I sent @CM_McDuffie my 25th request. His staff told me there have been "technical difficulties" preventing him from receiving and/or responding. I recommended we ask OCTO to help him. Below is how long it has taken my six Councilmembers to respond:

Every time Kriston posts this he is advocating to let neighborhood associations be party to zoning and ABCA cases to oppose restaurants and housing they don't like. ANCs are one of the only things that protect us from small reactionary associations blocking vibrant communities.

I think I accidentally joined a bike parade this afternoon with Monica (who may not be on here anymore).

When you are running for the ANC seat representing Sherman Circle and pick up the pirate house endorsement that is some good campaigning.

Taunya Martin, ANC 4C07 candidate, claiming neighbors sharing documents about her abusive behavior to DC government employees are actually people who don't even live in DC. Very strange to think anyone outside the neighborhood cares about an ANC race let alone another state.

NEW: @ANC2B gets it. DC911/@OUC_DC is not effectively serving the public. They have told @CMBrookePinto and @MayorBowser they want to see a transparent and accountable OUC that responds to and investigates complaints from anyone (as the law states). They want an agency that doesn't exempt itself "from sunshine or government transparency laws." ANC 2B also supports the passage of the bill that gives the @dcfireems Medical Director the final say over all things EMS at DC911. Other ANCs, please take note and be heard on this issue. You are the key to OUC reform. #FixDC911 @CMRobertWhiteDC @AnitaBondsDC @Janeese4DC @CMZParker5 @CHenderson @charlesallen @ChmnMendelson @BrianneKNadeau @CMFrumin @CMWendellFelder @CMBrookePinto @tweetelissa @RiniSampath @goodweather4dc @cuneytdil @EmmaUber7 @TheArtist_MBS @oigdc @kpattdc @dclinenews @tomsherwood @NFTC_News @RamirezReports @SegravesNBC4 @ANCCostello @johnson4b06 @ANCJonah @MayorBowser @SafeDC @theHillisHome @PoPville @abeaujon @SchreiberSara @CapitalJeff @Brightwoodian @AlexKomaDC @maustermuhle

How soon until someone in a federal role sees a mistake DC911 makes near the White House or the Mall and calls for hearings and federal oversight.

If you haven't voted yet there are some good candidates and not great ones running in a few contacted ANC races. See the thread for info on these seats: 1B03 1B05 3/4G03 3/4G05 4C07 5B05 5C02 5E01 5E02 5E06 6D03 #ANCRacesToWatch

While I welcome the withdrawal, we need procedural changes and accountability to ensure legislation that directly impacts ANCs is accessibly by ANCs before it reaches a hearing. ANCs already serve without pay, and many of us had to take leave from our paid jobs to be there.

Yes, those yuppie parent groups that talk about navigating DCPS school lotteries, offer tips for finding summer camps, arrange support to walk students home from school to protect them from ICE, and give away clothes and shoes their kids outgrow.

If you live near me in 4C06 I am supporting John Qua for our ANC seat. John's campaign site if you want to read up on him more: sites.google.com/view/jq-for…

The ANC 4C07 election is featured here. #Petworth

Head of DC OUC (311/911) in DC is leaving her job in January. ANC commissioners have struggled to get answers on disturbing non-response and misrouting incidents from the agency. Lots of stonewalling. For us in 5F, the District Dogs bungled emergency response stands out.

And @joe5f6, since you mentioned District Dogs: Remember DC911/@OUC_DC Director Heather McGaffin is still withholding the document from District Dogs demanded by @CMZParker5 and @CMBrookePinto. The reason it has never been released is because the computer timeline shows McGaffin and @mayorbowser failed to level with the public and the families of the ten dogs that drowned about OUC's mistakes. I have that document. It shows exactly what McGafffin refused to say publicly: The two initial 911 call-takers failed to immediately enter into the dispatch computer that there were people and dogs trapped in rapidly rising water. Without that crucial information, the dispatchers who took the blame for this tragic screw-up, couldn't possibly properly classify and dispatch the call. Maybe, before she leaves DC, McGaffin will do the decent thing and finally share the document and tell the families exactly what happened. All they asked for is the truth. Details here - statter911.com/2023/10/05/ne…

Interesting: @limebike has banned 1,000 users in D.C. over the last month for violating rules on the use of its e-scooters and bikes, including underage users, dangerous riding, and more. This comes amidst concerns over improper use and rule-breaking on the bikes and scooters.

.@amyactonoh on Vivek Ramaswamy's abhorrent campaign ad: "I won't normalize somebody who has said that my childhood is 'something I'm just complaining about,' who today, just released an ad using my birth mother, who I was removed from at the age of 12 for severe abuse and neglect and sexual abuse... The words our leaders use matter and I think it's gonna take courage right now from all of us to stop normalizing this sort of rhetoric."

Leaf collection season is here. Once again zones A will go first and receive two collections while neighborhoods in zone D will go last and potentially not receive a second collection due to weather. @Janeese4DC a very simple policy fix here is to rotate starting zones each year.