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Spring Cleaning, Spring Break, and DC Emancipation Day

It is unseasonably calm in the Wilson building right now. Typically, we would be juggling a flurry of budget oversight hearings and taking up the Mayor's proposed FY26 budget for consideration. But while we press the House of Representatives to treat the DC Local Funds Act with the urgency it deserves, our budget process is delayed.  For…

“Secret Meetings,” ERAP, and Budget Woes

Dear Ward 5 neighbors,  Is the Council holding "secret meetings"? Are we making it easier to evict tenants? Is the DC budget crisis on the Hill ever going to get fixed? These are some of the questions I've heard from residents over the past week, and ones that deserve robust engagement. I always appreciate hearing from neighbors and pride…