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On Friday, Loose Lips obtained a letter [PDF] to the D.C. Council from outgoing deputy mayor for planning and economic development Neil O. Albert. In it, he outlined his problems with several proposals in the budget legislation scheduled for a second and final vote on Tuesday. LL plucks out the highlights, republished here:*
Two of the [...]

Empower DC has already rallied and protested against the sale of D.C. public property twice in the  last few months.
Last week, activists joined together in front of the Wilson Building. And in late March, they gathered by the office of Neil Albert, head of the city's office of planning and economic development.
Now, it looks like [...]

Today's Washington Post's District Extra has a happy story about how developers are still forging ahead with projects, and "banking on D.C.," as the headline states. It's almost surreal to read considering what I've heard and seen in other publications. Here are few examples of why the optimism seems questionable:
The Post's story [...]