Posts Tagged ‘Peaceoholics’

Morning Roundup: The Giant Pulsating Cube of Premium Entertainment Edition

Some marvelous corporation has dropped a gigantic cube into the heart of Adams Morgan. Sadly, it has not landed on and crushed anyone I dislike. But perhaps it indicates great entertainment to come for people who pay to watch TV. In America, there is always hope.
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Mayoral Official, Friend Implicated at Council Fire Truck Proceeding

The D.C. Council saw one of the livelier proceedings in recent memory this morning, when Peaceoholics co-founder Ronald Moten appeared before councilmembers Mary Cheh and Phil Mendelson in connection with their investigation into the donation of used city emergency equipment to the Dominican Republic.
The proceeding wasn't hearing, exactly, but an open deposition. Moten had originally [...]

City Lawyers Ejected From Fishy Fire Truck Depositions

Wee bit of Friday drama down at the John A. Wilson Building.
Today, three players in the fishy fire truck scandal—Deputy Fire Chief Ronald Gill, Robin Booth of the Office of Property Management Contracting and Procurement, and Peaceoholics chief Ronald Moten—are scheduled to give private testimony in a D.C. Council probe being jointly led by Councilmembers [...]

Children Speak Out On CFSA, DCPS

On Friday, I attended Positive Nature's organized conference on vulnerable children and families. The event, held among several conference rooms at the convention center, was also put together with the Department of Mental Health and the DC Children & Youth Investment Trust Corporation. The bigwigs from CFSA, DMH, DYRS and DCPS showed up and gave [...]