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Michael Brown on His First 100 Days: I’m Doing Great!
At-Large Councilmember Michael A. Brown recently celebrated his 100th day in office, and he let reporters today know how he thinks he's doing.
He's doing well, thanks for asking. In fact, he "SETS FRESH TONE BY WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN AND LEAD."
He's certainly been listening: Brown has made a point to show up at myriad council hearings over the past few months, where he's sat behind the dais and asked a broad question or two.
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Suspect in Shoe Robberies Worked for Council Campaigns
D.C. Wire just posted on this, but allow LL to add some details.
The suspect charged this weekend in connection with a string of robberies worked on two D.C. Council campaigns last year.
Ezra Mathis, 29, was arrested in Georgetown Saturday by cops who recognized him from a surveillance photo. According to campaign finance records, Mathis was paid $1,000 by Adam Clampitt's at-large campaign and more than $3,300 by Michael A. Brown's campaign during the last campaign cycle.
Brown, now a councilmember, had taken on Mathis as a paid staffer as a favor after Clampitt had dropped out of the race and endorsed Brown.
Clampitt says he met Mathis when he joined his campaign along with Jarvis Houston, the Chicago-based consultant who ran Clampitt's campaign before joining Brown's campaign.
After the election, sources say Brown had gotten Mathis a security job as a favor, but Mathis failed to show for work one day and was never seen by campaign contacts again.
Says Clampitt in an e-mail from Afghanistan, where he's currently serving as a military public-affairs officer, "I was shocked when I read the article, because I considered Ezra not only an excellent campaign staffer, but a friend. While it is now time for the legal system to run its course, I hope Ezra can get the help he needs to turn his life around."
Fenty Gets Stiff Competition from Michael A. Brown
No, not on the political front, stupid. On the technology front.
Hizzoner long ago made a name for himself as a BlackBerryholic. One for general city business, one for critical, emergency alerts from police Chief Cathy Lanier and other public safety biz; and a third! for personal stuff.
Now here comes At-Large Councilmember Michael A. Brown, leaving a council hearing carrying a similar bounty of gizmos. The boundaries for Brown's three BlackBerrys go as follows: One for council business, one for the business of his firm, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, and one for personal affairs. Too much!
By Mike DeBonis
