Archive: September 2006
One Big Happy Family
On the Hill today, almost Mayor-Elect Adrian M. Fenty, still the council member for Ward 4, was looking like a real statesman. He attended a House judiciary subcommittee meeting on the D.C. voting rights bill. And he didn't pull out...
By Marcia Slacum Greene | September 14, 2006; 5:58 PM ET | Comments (4)
Talk about 11th-hour endorsements....
Council member Vincent C. Gray (D-Ward 7) received endorsements from Ward 3 Advisory Neighborhood commissioners yesterday in his bid for council chairman against Ward 3 Council member Kathy Patterson at a press conference at 5 p.m. Patterson has been a...
By Peter Eisner | September 11, 2006; 6:52 PM ET | Comments (7)
A Mayor's Legacy
Mayor Bowtie has been taking a beating lately. As the candidates for mayor stumped across the city, they routinely bashed his performance on social issues, from schools to public safety to affordable housing to health care. Even Linda Cropp, while...
By David Nakamura | September 11, 2006; 6:48 PM ET | Email a Comment
Meet and Greet
Mayor Williams joined Linda Cropp again to campaign in front of a Whole Foods in Glover Park. They waved signs at passing motorists, shook hands with passersby and even posed for a picture or two with residents who recognized them....
By David Nakamura | September 9, 2006; 11:28 AM ET | Comments (3)
Stump the Stars
In the first big mayoral debate months ago, mayoral frontrunner Adrian M. Fenty couldn't name the three bond-rating agencies -- a faux pas that pegged him as being too ignorant to run a big-time city like the District. Today...
By Peter Eisner | September 8, 2006; 3:12 PM ET | Comments (4)
Vitamin C for D.C.
Vincent Orange debuted his television commercial today and it's the only one of the lot that rhymes! Is this where he got the poem?...
By David Nakamura | September 8, 2006; 1:31 PM ET | Email a Comment
Nader Calls Fenty Out
Former presidential candidate and consumer advocate Ralph Nader is challenging Adrian Fenty to keep up the fight against the publicly financed baseball stadium. Fenty opposed the $611 million package and, in a letter to Fenty today, Nader wants to know...
By David Nakamura | September 8, 2006; 12:21 PM ET | Comments (4)
Five Days Left
The Post's Nikita Stewart brings you the latest on the D.C. Council at-large race between Phil Mendelson and A. Scott Bolden. Meanwhile, Yolanda Woodlee has the fuller story about Michael Brown's endorsement of Linda Cropp. Is some steam and momentum...
By David Nakamura | September 8, 2006; 10:59 AM ET | Comments (2)
Brown Folds His Tent
It was, some said, a most ironic moment: the first time the media really paid attention to mayoral candidate Michael Brown was the day he quit the race. This afternoon, in front of his headquarters near the convention center,...
By David Nakamura | September 7, 2006; 4:30 PM ET | Comments (2)
Mayor Bowtie to the Rescue?
Mayor Williams has rallied in the final week to help the Linda Cropp campaign, walking with her along Wisconsin Ave. yesterday and appearing in this television ad. Today he's also canvassing with her. But will it work? Mayor Williams's...
By David Nakamura | September 7, 2006; 10:37 AM ET | Comments (3)
Cropp's Biggest Booster
When Linda Cropp has needed campaign advice, a morale boost or someone to accompany her into the proverbial Lion's Den -- for example, a recent meeting with reporters and editors at the Washington Post -- she has gone time and...
By David Nakamura | September 6, 2006; 6:09 PM ET | Comments (5)
Election Countdown
The Washington Post City Desk is back blogging, six days before the Sept. 12 D.C. Democratic Primary. We'll be online throughout the primary. We've been getting a number of calls about problems with the official government D.C. Voter guide. About...
By Peter Eisner | September 6, 2006; 1:32 PM ET | Email a Comment
