussed his plans with neighborhood folks, they responded [...]

]]> By: Washingtonian in Training http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/07/19/emergency-fallout-no-shelter-for-evans-and-eastbanc/comment-page-1/#comment-19638 Washingtonian in Training Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:35:48 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/07/19/emergency-fallout-no-shelter-for-evans-and-eastbanc/#comment-19638 One of the most intriguing aspects of DC politics, unlike Chicago and San Francisco, is how a Councilmember or the Mayor does something behind a closed door or in the middle of the night, completely out of the oversight of the public, and after some heat, a bit of contrition, a few concessions of “should haves” continues to screw the public, flip them the proverbial “bird,” and keep moving. Oh there is the obligatory; few crumbs left on the plate – the Tiverton – or the like, and upon closer examination, the “ink” on the “contract” has turned invisible. That comes under the “I’m shocked, shocked to find that what I thought was there, isn’t there!,” routine. Afterwards, comes the fuzzy memory for one who prizes himself on his “sharp as a razor,” memory on when events took place. The coup de grâce is the “slide on by” move that says to the public: “Leave me alone, you stupid fools. Politics and moneymaking is too important to be left up to the general public and democracy.” And in the District, after about twenty minutes; the crowd dissipates, goes back under the rocks, until the next time they’re riled, roiled and rolled. Washingtonian in Training One of the most intriguing aspects of DC politics, unlike Chicago and San Francisco, is how a Councilmember or the Mayor does something behind a closed door or in the middle of the night, completely out of the oversight of the public, and after some heat, a bit of contrition, a few concessions of “should haves” continues to screw the public, flip them the proverbial “bird,” and keep moving.

Oh there is the obligatory; few crumbs left on the plate – the Tiverton – or the like, and upon closer examination, the “ink” on the “contract” has turned invisible. That comes under the “I’m shocked, shocked to find that what I thought was there, isn’t there!,” routine. Afterwards, comes the fuzzy memory for one who prizes himself on his “sharp as a razor,” memory on when events took place. The coup de grâce is the “slide on by” move that says to the public: “Leave me alone, you stupid fools. Politics and moneymaking is too important to be left up to the general public and democracy.”
And in the District, after about twenty minutes; the crowd dissipates, goes back under the rocks, until the next time they’re riled, roiled and rolled.
Washingtonian in Training

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