Comments on: No Respect for ANC Members! http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/ 68.3 Square Miles of D.C. News and Opinion Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:05:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Isn't it Obvious? http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/comment-page-1/#comment-698412 Isn't it Obvious? Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:47:59 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/#comment-698412 Adrian Bent-Me: She may show signs of qualification, but she was not when she walked in the door. She knew nothing; and if it were not for the people who worked there prior to her arrival who had all of the knowledge, she would still look like a deer in the head lights at council hearings. The fact that King Fenty never revealed that she is related to him is not government transparency or full disclosure. Thank God for competent staff and employees at DC Housing and Community Development who make Leila Edmonds look competent; enough for you to think she is anyway. Me, I'm no so sure. Adrian Bent-Me: She may show signs of qualification, but she was not when she walked in the door. She knew nothing; and if it were not for the people who worked there prior to her arrival who had all of the knowledge, she would still look like a deer in the head lights at council hearings. The fact that King Fenty never revealed that she is related to him is not government transparency or full disclosure. Thank God for competent staff and employees at DC Housing and Community Development who make Leila Edmonds look competent; enough for you to think she is anyway. Me, I'm no so sure.

]]> By: Adrian Bent-Me http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/comment-page-1/#comment-698388 Adrian Bent-Me Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:53:59 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/#comment-698388 Leila is competent though and qualified for her post. I think all levels of Fentyism stinks in generla though. I never realized how profitable it is to be in politics. So much for a business degree, I should have just joined a frat, aligned myself with crooked politicos, and retire in the Dom. Republic as Mayor. Leila is competent though and qualified for her post. I think all levels of Fentyism stinks in generla though. I never realized how profitable it is to be in politics. So much for a business degree, I should have just joined a frat, aligned myself with crooked politicos, and retire in the Dom. Republic as Mayor.

]]> By: Comrade Al Gonzales http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/comment-page-1/#comment-698372 Comrade Al Gonzales Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:59:06 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/#comment-698372 Yes, it looks like the Fenty Family of Thieves has its tentacles reaching throughout DC government. I knew that the DC HCD director was somehow related to Fenty, but thank you for this extra detail. I agree, there is something really rotten here & it is stinking to high heaven! If some good investigative reporting were done here, I'm sure we'd find out even more about how King Fenty & the Fenty Family of Thieves are looting DC's public coffers. Yes, it looks like the Fenty Family of Thieves has its tentacles reaching throughout DC government. I knew that the DC HCD director was somehow related to Fenty, but thank you for this extra detail.

I agree, there is something really rotten here & it is stinking to high heaven! If some good investigative reporting were done here, I'm sure we'd find out even more about how King Fenty & the Fenty Family of Thieves are looting DC's public coffers.

]]> By: Isn't it Obvious? http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/comment-page-1/#comment-698362 Isn't it Obvious? Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:19:53 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/#comment-698362 Comrade Al Gonzales: Did you know that the Director of DC Housing and Community Development - Leila Edmonds - is related to King Fenty? She is married to his cousin. She is also Jamaican, just like Michelle Fenty. Not only is it nepotism, but it stinks of something really afoul! Comrade Al Gonzales: Did you know that the Director of DC Housing and Community Development - Leila Edmonds - is related to King Fenty? She is married to his cousin. She is also Jamaican, just like Michelle Fenty. Not only is it nepotism, but it stinks of something really afoul!

]]> By: Comrade Al Gonzales http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/comment-page-1/#comment-698352 Comrade Al Gonzales Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:44:08 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/#comment-698352 Thanks for the interest. LL & WaPo have written about Michelle Fenty grabbing city contracts for work that she was totally unqualified to do. Then she pads the bill by billing for work that was totally worthless. Here's a link to a WaPo story, & a few quotes. I may try to dig up more on this later today if I have time. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/03/AR2007070302137.html "Michelle Fenty's services for the NCRC raised concern because she is not a real estate lawyer. Fenty is a global technology transactional attorney, a highly specialized practice." "The city's Department of Housing and Community Development, which monitors projects by NCRC that receive federal grant money, issued a critical report in August, saying it spent too much on legal costs." Thanks for the interest. LL & WaPo have written about Michelle Fenty grabbing city contracts for work that she was totally unqualified to do. Then she pads the bill by billing for work that was totally worthless.

Here's a link to a WaPo story, & a few quotes. I may try to dig up more on this later today if I have time.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/03/AR2007070302137.html

"Michelle Fenty's services for the NCRC raised concern because she is not a real estate lawyer. Fenty is a global technology transactional attorney, a highly specialized practice."

"The city's Department of Housing and Community Development, which monitors projects by NCRC that receive federal grant money, issued a critical report in August, saying it spent too much on legal costs."

]]> By: Isn't it Obvious? http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/comment-page-1/#comment-698346 Isn't it Obvious? Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:16:24 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/#comment-698346 Comrade Al Gonzales: Please provide details about Michelle Fenty stealing. I was unaware of this until your recent postings. Thanks. Comrade Al Gonzales: Please provide details about Michelle Fenty stealing. I was unaware of this until your recent postings. Thanks.

]]> By: Comrade Al Gonzales http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/comment-page-1/#comment-698339 Comrade Al Gonzales Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:47:01 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/#comment-698339 Has anyone done a FOIA request re the money Michelle Fenty stole from the housing agency? There should be billing records, & there should be some kind of work product. It'd be interesting to see how much she stole & what she tried to do to excuse it or to cover it up. Has anyone done a FOIA request re the money Michelle Fenty stole from the housing agency? There should be billing records, & there should be some kind of work product.

It'd be interesting to see how much she stole & what she tried to do to excuse it or to cover it up.

]]> By: Comrade Al Gonzales http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/comment-page-1/#comment-698337 Comrade Al Gonzales Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:45:15 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/#comment-698337 Yes, this is leadership, DC style. The law does not apply to you, you can steal all the money you want - steal from HIV.AIDS victims, steal from children, steal from old people. Adrian Fenty stole from a dead person's estate. Michelle Fenty stole from DC taxpayers & the DC housing agency. Fenty's frat brothers stole from DC taxpayers. Barry's crew & Graham's crew & Evans's crew all stole from DC taxpayers, children, & old people. Leadership, DC style - steal every fucking penny you can get your hands on, no matter who the victim is. Yes, this is leadership, DC style. The law does not apply to you, you can steal all the money you want - steal from HIV.AIDS victims, steal from children, steal from old people.

Adrian Fenty stole from a dead person's estate. Michelle Fenty stole from DC taxpayers & the DC housing agency. Fenty's frat brothers stole from DC taxpayers. Barry's crew & Graham's crew & Evans's crew all stole from DC taxpayers, children, & old people.

Leadership, DC style - steal every fucking penny you can get your hands on, no matter who the victim is.

]]> By: Kathy Henderson http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/comment-page-1/#comment-698256 Kathy Henderson Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:16:42 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/#comment-698256 The ticket was dismissed. Commissioners on official business may park anywhere that government vehicles are allowed to park and DC government vehicles routinely park on that median when attending hearings in the Wilson building. Parking around the Wilson building is admittedly scarce. ANC's are a bonafide part of the District Government and should be allowed a mere parking privilege to help fight for the best interests of DC residents. Kathy Henderson The ticket was dismissed. Commissioners on official business may park anywhere that government vehicles are allowed to park and DC government vehicles routinely park on that median when attending hearings in the Wilson building. Parking around the Wilson building is admittedly scarce. ANC's are a bonafide part of the District Government and should be allowed a mere parking privilege to help fight for the best interests of DC residents.

Kathy Henderson

]]> By: Jamie http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/comment-page-1/#comment-75624 Jamie Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:25:32 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/#comment-75624 I guess I'm unclear on why such people on "official business" should be able to park wherever they want. This wasn't ever marked as a place to park, so there must be a reason. If it's not an emergency then it shouldn't be done. If the median is OK, what else is? What isn't? Who makes that call? That's why we have parking spaces. I realize this isn't exactly the point you were making. But as to that - is there some reason ANC commissioners can't take metro like everyone else? No, they don't get much respect. But considering that most are elected by somewhere between 10 and 100 votes, and most don't really do a heck of a lot except promote their personal agendas/vendettas, should they? I'm more OK with cops taking parking liberties (since we'd rather they enforce the law than spend unnecessary time in transportation). But I'm skeptical that ANC commissioners should be afforded the same privilege. I guess I'm unclear on why such people on "official business" should be able to park wherever they want. This wasn't ever marked as a place to park, so there must be a reason. If it's not an emergency then it shouldn't be done. If the median is OK, what else is? What isn't? Who makes that call? That's why we have parking spaces.

I realize this isn't exactly the point you were making. But as to that - is there some reason ANC commissioners can't take metro like everyone else? No, they don't get much respect. But considering that most are elected by somewhere between 10 and 100 votes, and most don't really do a heck of a lot except promote their personal agendas/vendettas, should they?

I'm more OK with cops taking parking liberties (since we'd rather they enforce the law than spend unnecessary time in transportation). But I'm skeptical that ANC commissioners should be afforded the same privilege.

]]> By: Mike DeBonis http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/comment-page-1/#comment-75619 Mike DeBonis Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:26:18 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/#comment-75619 Not exactly official spaces, but government vehicles--police cruisers, cars w/ GT and federal plates, councilmembers' private vehicles--routinely park in the median. Not exactly official spaces, but government vehicles--police cruisers, cars w/ GT and federal plates, councilmembers' private vehicles--routinely park in the median.

]]> By: Jamie http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/comment-page-1/#comment-75615 Jamie Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:16:57 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/#comment-75615 Is parking in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue really an "official space?" I thought the reason that it was not legal to park in certain spaces (such as the median between two lanes of traffic) is because it wasn't a safe place to park. Nobody should be parking there, police or otherwise. If spaces are to be reserved for official use, then they should be marked as such. Is parking in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue really an "official space?" I thought the reason that it was not legal to park in certain spaces (such as the median between two lanes of traffic) is because it wasn't a safe place to park. Nobody should be parking there, police or otherwise. If spaces are to be reserved for official use, then they should be marked as such.

]]> By: Will Sommer http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/comment-page-1/#comment-74339 Will Sommer Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:03:59 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/11/30/no-respect-for-anc-members/#comment-74339 Mistake, DC Protective Services. ANC members are the real power in this town. Mistake, DC Protective Services. ANC members are the real power in this town.

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