Wednesday, December 20, 2000: 6:00 p.m. National Capital Revitalization Corporation at Shepherd Park Branch Library, 7420 Georgia Avenue, NW. Meeting to accept comments on its proposed revitalization plan. For more information, call Nathea Lea, 833-9771, x111.
Saturday, December 16, 2000: 10:00 a.m. National Capital Revitalization Corporation at Francis Gregory Branch Library, 3660 Alabama Avenue, SE. Meeting to accept comments on its proposed revitalization plan. For more information, call Nathea Lea, 833-9771, x111.
Thursday, December 14, 2000: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, Suite 500. Washington, DC, related items: 1) General Services Administration, 13th and C Streets, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for central heating and refrigerating plant. 2) General Services Administration, 1800 F Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for installation of guard booths and bollards on E Street. 3) World War II Memorial, West Potomac Park, 17th Street, NW, between Independence Avenue and Constitution Avenue, approval of final site and building plans for ancillary elements (roadway, contemplative area, ranger station, and comfort station). 4) The Jefferson, 7th Street between D and E Streets, NW, parcel 457-C, approval of final site and building plans for rehabilitation of historic structures and new construction. 5) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms National Headquarters, approval of comments to the General Services Administration on draft Environmental Impact Statement. 6) National Air and Space Museum, 601 Independence Avenue, SW, approval of concept design for temporary flight simulator structure. For more information, call 482-7200.
6:30 p.m. National Capital Revitalization Corporation at Howard University’s Blackburn Center, Reading Lounge. Public board meeting to release its proposed revitalization plan. For more information, call Nathea Lea, 833-9771, x111.
Wednesday, December 6, 2000: 12:00 p.m. DC Action for Children, 1616 P Street, NW, 7th Floor Conference Room. First Wednesday brown-bag community dialogue on child and youth issues in DC. Today’s topic: mental health, children, and youth. For more information, call 234-9404.
Monday, November 20, 2000: No time specified. “The City Is Mine: Mayor Anthony A. Williams’s Youth Summit.” Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Culvert Street, NW. For more information and to register, go to http://www.youthsummit.dc.gov.
Thursday, November 9, 2000: 9:00 a.m. DC Action for Children, at University Center, Howard University. Second annual agenda setting and community mobilization conference. $25 registration fee. For more information, call 234-9404.
Saturday, November 4, 2000: 10:00 a.m. 27th Annual Conference on Washington, DC, Historical Studies, at Tenley-Friendship Branch Library, 4450 Wisconsin Avenue, NW. Morning sessions and an afternoon walking tour of Tenleytown-Fort Reno. For more information and to register, call 785-2068, Ext. 107.
Friday, November 3, 2000: 9:30 a.m. 27th Annual Conference on Washington, DC, Historical Studies, at Martin Luther King Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW. All-day sessions. For more information and to register, call 785-2068, Ext. 107.
Thursday, November 2, 2000: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) National Arboretum, New York Avenue and Bladensburg Road, NE, approval of revised master plan. (2) Urban renewal plan for the Downtown Urban Renewal Area, approval of modification of plan for air rights development. For more information, call 482-7200.
7:30 p.m. 27th Annual Conference on Washington, DC, Historical Studies, at Kiplinger Washington Editors, 1729 H Street, NW. Lecture by Kenneth R. Bowling, “Washington Becomes the Capital: Celebrating the Centennial of Washington, D.C., in 1900.” Reception at 6:30. For more information and to register, call 785-2068, Ext. 107.
Wednesday, November 1, 2000: 12:00 p.m. DC Action for Children, 1616 P Street, NW, 7th Floor Conference Room. First Wednesday brown-bag community dialogue on child and youth issues in DC. Today’s topic: children’s access to health care. For more information, call 234-9404.
Wednesday, October 25, 2000: 7:00 p.m. Mayor Anthony A. Williams, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church, 4925 East Capitol Street, SE, townhall meeting on the economic revitalization plan for Ward 7, housing, education, public safety, and recreation. Reception beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 24, 2000: 6:30 p.m. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, at Room 2167 Rayburn House Office Building, corner of Independence Avenue and South Capitol Street, SW. Fall 2000 community leaders meeting
Thursday, October 12, 2000: 7:00 p.m. ANC Assembly, DC Appleseed, DC Voice, and the League of Women Voters, DC Board of Education candidates forum at University of the District of Columbia auditorium, Building 44, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW. Candidates for Board President and District II (Wards 3 and 4) representative.
Tuesday, October 10, 2000: 5:00 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Meeting to receive public comments on the draft section of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital that affects planning for parks, open space, and natural features in the National Capital Region. For more information or to register to speak, call 482-7200.
6:00 p.m. Mayor Anthony A. Williams and School Superintendent Paul Vance, at Shaw Junior High School, 925 Rhode Island Avenue, NW. Education town hall meeting. For more information, E-mail walston-eom@dcgov.org or call 442-8150.
7:00 p.m. ANC Assembly, DC Appleseed, DC Voice, and the League of Women Voters, at GWU Hillel House, 2300 H Street, NW. Candidates forum for School Board President and District 1 (Wards 1 and 2) representative. For further information call 387-2966.
Friday, October 6, 2000: 7:00 p.m. ANC Assembly, DC Appleseed, DC Voice, and the League of Women Voters, DC Board of Education candidates forum at Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, 3000 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE.. Candidates for Board President and District IV (Wards 7 and 8) representative.
Thursday, October 5, 2000: 6:30 p.m. Public Service Commission, 1333 H Street, NW, 7th Floor. Hearing on “advanced telecommunications” in DC; members of the public may testify. For more information, call 626-5100.
12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) Tariff Commission Building, 7th and F Streets, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for exterior alterations. (2) Federal Trade Commission Building, 7th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, approval of final building plans for chiller system. (3) Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for accessibility ramps at 2nd and D Streets, NW. (4) Wilbur J. Cohen Building, 330 Independence avenue, SW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for emergency fire egress stair towers. (5) Approval of report to the Zoning Commission on an amendment to the zoning map to rezone Lot 50, Square 517, located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and 5th Street, NW, from HR/SP-2 to DD/C-2-C. (6) Adoption of amendment to the development controls for the Chancery Section of the International Center, to combine Lots 11, 12, and 13. (7) Square 457-C, The Jefferson, 7th Street between D and E Streets, NW, approval of final site and building plans of design concepts. (8) Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for temporary security barriers. For more information, call 482-7200.
Wednesday, October 4, 2000: 10:00 a.m. Public Service Commission, 1333 H Street, NW, 7th Floor. Hearing on “advanced telecommunications” in DC; industry representatives will testify. For more information, call 626-5100.
12:00 p.m. DC Action for Children, 1616 P Street, NW, 7th Floor Conference Room. First Wednesday brown-bag community dialogue on child and youth issues in DC. Today’s topic: building resiliency in children and youth. For more information, call 234-9404.
7:00 p.m. ANC Assembly, DC Appleseed, DC Voice, and the League of Women Voters, DC Board of Education candidates forum at Trinity College, O’Conner Auditorium, 125 Michigan Avenue, NE. Candidates for Board President and District III (Wards 4 and 5) representative.
Tuesday, September 26, 2000: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Meeting to receive public comments on the draft section of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital that affects planning for parks, open space, and natural features in the National Capital Region. For more information or to register to speak, call 482-7200.
Sunday, September 24, 2000: 2:00 p.m. DC Preservation League and the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, Walking tour of downtown East End’s houses of worship, $15. Reserve by September 12. For more information, call 955-5616.
Saturday, September 23, 2000: 10:00 a.m. Office of the People’s Counsel, 1133 15th Street, NW, Suite 500. Briefing on “advanced telecommunications” and their availability in the District.
Thursday, September 21, 2000: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) National World War II Memorial, approval of final site and building plans. Register to speak by 12:00 p.m., September 20, by calling Patrick Tribe or Deborah Young, 482-7200. For more information, call 482-7200.
Tuesday, September 19, 2000: 6:30 p.m. DC Preservation League and the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, at Holy Rosary’s Casa Italiana, 595 3rd Street, NW. Slide lecture on Washington’s ecclesiastic architecture and Italian lasagna supper. $35. Reserve by September 12. For more information, call 955-5616.
Monday, September 18, 2000: 6:00 p.m. DC Republican Party, at Allen Chapel of the AME Church, 2498 Alabama Avenue, SE. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, call 608-1407.
Saturday, September 16, 2000: 11:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m. “DC Government Health and Human Services Cluster” at Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, 3000 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. Information Fair on government services. For more information, call 463-6211.
Thursday, September 7, 2000: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) Department of the Interior, South Building, 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for site improvements. (2) U.S. Department of State Headquarters, 2201 C Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for building identification sign. (3) Comprehensive visitor orientation and wayfinding signs on the Mall and Pennsylvania Avenue; approval of preliminary and final site development plans for 31 directional signs and 20 orientation map signs for various locations in Northwest and Southwest DC. (4) Department of Employment Services Building, 500 C Street, NW, Square 491, Lots 826 and 831, approval of sale of District of Columbia excess property. For more information, call 482-7200.
Wednesday, September 6, 2000: 12:00 p.m. DC Action for Children, 1616 P Street, NW, 7th Floor Conference Room. First Wednesday brown-bag community dialogue on child and youth issues in DC. Today’s topic: the impact of homelessness on children. For more information, call 234-9404.
Tuesday, September 5, 2000: 6:30 p.m. Columbia Heights/Shaw Family Support Collaborative and DC Action for Children, at Martin Luther King Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW. Ward 2 Councilmember candidates forum. For more information, call Susie Cambria, 234-9404.
6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Far Northeast Southeast Council, Inc., at Sixth District Police Precinct, 42nd Street and Benning Road, NE. Regular meeting; Councilmember David Catania, guest. For more information, call Sam Bost, 388-3843.
Thursday, August 31, 2000: 6:30 p.m. Far Northeast Southeast Council, Inc., at Sixth District Police Precinct, 42nd Street and Benning Road, NE. Special meeting on Habitat for Humanity Minnesota Avenue Development. For more information, call Sam Bost, 388-3843.
Wednesday, August 30, 2000: 7:00 p.m. Coalition of Twelve Ward 7 Civic Organizations and Churches, at Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, 3000 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. Candidates forum for Ward 7 and At-Large Councilmember candidates. A straw poll will be held after the forum.
Thursday, August 3, 2000: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) National Zoological Park, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for site improvements around panda house. (2) Federal Trade Commission Building, 7th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary building plans for chiller system. (3) West Heating Plant, 1021 29th Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final building plans for installation of AT&T antennas (nine transmitting and receiving). (4) Adoption of proposed Federal Capital Improvements Program for the National Capital Region, FY 2001-2005. For more information, call 482-7200.
Thursday, July 27, 2000: 7:00 p.m. Zoning Commission, 441 4th Street, NW, Suite 210-S, with the Board of Zoning Adjustment and D.C. Office of Planning. Roundtable to discuss how the Zoning Regulations pertaining to campus plans should or should not be altered. Register to testify by calling Sara Benjamin, Office of Zoning, 727-5372.
Saturday, July 27, 2000: 10:00 a.m. Ward One Democrats, at Reeves Center, 2000 14th Street, NW. Elections of precinct captains and two committee women. For more information, call 829-1446 or E-mail slimwood145@yahoo.com.
Thursday, July 20, 2000: 6:30 p.m. Ward 2 Democrats, at Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle, NW. Endorsement meeting for the purpose of endorsing Democratic candidates for electoral offices in the September 12, 2000, primary election. For more information, call 234-7921.
Wednesday, July 12, 2000: 10:00 a.m. House of Representatives, Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, in 2362 Rayburn House Office Building. Hearing on the FY 2001 DC budget. Witnesses are DC Control Board Chair Alice Rivlin, Mayor Anthony Williams, and City Council Chairman Linda Cropp.
Friday, July 7, 2000: 10:00 a.m. Public Service Commission, 1333 H Street, NW, 7th Floor, hearing room. Informational hearing on the availability of advanced technologies (such as DSL) to DC residents and consumers. Register to testify by calling OPC, 727-3071.
Thursday, July 6, 2000: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) Fort Lesley J. McNair, 4th and P Streets, SW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for rehabilitation and restoration of Building 39. 2) Washington Navy Yard, 901 M Street, SE, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for renovation of Building 211 multi-purpose facility. 3) Approval of comments to the Council of the District of Columbia on closing of public alley and establishment of an easement in Square 288, bounded by 12th, 13th, G, and H Streets, NW, (S.O. 98-163). 4) Approval of comments to the Council of the District of Columbia on an amendment to the Zoning Regulations to permit police and fire stations to locate in al zone districts as a matter of right. 5) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, main section, approval of final and building plans for physical fitness facility. 6) Anacostia Naval Station, approval of comments on preliminary and final building plans for installation of a Cellular One Telecommunications Facility; nine antennas, both transmitting and receiving; and equipment shelter. 7) George Mason Memorial, fountain four, West Potomac Park, east of the Inlet Bridge over the Tidal Basin, approval of preliminary site and building plans. 8) US Department of Transportation headquarters, approval of comments to the General Services Administration and the Department of Transportation on acquisition of new or renovated building space draft environmental impact statement. 9) US Department of Treasury main building, 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site plans for installation of temporary playground equipment. 10) New York Avenue Metrorail Station, New York and Florida Avenues, NE, approval of comments to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority on environmental assessment. For more information, call 482-7200.
Friday, June 30, 2000: 10:00 a.m. House of Representatives, Appropriations Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, at 2359 Rayburn House Office Building. Public hearing on management reform in the District of Columbia government. The witnesses will include DC Mayor Anthony A. Williams, DC Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp, and DC Control Board Chair Alice M. Rivlin.
Thursday, June 22, 2000: 7:00 p.m. The ANC Assembly, at Hine Junior High School, 8th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. Forum on the School Governance Charter Amendment Act of 2000, which will be on the ballot on June 27, 2000. For more information, call James D. Berry, Jr., at 387-8520.
Wednesday, June 21, 2000: 7:00 p.m. The ANC Assembly, at Greater Southeast Hospital Auditorium, 1310 Southern avenue, SE. Forum on the School Governance Charter Amendment Act of 2000, which will be on the ballot on June 27, 2000. For more information, call James D. Berry, Jr., at 387-8520.
Monday, June 19, 2000: 7:00 p.m. District of Columbia Educational Advisory Committee at Hine Junior High School, 335 8th Street, SE. Public meeting to hear comments about the qualifications and leadership skills the interim CEO/Superintendent for DC Public Schools should possess.
Tuesday, June 14, 2000: 7:15 p.m. Washington Ethical Society, Neighbors, Inc., and DC Vote, at the Washington Ethical Society, 7750 16th Street, N.W. Public discussion on whether it "is time for DC citizens to be fully represented in Congress." Jamin B. Raskin, co-council in a federal lawsuit to obtain such representation, will be a speaker.
Thursday, June 8, 2000: 4:00 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, Commission on Fine Arts, and National Capital Memorial Commission, at GSA Regional Office Building auditorium, 7th and D Streets, SW. Public workshop to solicit public comments on a Memorials and Museums, Master Plan, with one hundred identified potential memorial sites, including design and development opportunities and constraints for nineteen primary sites, for the next fifty years. For more information, call Denise Liebowitz, 482-7296.
6:30 p.m. Councilmember Vincent Orange (Ward 5), at Bethesda Baptist Church, 1808 Capitol Avenue, NE. Public safety townhall meeting with US Attorney Wilma Lewis, Councilmember Harold Brazil, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Eric Christian, MPD Chief Charles Ramsey, and commanders of the First, Third, Fourth, and Fifth police districts.
7:00 p.m. The ANC Assembly, at Peoples Congregational Church, 4704 13th Street, NW. Forum on the School Governance Charter Amendment Act of 2000, which will be on the ballot on June 27, 2000. For more information, call James D. Berry, Jr., at 387-8520.
Wednesday, June 7, 2000: 12:00 p.m. DC Action for Children, at 1616 P Street, NW, 7th floor conference room. Community dialogue on current approaches to reducing poverty in DC. For more information, call 234-9404.
Tuesday, June 6, 2000: 7:30 p.m. Cleveland Park Historical Society, at the Cleveland Park Congregational Church, 34th St. and Lowell St., NW. Public forum on GFS Realty's proposed development for the Giant at Newark St. and Wisconsin Avenue, NW.
Thursday, June 1, 2000: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: 1) Department of Housing and Urban Development, Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, 7th and D Streets, SW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for building signage. 2) General Services Administration, Federal Office Building 10B, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for installation of six security cameras. 3) Approval of comments to the Zoning Commission on amendments to the zoning regulations of DC for the Downtown Historic Properties Residential Rehabilitation Incentive Program. 4) National Museum of the American Indian, the Mall between Maryland Avenue, 3rd Street, Jefferson Drive, and 4th Street, SW, approval of final site and building plans. 5) Cohen and Switzer Federal Buildings, C Street, between 3rd and 4th Streets, SW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for street furniture improvements. 6) Department of Justice, 10th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for installation of guard boots at 9th and 10th Streets. 7) Approval of comments to the Mayor and Council of the District of Columbia of DC's FY 2001-FY 2006 Capital Improvements Plan and FY 2001 capital budget. 8) Approval of comments to the DC Council on closing of 13th and N Streets, SE, between M Street, Virginia Avenue, and Water Street, abutting Squares 1025, 1025-E and 1025-S and US Reservation 298. For more information, call 482-7200.
Thursday, May 25, 2000: 6:00 p.m., DC Department of Health, in Ward 3 at St. Columba's Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle Street, NW. Community health forum and health fair with health screenings and information. For more information, call 442-9195.
Tuesday, May 23, 2000: 6:00 p.m., DC Department of Health, in Ward 2 at Shiloh Baptist Church, 1500 9th Street, NW. Community health forum and health fair with health screenings and information. For more information, call 442-9195.
Thursday, May 18, 2000: 7:00 p.m. League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia, UDC School of Law, numerous other organizations, at University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Building 38, 2nd floor. Restructuring the School Board: a voter informational forum. Moderator, Shelly Broderick, Dean, UDC Law School.
Thursday, May 11, 2000: 6:00 p.m., DC Department of Health, in Ward 5 at Dunbar Senior High School, 1301 New Jersey Avenue, NW. Community health forum and health fair with health screenings and information. For more information, call 442-9195.
Tuesday, May 9, 2000: 9:00 a.m. DC Action for Children, 1616 P Street, NW, 7th Floor Conference Room. Presentation and Q&A on the rewrite of the Child Welfare Legislation. For reservations and more information, call 234-9404.
6:00 p.m., DC Department of Health, in Ward 4 at Friendship Baptist Church, 900 Delaware Avenue, SW. Community health forum and health fair with health screenings and information. For more information, call 442-9195.
Thursday, May 4, 2000: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) US Naval Observatory, 34th Street and Massachusetts Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for main gate site design. 2) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, main section, 16th and Aspen Streets, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for renovation of Building 91. 3) Fort Leslie J. McNair, 4th and P Streets, SW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for vehicle equipment storage facility. 4) Department of the Treasury Main Building, 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of final site and building plans for exterior renovations and preliminary and final site and building plans for lighting. 5) Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for Child Development Center exterior canopy. 6) Cohen Federal Building, 330 Independence Avenue, SW, approval of preliminary and final building plans for exterior building signage. 7) The White House and President’s Park, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, approval of master comprehensive design plan. 8) Fort Circle Park, US Reservation 515, 4900 Connecticut Avenue, NW, approval of boundary modification and exchange of interests in land. 9) George Mason Memorial, fountain four, West Potomac Park, east of Inlet Bridge over Tidal Basin, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans. 10) General Services Administration, Lafayette Building, Vermont Avenue and H Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final building plans for 26 existing antennas and proposed installation of 50 microwave dish antennas, transmitting and receiving. 11) Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for vehicle security barrier system. 12) Smithsonian Institution, south sidewalk of Jefferson Drive, SW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for Voyager outdoor scale model of solar system. 13) Cohen and Switzer Federal Building, 330 Independence Avenue and C Street, SW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for street furniture improvements. 14) Approval of sale of DC-owned excess property at 801 Rhode Island Avenue NE (Lot 220 in Parcel 131), 1060 Brentwood Road, NE, (Lot 229 in Parcel 131), 141 and 151 O Street, NE (Lots 800 and 801 in Square 710), and 515 D Street, NW (Lot 802 in Square 489). 15) Closing of 13th and N Streets, SE, between M Street, Virginia Avenue, and Water Street, abutting Squares 1025, 1025-E and 1025-S and US Reservation 298, approval of comments to the Council of DC. For more information, call 482-7200.
Wednesday, May 3, 2000: 12:00 p.m. DC Action for Children, at 1616 P Street, NW, 7th floor conference room. Community dialogue on innovative outreach activities. For more information, call 234-9404.
Saturday, April 29, 2000: 6:00 p.m., DC Department of Health, in Ward 4 at Nativity Catholic Academy, 6008 Georgia Avenue, NW. Community health forum and health fair with health screenings and information. For more information, call 442-9195.
Wednesday, April 26, 2000: 10:00 a.m. DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice and several other city departments and agencies, at DC Convention Center, 9th and H Street, NW. Citywide youth conference on alcohol and tobacco, for senior high school students with mentoring adults. For more information, call 265-8922.
6:30 p.m. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, at Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2237. Latino Community Meeting. For more information, call 783-5065.
7:30 p.m. Ward 2 and Ward 3 Democrats, at Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert Street, NW. Joint meeting on the DC Department of Regulatory Affairs, with Norman Dong, City Administrator; Lloyd Jordan, DCRA Director; and Armando Lourenco, Director, Building and Land Regulation Administration.
Tuesday, April 25, 2000: 10:00 a.m. DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice and several other city departments and agencies, at DC Convention Center, 9th and H Street, NW. Citywide youth conference on alcohol and tobacco, for middle/junior high school students with mentoring adults. For more information, call 265-8922.
Saturday, April 22, 2000: 6:00 p.m., DC Department of Health, in Ward 8 at Hadley Memorial Hospital, 4601 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, SW. Community health forum and health fair with health screenings and information. For more information, call 442-9195.
Saturday, April 15, 2000: 6:00 p.m., DC Department of Health, in Ward 7 at St. Timothy Episcopal Church, 3601 Alabama Avenue, SE. Community health forum and health fair with health screenings and information. For more information, call 442-9195.
Tuesday, April 11, 2000: 6:30 p.m. Alice Rivlin, chair of the DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, at Bertie Backus Middle School, 5171 South Dakota Avenue, NE, Auditorium. Townhall meeting. For more information, call Councilmember Vincent Orange, 724-8028.
Saturday, April 8, 2000: 6:00 p.m., DC Department of Health, in Ward 6 at Watkins Elementary School, 12th and E Streets, SE. Community health forum and health fair with health screenings and information. For more information, call 442-9195.
Thursday, April 6, 2000: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) Fort Leslie J. McNair, 4th and P Streets, SW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for vehicle equipment storage facility. (2) Washington Navy Yard, 11th and M Streets, SE, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for new stair and elevator addition to buildings 112 and 105. (3) Fort Dupont Park, Minnesota Avenue and Ely Place, SE, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for addition to Fort Dupont Ice Arena. (4) Fort Lincoln New Town approval of report to the Zoning Commission on planned unit development and related amendment to the Zoning Map to rezone from R-5-D to C-M-1 (distribution facility for Premier Distributors). (5) 901 New York Avenue, NW, approval of report to the Zoning Commission on modification to planned unit development related amendment to the Zoning Map for Lots 32 and 33 in Square 372. (6) Square 406, 800 F Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for rehabilitation of historic structures and new construction. (7) closing of 13th and N Streets, SE, between M Street, Virginia Avenue, and Water Street, abutting Squares 1025, 1025-E and 1025-S, US Reservation 298, SO 98-271, approval of comments to the Council of DC. For more information, call 482-7200.
Wednesday, April 5, 2000: 12:00 p.m. DC Action for Children, at 1616 P Street, NW, 7th floor conference room. Community dialogue on infant mortality and child fatality. For more information, call 234-9404.
Monday, April 3, 2000: 6:00 p.m., DC Department of Health, in Ward 1 at Bruce-Monroe Elementary School, 3012 Georgia Avenue, NW. Community health forum and health fair with health screenings and information.
Wednesday, March 29, 2000: 1:30 p.m. DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority (Control Board), One Thomas Circle, NW, Suite 900. Public meeting to consider a new disposition policy for surplus school properties. For more information, call Jim Davison, 504-3435.
Thursday, March 23, 2000: 2:00 p.m. House of Representatives, Appropriations Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, at 2359 Rayburn House Office Building. Hearing concerning DC corrections and related activities. Witnesses will include John L. Clark, Corrections Trustee; John A. Carver, Trustee, Court Services and Offender Supervision; and Cynthia Jones, Director, Public Defender Services.
Wednesday, March 22, 2000: 6:00 p.m. DC Advisory Commission on Sentencing, at 441 4th Street, NW, Council chambers. Public hearing on its preliminary recommendations. Register to testify by calling Ms. Thomas, 353-7797, no later than 12:00 noon on March 21. Each speaker is allotted 5 minutes. You may submit a written statement to the Commission by fax (353-7831) or by mail (D.C. Advisory Commission on Sentencing, 800 K Street, N.W., Suite 450 South, Washington, DC 20001). All statements must be received by 12:00 noon on March 28.
7:00 p.m. Ward 2 Democrats, at Sumner School, 17th and M Streets, NW. A forum on campus plans, with a focus on Foggy Bottom and the George Washington University plan.
Tuesday, March 21, 2000: 2:00 p.m. House of Representatives, Appropriations Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, at 2359 Rayburn House Office Building. Hearing concerning the DC public school system, including charter schools. Witnesses will include DC Control Board Chair Alice Rivlin and Vice-Chair Constance Newman; Superintendent of Schools Arlene Ackerman; DC Public Charter School Board Chair Josephine Baker; and DC Public Charter School Coalition Chair Malcolm Peabody.
Friday, March 17, 2000: 10:00 a.m. DC Solid Waste Transfer Facility Site Selection Advisory Panel, at Reeves Center Community Room, 2000 14th Street, NW, 2nd Floor. Public hearing on operations of solid waste transfer facilities. For more information, call 671-2542 or E-mail swtransfer@yahoo.com.
Wednesday, March 15, 2000: 2:00 p.m. Department of Public Works, at National Zoological Park Visitor’s Center. Open house public meeting on the Environmental Assessment for Klingle Road.
Tuesday, March 14, 2000: 6:45 p.m. Public Service Commission, at 1333 H Street, NW, Suite 700, Hearing Room. Public hearing to receive comments on proposed revisions to pay telephone rules. Written comments can be sent to the PSC at 717 14th Street, NW, Suite 200, 20005, before February 21, 2000. For further information, call 626-5100.
Saturday, March 11, 2000: 9:00 a.m. DCVote, Coalition for DC Representation in Congress Education Fund, at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1313 New York Avenue, NW. Education and action forum with Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and former Congressman John Buchanan. For more information, call Joe Ruffin, 872-8683.
Friday, March 10, 2000: 7:00 p.m. DC Statehood Green Party, at 2437 15th Street, NW. Ralph Nader speaks at a fundraiser for the party and for the “20 Citizens Lawsuit.” For more information, call Martin Thomas, 332-6558.
Thursday, March 9, 2000: 6:30 p.m., Department of Housing and Community Development, 801 N. Capitol Street, NE, 9th Floor Conference Room. Public hearing on the Consolidated Plan for the District of Columbia. The public may testify on the draft plan and budgets to be submitted to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development for Community Development Block Grants, the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, the Emergency Shelter Grants Program, and the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program. Register to testify by calling Pamela Mitchell, Community Outreach Coordinator, 442-7256, by 5:00 p.m., March 8.
Wednesday, March 8, 2000: 5:00 p.m. DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority (Control Board), One Thomas Circle, NW, Suite 900. Public meeting to consider revenue estimates for Fiscal Year 2000. For more information, call Jim Davison, 504-3435.
Tuesday, March 7, 2000: 10:00 a.m. DC Taxicab Commission, 2041 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, S.E. Public hearing on proposed rule changes. Register to testify by calling 645-6018 by close of business on March 6, 2000.
3:00 p.m. DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority (Control Board), One Thomas Circle, NW, Suite 900. Public meeting to consider revenue estimates for Fiscal Year 2000. For more information, call Jim Davison, 504-3435.
Monday, March 6, 2000: 7:00 p.m. Mayor Tony Williams, Ballou High School, 3401 4th Street, SE, Gymnasium. State of the District address.
Thursday, March 2, 2000: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. No Washington, DC, related items currently scheduled. For more information, call 482-7200.
Saturday, February 12, 2000: 5:30 p.m., National Business Museum, 401 F Street, NW. Mayor Williams and Planning in D.C., with Mayor Anthony Williams and Director of the Office of Planning Andrew Altman. Registration required; call 272-2448.
Tuesday, February 8, 2000: 7:30 p.m. Ward Three Democratic Committee, at St. Columbia's Church, 42nd and Albemarle Streets, NW, Room 206 (lower level in the back). The agenda will include discussion of three resolutions concerning development in Ward Three and an update on the Spring Valley munitions clean up. For further information, call Thorn Pozen, Chair, at 942-6196.
Saturday, February 5, 2000: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. DC Democratic Party pre-primary caucus, at Washington Convention Center, 9th and H Streets, NW. DC delegate and alternate nominees to the Democratic National Convention will be elected. Registered DC Democrats interested in running as a delegate or alternate must pick up a Declaration of Candidacy and Pledge of Support Form from the DC Democratic State Committee Headquarters, in person, by mail or from the State Party's web site at [http://www.dcdemocrats.org] and return it to the State Party Headquarters (499 South Capitol St., SW, Suite 100) by 5 p.m. January 27th. Petitions for the Democratic Presidential delegate and alternate nominees and “uncommitted” slates will be available following the caucus results. March 3rd is the petition filing deadline. Democratic delegate and alternate nominees will appear on the May 2nd Presidential Preference Primary Election ballot. For further information or questions contact Paula Nickens, Chair, DC Democratic State Committee: 554-8790.
Thursday, February 3, 2000: 12:15 p.m. DC Environmental Network, at Friends of the Earth, 1025 Vermont Avenue, NW, 3rd floor, McPherson Square Metro. Brown bag luncheon featuring a discussion with: Mark Plotkin, political commentator, the DC Politics Hour, WAMU 88.5 fm and Marc Fisher, columnist and editor, the Washington Post. For more information, call Elizabeth Berry, DC Environmental Network, Friends of Earth, 783-7400 x112.
12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) Syphax Elementary School, approval of comments to the Zoning Commission on amendment to the zoning map of the District of Columbia to rezone Lot 825, Square 653, from R-4 to R-5-B. (2) 1301 L Street, NW, approval of comments to the Zoning Commission on amendments to the Zoning Regulations of the District of Columbia related to Downtown Development District Housing. (3) Fort Leslie McNair, main entrance, P Street, SW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for main gate installation. (4) Department of the Treasury main building, 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary site and building plans for exterior restorations. (5) E Street corridor, between 15th and 17th Streets, NW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for improvements related to restoration of westbound traffic (landscaping). (6) Parcel 457-C, 7th Street between D and E Streets, NW, approval of preliminary site and building plans for residential mixed-use development. (7) U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 14th Street, SW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for perimeter security bollards replacement. (8) National Air and Space Museum, 7th Street and Jefferson Drive, SW, approval of preliminary site and building plans for central chilled water plant. (9) 427 and 429 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Square 630, Lots 831 and 833, approval of sale of DC-owned excess property. For more information, call 482-7200.
Saturday, January 29, 2000: 10:00 a.m. Neighborhood Action Forum, University of the District of Columbia, Gymnasium, Building 47, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW. Register to attend at http://www.neighborhoodaction.dcgov.org. For more information, call 727-0882.
10:00 a.m. DC Solid Waste Transfer Facility Site Selection Advisory Panel, at River Terrace Elementary School, 34th and Dix Streets, NE. Public meeting on potential sites for solid waste facilities or trash transfer stations.
Thursday, January 27, 1999: 10:00 a.m. Neighborhood Action Forum, University of the District of Columbia, Gymnasium, Building 47, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW. Register to attend at http://www.neighborhoodaction.dcgov.org. For more information, call 727-0882.
Saturday, January 22, 2000: 10:00 a.m. DC Solid Waste Transfer Facility Site Selection Advisory Panel, at Israel Baptist Church, 1251 Saratoga Avenue, NE. Public meeting on potential sites for solid waste facilities or trash transfer stations.; 11:00 a.m. Rebuilding D.C. Government 2000 Conference, at Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 9th and G Streets, N.W., Room A-5. The conference will explore the proposed remedies demanded by the plaintiffs of the Adams v. Clinton lawsuit: Statehood for New Columbia (pursuant to a vote of DC Citizens); Reunification with an existing state (pursuant to a vote of DC Citizens); as well as options for DC Governance should the plaintiffs lose (the status quo) or should the other suit (Alexander v. Daley) prevail. Panelists include Sam Smith and Anise Jenkins of the Adams v. Clinton lawsuit, Michael Bindner and Lou Aronica of the D.C. Statehood Green Party, former Councilmember Betty Ann Kane of the Committee for the Capital City, former Council Chair Arrington Dixon and Senators Paul Strauss and Florence Pendleton. Invited speakers include Mayor Anthony Williams, D.C. Council Chair Linda Cropp, Councilmember Phil Mendelson and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton.
Friday, January 21, 2000: 10:00 a.m. House of Representatives, District of Columbia Subcommittee, 2154 Rayburn House Office Building. Hearing on DC revenue issues; scheduled witnesses include Mayor Tony Williams, Council Chair Linda Cropp, and Control Board Chair Alice Rivlin.
Thursday, January 20, 2000: 7:00 p.m. Department of Recreation and Parks, at Gonzaga College High School, 19 I Street, NW, School Auditorium. Community meeting on the revised permit use system for playing fields, play courts, picnic and open space areas, and recreation facilities.
Wednesday, January 19, 2000: 7:30 p.m. Ward Three Democratic Committee, at St. Luke's Methodist Church, Calvert Street at Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Fellowship Hall. Agenda items will include continued discussion of development in Ward Three and related resolutions; and educational reform. For further information contact Thorn Pozen, Chair at 942-6196.
Thursday, January 6, 2000: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) US Park Police Anacostia Operations Facility, 1900 Anacostia Drive, SE, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for helicopter hangar and fuel system. (2) US Naval Observatory, 34th Street and Massachusetts Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for addition to building 91. (3) Walter Reed Army Medical Center Main Section, approval of revised final site and building plans for installation of physical security equipment. (4) President’s Park, the Ellipse, E Street between 15th and 17th Streets, NW, approval of revised final site development plans for National Christmas Tree perimeter fence. (5) Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for exterior building signage. (6) National Museum of American Art and National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F Streets, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for exterior alterations including handicapped ramps, window replacement, and landscaping. (7) E Street between 15th and 18th Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for improvements related to restoration of westbound traffic (bollards and pavers). (8) Draft commemorative zone policy statement and map, DC and the environs, approval of draft policy statement and map. (9) National Air and Space Museum, 7th Street and Jefferson Drive, SW, approval of preliminary site and building plans for central chilled water plant. For more information, call 482-7200.
Monday, January 3, 2000: DC Board of Elections and Ethics, 1 Judiciary Square, 441 Fourth St., NW, Room 250N. Through February 23, nominating petitions are available for DC registered Democrats interested in running for the DC Democratic State Committee (DCDSC). Two male and two female representatives will be elected by each Ward, in addition to twelve at-large representatives (six men and six women) to be elected city-wide. Candidates' names will appear on the May 2nd Presidential Preference Primary Election ballot. For more information call the DC Board of Elections and Ethics at 727-2525 or Paula Nickens, Chair of the DCDSC, 554-8790.

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