Pessimists and Optimists
Dear Observers:
I admit it; I'm a pessimist about human nature, especially as human
nature is expressed in our local politics. Dorothy, though she doesn't
like to admit it, is an optimist. Which means that, as an observer of
politics and of the local government of the District of Columbia,
Dorothy is constantly disheartened, while I am rarely disappointed. The
past few weeks have presented great occasions to illustrate our
different natures. For months “reasonable people” maintained that
only conspiracy theorists believed that DC General had to be closed in
order to claim the land for the city's Olympics bid. Dorothy uncovered
the plans to use the hospital land for sports, but she didn't want to
believe that the health of Washington's poor would be sacrificed just to
satisfy the desires of wealthy suburban jock sniffers to be big players
in international sports. Now it's all out in the open, or at least most
of it is out in the open. Chief Few's phony resume, submitted nearly two
years ago, turned out to be only the first of a line of phony resumes
submitted by the other underqualified people Few brought into the Fire
Department. Some of the Mayor's illegal fundraising schemes have been
brought into partial light by the Inspector General's report, though a
great deal remains to be discovered and reported.
Dorothy's been depressed by the succession of news, even though she
knew most of it for months and worked hard to expose it. As for me,
unfortunately, it all only confirms what I expected of this government
and this administration. How can I be disappointed? Or rather, how much
more can I be disappointed?
Enough, enough. Maxim Magazine, it its current issue, has
named DC as the best city in the world. Can they possibly be right?
Let's remind each other why it's at least in the running for that title.
As I plead occasionally, and I always mean it, write about something
good in this town.
Gary Imhoff
themail@dcwatch.com
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Who’s Kidding Who?
Ed T. Barron, edtb@aol.com
In a complete turnaround the committee that is seeking to bring the
year 2012 Summer Olympics to the Washington/Baltimore area has decided
that the winner need not have all the facilities and venues all in place
(which was the basis for the original bid). Now they claim that a whole
new Olympic complex needs to be created around RFK Stadium. This
complex, by my estimates, is likely to cost in excess of $100M. Where on
earth is that money going to come from? Perhaps that prodigious fund
raiser, Tony Williams, can tap his corporate buddies for that sum. Hey,
they could even name the fund “For The Kids.” Well, it's not likely
that the corporate pals will cough up much this time and the money will
have to come from the DC treasury.
That's money that could be much better spent addressing the real
major problems that this city faces, namely education, housing, and
crime. There are those who say how much better the city is now with
Williams as the mayor. I say that the changes all just are eyewash and
cosmetics. There have been no real changes in the DC Government
infrastructure (read bloated bureaucracy) to make it more effective and
efficient. It's more of the same each year despite the promises made by
Mayor Williams over the last four years. As for the Olympic Games in the
year 2012, who's kidding who?
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Plea to Pedestrians
Gregory Diaz, Zaidmot@aol.com
I walk to and from work almost every day along Connecticut Avenue
through Dupont Circle, and almost every day I see pedestrians daring
fate by crossing against the light. Some even make it a point to
arrogantly face down traffic. Last night, a gaggle of three almost got
clobbered by a series of cars turning on a left turn green at the
Hilton. I yelled and they held back, but then one guy went ahead and
dared yet another car! I guess he felt righteous. What an idiot! I have
had the misfortune to see no fewer than five pedestrians actually hit by
cars, and several other post-strike consequences. Folks, the cars win
every time, and it isn't pretty. You may be fortune's child, but a ton
or so of metal will clock you damned good. In every case I personally
witnessed, the pedestrian was either trying to beat a light or crossing
through traffic in the middle of the street. Yes, signal light violators
are a serious problem in DC, but, please, don't give them a target!
Cross at the marked corners and wait for the walk light. If there is no
light, be sure you have plenty of time and space to get safely across.
Someone loves you and would hate to get that call from the police.
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Parks and Recreation Department — Good News
Phil Carney, philnopus@erols.com
For years neighbors have been looking after a tiny triangle park just
south of the Belmont Mansion at Corcoran, 18th Street and New Hampshire
Avenue, NW. One woman planted daffodil bulbs. Bill Briggs has helped
keep the park clean and helped pay for flowers and plants and I’ve
done the gardening. Unfortunately between two trees taking most of the
water and too many dogs, we’ve lost more flowers and plants than we’ve
grown.
Mulberry and oak trees, over twenty feet high, were growing about ten
feet apart and essentially killing each other in a struggle for space
and water. Years of requests for removal of the unhealthy mulberry
always met with the explanation that the park belongs to DC’s Park and
Recreation Department and they have no money for tree work. Called again
this spring and now Parks does have money for tree work. In just a few
days, the dying mulberry was removed! The little park looks much better
and now the oak tree can thrive. Park’s employees even apologized for
the damage to some of our plants and flowers during the tree removal.
The gesture was appreciated, but some damage was inevitable and
forgivable given the large size of the tree. And Parks promises to
return and remove the stump. I am awesomely impressed with the
promptness, professionalism and courtesy of all Parks and Recreation
Department employees involved in improving our little park. Bill, our
Dupont Circle neighbors and I thank the Parks Department.
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On Friday, readers of the Washington Post discovered what
readers of themail have known since Ronnie Few was first nominated to be
DC Fire Chief, that Few's resume contained several false statements. On
October 1, 2000, Gary wrote in themail: “At Chief Few's confirmation
hearing, Few's supporters, especially Stephen Harlan, who led the search
committee, pointed repeatedly to the awards that he listed in his resume
as evidence of his suitability for the job. The most prestigious of
these awards was the Fire Chief of the Year award given to him by the
International Association of Fire Fighters. When Dorothy, in her
testimony, revealed that the IAFF was an AFL-CIO union that had never
given an award to Ronnie Few and had, in fact, never given any award
called 'Fire Chief of the Year,' the Council reacted with indifference
and a complete lack of interest. It is the Robert Newman syndrome again
— write whatever you think will be impressive on your job application,
and the administration will help you correct the misstatements after you
get the job.” Chief Few and Mayoral spokesman Tony Bullock are now
falsely claiming that Few corrected this “mistake” at his
confirmation hearing. He didn't. Councilmember Harold Brazil, who ran
the confirmation hearing, never asked him about it, and Brazil also
never asked me about it. And the Washington Post didn't find it
newsworthy enough to report. I also testified at the confirmation
hearing that Few was exaggerating his educational experience at DeKalb
College, although I did not then know that he had spent only one year at
Morris Brown College, instead of graduating from it, as he claimed.
There is no reward for honesty in the Williams administration, and so
far no one in the administration or in the Council has seen fit to
impose any punishment for dishonesty. As Gary predicted in themail on
July 2, 2000, “Councilmembers complain about Mayor Williams'
appointments, but they continue to confirm them even when they know they
will fail. Need I mention Vanessa Dale Burns, Valerie Holt? The next
example will be Fire Chief nominee Ronnie Few — Councilmembers will
find any excuse to hold their noses and confirm him, and in a year or
eighteen months we'll be paying through the nose to get rid of him.”
It's a truism of local Washington politics that nothing is real, nothing
has to be acknowledged as real, until it appears in the Washington
Post. The Post, like the City Council and Mayor Williams, protected
Ronnie Few throughout his confirmation process, while the Washington
Times reported the facts about him fully. But the protection of the Post
has finally been withdrawn, which means the Mayor will be forced,
against his instincts, to act. It has taken nearly two years, but we're
finally about ready to pay.
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The letter from the Water Authority said that new water meters were
being installed in DC that would enable water usage to automatically be
read via a radio signal right from my new meter. The notice said that
some time in the future the new meters would be installed all over the
city. Imagine my surprise, on returning Friday afternoon from our weekly
one day per week care of the grandgals, when I opened the kitchen water
tap and was greeted by a hissing, spurting and burping followed by a
burst of water you might assumed came from an inlet into the waste
treatment plant. Brown murky water poured out of the tap for a few
seconds and then turned its normal colorless flow.
The heads up is that all the faucets in the house will do the same
the first time they are cranked open. That includes the connection to
the washing machine. So, to preclude getting those nice white things you
want to wash mixed up in all that murky brown fluid from your washing
machine water tap, run a small load of old rags that you use to clean
the car through the machine after they install your new meter. You could
also throw in a cup, or so, of vinegar to clean out the washing machine
at the same time.
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In our last episode, Ron Eberhardt asks what on earth is going on
with DC's traffic signals, given the widespread bulb outages and twisted
signal stacks. Here's my (reasonably) informed answer: 1) Bulbs: repairs
are usually made a contractor, M.C. Dean. Beginning last year, I noticed
a major upswing in the number of outages, and learned upon inquiry that
MCD was (according to Division of Transportation officials) using a
low-grade replacement bulb variety that turns out to have the half-life
of a snowball in August. Since this a) creates lots of hazardous
conditions and b) lines MCD's pockets twice (once for the savings on
material, and then again when they are compensated for the service call
to replace the bad bulb), I raised this issue with Dan Tangherlini, DOT
chief. Dan (whom I consider a dedicated, responsive, and intelligent
public servant; fancy that in DC) tells me he is working to change these
practices. When accosted by me recently, an MCD crew acknowledged that
they are now using different (better) replacement bulbs. Supposedly DC's
own crews are also doing wholesale periodic replacements on entire
intersections once a year (as a proactive measure), but I haven't seen
an instance of this. By the by, Dan T. also advises that he wants to
move increasingly to the longer-lasting and more reliable LCD
instruments, such as have been installed recently at the Massachusetts
Avenue entrances to Dupont Circle.
2) Twisted signals: buses and trucks, I'm certain, are the culprits.
With all the construction going on in DC, it's no surprise that yahoos
with big vehicles are driving more and thus clipping signals more often.
What is to be done? Call 671-1486 any time day or night to report a
signal outage/twist. In my experience, repairs are made within 6-48
hours, a damn sight better than things ever were before. (I've mentioned
this in themail before, and it's in the info on my web site at
stantonpark.net [plug, plug].) For other signage (stop signs, street
signs), I've found that calling 727-1000 usually leads to results, if
more slowly. (And yes, for those who have asked, I do have a day job
that does not involve riding herd on DC municipal services.)
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Please be assured that I appreciate your vigilant efforts to inform
our electorate. I fear, however, that when you refer to the District of
Columbia as a city (e.g. “City Council,” “city” of Washington,
etc.), it breeds ignorance. You know as well as I that Washington is a
Federal District and is not technically a city. At one point of course,
there was a city of Washington (below Florida Avenue), a city of
Alexandria, and Georgetown. Each part a distinct jurisdiction of the
District. Today, I am not aware if such technical entities exist. If I
am incorrect in suggesting this, I apologize for wasting your time.
However, you may do well for our civic pride not to refer to the
District as a city in the future.
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Another Open Memo for Andrew Altman, Director
of Planning
Len Sullivan, lsnarpac@bellatlantic.net
themail's fearless leader thinks you are wasting the citizens' time
and not giving them “real, effective power” (themail, April 7). He
believes that in a democracy “the citizens rule and make all the
decisions” (October 14, 2001). Not all themail participants share that
extreme, impractical view. I, for one was pleased that the final
Reservation 13 design so closely followed my own suggestions, and that
so many individuals offered inputs. However, I hope you (and the mayor!)
will resist kowtowing to the most strident voices at those local
meetings.
DC citizens elected Mayor Williams to run the city, he hired you to
run the planning office, and you are obliged to do so. If DC's mayor or
Councilmembers are dissatisfied, they will let you know. If enough
citizens are dissatisfied, they can vote out those officials in the next
election. If some activists object sufficiently vehemently to what you
are doing, they can run for office and see how many voters agree with
them.
Meanwhile, please: 1) continue to solicit inputs from concerned
citizens, but weigh them against your office's collective professional
judgment and that of others in government; 2) avoid overreacting to
extremists with some special squeaky axle to grind, particularly if they
are rewriting the rules of American democracy: you have equal
obligations to the Silent Majority; 3) do what is best for the whole
city, its special role in this Metro area, and its unique role as the US
capital city: DC must be much more than the sum of its many egocentric
neighborhoods; 4) never cave in to citizens who demand services but
reject developments that would yield the revenues to pay for them. 5) Re
the special case of the St. Coletta site so close to the metro station,
I suggest you arbitrate a solution that would satisfy the school and
also provide a significant source of revenues for the city.
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Why did you find it necessary to misspell my name in the item below
that I sent about mail and late delivery? I sent my name to you with its
legal spelling, R L Widmann, and I gave you my Georgetown University
address. Yet you decided that my name should have periods in it and so
you made it into initials. You are such a stickler for so many points.
Why do you have to introduce an error?
[I am reminded of the army recruit who had only letters as his first
and middle names, who filled out the name blanks on his recruiting form
as R(only) B(only) Jones, and who for the remainder of his years in the
army was known as Ronly Bonly Jones. This may be a good time to explain
that I do edit submissions to themail — not for content, but for
stylistic points such as spelling, grammar, punctuation, and
capitalization. Submissions have been sent in all capitals and all lower
case, with spelling so bad that I have had to guess at the words
intended, and with random punctuation. I catch what I can and try to
level the playing field, both so that themail is easier to read and so
that readers can judge for themselves whether a submission is reasonable
or not based on its content, not its stylistic eccentricities. If you
are letter-named, like R L Widmann or Harry S Truman, let me know and I
shall free you of the periodic constraints. But your name won't go in
themail completely lowercased unless you are ee cummings. — Gary
Imhoff]
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Mary Farrell’s Snail Mail
Phil Carney, philnopus@erols.com
Overlooking the Christmas cards received in February, my favorite was
the undeliverable to a DC address Thanksgiving card returned the same
March week that the Postal Service raised their rates.
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No Taxation Without Representation
Michael Piacsek, mpiacsek@union.org.za
On Monday, April 8, Phil Mendelson's Subcommittee on Labor, Voting
Rights, and Redistricting held a hearing on Eleanor Holmes Norton's
bill, the “No Taxation Without Representation Act.” For those who
aren't familiar with this bill, cosponsored with Joe Lieberman in the
Senate, it would suspend all federal income taxes on the residents of
the District of Columbia until such time as we are provided voting
representation in Congress. Norton is pushing this bill hard, and the
City Council is now considering whether to endorse the bill, at the
behest of Adrian Fenty and Mendelson.
Two points. First, this is a terrible bill. The bill does not give
voting representation to the residents of DC. It does create a tax haven
for every billionaire in the country who wants to avoid paying federal
income taxes. It's not hard to see the result of this bill. Wealthy
people move in, and force every poor (and middle class) person out as
cost of living expenses and real estate prices skyrocket. It's
gentrification beyond all imagination.
Second, the only thing more worrisome than this bill is the desire of
the Council to endorse it, and the lack of enough voices opposing it.
Every elected official, including Norton, shadow U.S. Senators Strauss
and Pendleton, and shadow U.S. Representative Ray Browne spoke in favor
of Norton's bill. The only other speakers (at all) were four members of
the DC Statehood Green Party, including myself. We vigorously opposed
the bill, to which Mendelson had no response at all, even though he
publicly announced his support for it. For those who missed it, cable
access will air the hearing a few more times. I am dismayed and
frustrated that City Council members who support full democracy for
residents of DC would choose to support this bill. It should be renamed
the “Reward the Rich and Screw the Poor Act,” because that is only
result this bill will achieve if enacted. Call your Councilmembers and
tell them to oppose this bill.
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More Taxation Without Representation
Kurt Vorndran, Kvorn@nteu.org
A little correction to Shaun Snyder's issue of Officemax and DC sales
tax. I believe it is not correct that since they have no store in DC,
that they shouldn't be collecting sales tax. It is simply that they are
not required to collect sales tax. It is up to the purchaser to figure
the sales tax and mail it in to the DC government. I am sure as a good
citizen this is what Shaun does, but one must appreciate Officemax
saving him the burden of doing so!
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CLASSIFIEDS — EVENTS
Choosing a Server-Side Technology
Barbara Conn, bconn@cpcug.org
Mike Snyder, of WestLake Internet Training, will guide attendees
through the maze of options to be considered when selecting the server
platform, operating system, and Web-to-database integration software
that can best assist your organization to fulfill the goals of your next
web site. Gather your questions and bring them to the Saturday, April
20, 1:00 p.m., meeting of the Capital PC User Group (CPCUG)
Entrepreneurs and Consultants Special Interest Group (SIG).
Meetings are FREE and are held the third Saturday of each month at
the Cleveland Park Library (Second Floor Large Meeting Room) at 3310
Connecticut Avenue, NW — just a block south of the Cleveland Park
Metrorail station — half a block south of the Cineplex Odeon Uptown
movie theater. For more information about the seminar, the speaker, and
CPCUG, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization, and to register
for the meeting, visit http://www.cpcug.org/user/entrepreneur/402meet.html.
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DC Vote Tax Day Protest and Bonfire
Kevin Kiger, kevin@mimpact.com
Burn your tax form; protest taxation without representation Tax Day
2002 Protest, Monday, April 15, 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m., Farragut Square in
NW downtown. Burning barrel will be located nearby on the 1700 Block of
K Street, NW. Metro: Farragut North (red line) or Farragut West
(blue/orange lines). Join Mayor Anthony Williams, Congresswoman Eleanor
Holmes Norton, DC City Council Chairwoman Linda Cropp, and many other
community and civil rights leaders as we protest the treatment of
District residents as second-class citizens. Throw copies of your forms
in the fire and let Congress and America know that we will no longer
tolerate paying taxes and having no say in how that money is spent.
Americans must hear about the denial of fundamental civil rights for the
572,000 residents of the District of Columbia. Our battle-cry is equal
rights for equal responsibilities!
DC Vote, the Committee for the Capital City, the DC Democracy Fund,
DC RABBLE, Let's Free DC, Stand Up! For Democracy in DC Coalition, the
Statehood Solidarity Committee and numerous other civil rights and
voting representation organizations will be there to help protest our
treatment as second-class citizens. Forward this E-mail and the message
of injustice along to your friends, family, colleagues, neighbors and
others who will speak out for themselves and for the residents of
Washington, DC Help us end this denial of equal civil rights! Join us at
the Protest on April 15. For more information or to volunteer on April
15, by passing out flyers at Metro stops or helping at the information
tables, please contact DC Vote at 462-6000 or visit http://www.dcvote.org.
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Murch Book Sale at Politics and Prose April
27th and 28th
Sue Bell, Bellsue@aol.com
Murch Elementary School is holding its second annual book sale at
Politics and Prose bookstore and coffee house all day Saturday and
Sunday April 27th and 28th. Politics and Prose will donate 20 percent of
all money received from your Book Fair purchases to Murch Elementary
School. Shop for mothers' and fathers' day gifts, graduation presents,
and get an early start on your summer reading lists. Pick up a coupon
inside the store at the register and mention Murch so your purchase will
support the school. Great selection of books, CDs, cards, gift warp and
magazines. The store is located at 5015 Connecticut Avenue, between
Nebraska Avenue and Fessenden Street NW. Parking is available in the
back of the store. Hours are 9-11 Saturday and 9-9 Sunday. Murch is a DC
public school located at the corner of Reno and Davenport. Proceeds help
cover salaries for our teaching assistants, extend our Nurse's hours to
full time and provide supplies for our music and Spanish programs.
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Is it important to you to understand the perspectives of those in
your work environment? Open Space Forum No. 9: Dealing with Conflict in
the Workplace, Saturday, April 20, 4:30 - 7:00 p.m., DCJCC, 1529 16th
Street NW (Enter through Q Street entrance), fee, $5. Bring a snack for
the group and peanut butter and jelly for the Morris Cafritz Center
Hunger Action Program. Hosted by Ivor Heyman (iheyman@mediate-facilitate.com)
and the Morris Cafritz Center for Community Service.
Recent studies show that the average manager spends 42 percent of
his/her time trying to resolve conflict in the workplace. This month's
Open Space Forum will explore ways in which we can reduce the amount of
conflict in the workplace, and make work a more pleasant experience for
everyone. The Open Space Forum meets informally on a monthly basis,
bringing together a group of people from diverse backgrounds to discuss
issues in an open and inclusive way. Please visit http://www.mediate-facilitate.com
for more information on the Open Space Forum.
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Benefit DC-IMC, Thursday, April 18th
Eddie Becker, eddie_becker@yahoo.com
Something never seen this side of the Hudson River, direct from NYC's
Ground Zero, the Healing Style, Free Style, Spoken Word, Playback
Theater. And documentary films, flash art, DJ dance, live mixed video,
cyber show and slow food served with spirits. Thursday, April 18th,
beginning at 7:00 p.m., at Cada Vez, 1438 U Street, NW. Brought to you
to benefit the DC Independent Media Center (IMC).
7:30-9:00 films: Uprising from the Streets of Argentina, find out
what's really going on, meet the film makers and hear the discussion
with an unusual assortment of experts. Chaos theory has never been so
clear! (Produced by Big Noise Jacquie.) 9 p.m.-10 p.m., live theater:
the New York City and Washington DC Playback Theaters will be coming
together to tell OUR stories using improvisational theater and free
styling hip hop. You won't want to miss this. 10 p.m.-12:30, dance and
spoken word: top DJ's from NYC and DC team up with hip-hop poets,
dancers, actors, musicians and “V.'s” — mixing spoken word with
live video mixes action in smoke, and flashing lights.
Emerging from this primordial soup is Manhattan's Baba Israel (http://bighassle.com),
and his crew Open Thought, featuring Yako and DJ Center. They fuse live
Hip Hop with freestyle, beatbox, spoken word, live instrumentation, and
turntablism. The Chicago Sun Times called Baba's Mind Music “Lyrically
flowing, musically innovative political hip-hop in the old-school
tradition of Public Enemy and KRS-One.” He's more to the point “I
rhyme because I don't see myself in sitcoms/the real world or dot-coms/Cause
sometimes I'm not calm/I rhyme because I'm sick of the strong-arm/The
mass media lockdown that poisons hip-hop sound. Baba, Why (Part II)”
Live video mixes by Noskilz Sound Syndicate and Yeast directions http://www.noskilz.net,
http://www.yeastdirections.org.uk/.
Spoken word from members of DC's Movement: Rajeev Kasat, bushtaxied
his way through West Africa, and will share some of the sounds, images,
and words that he captured as he made his way home. Get a dose of what
you will find in his recently published book Trails. With Taariq David,
host of The Movement's spoken word/jazz poetry event on Monday nights at
Bar Nun. Rajeev Kasat, artist, organizer, and educator. He has recently
published his first book Trails. Along with the hard edge poetry
by Fahima and Tiffany Dumont from the Boston IMC Video and Toneburst
collectives will be bringing her Molotif Soundfall video installation.
You won't stop moving so that's why there will be a separate chill-out
space on a top floor of Cada Vez. Relax eat delicious organic slow food
and check out the extraordinary photo exhibit, exclusive to this event
only.
This whole shebang is being pulled together to benefit the
Independent Media Center. Once again, providing independent reporters
and activists from around the country and the world, with work space,
computers access, video editing, electronic connections and Streaming
Internet radio to report on that weeks big events. If you can't make it
go to http://dc.indymedia.org for coverage, Questions? DC-IMC, 483-3700.
The IMC supports itself on donated labor and contribution. Each dollar
goes a long way. Please donate: go to http://dc.indymedia.org/donate.php3
and support independent media.
Price of Admission $10 - $15 (no matter when you come) with sliding
scale, so no one will be turned away. Directions to Cada Vez: 1438 U
Street, NW. Located in the Heart of DC's U Street Corridor, by 14th and
U Streets, NW, just two blocks from the U Street/Cardozo Green Line
Metro stop. For map see http://www.cadavezonline.com/directions.htm.
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CLASSIFIEDS — HOUSING
Short Term Housing Needed
Ian Sheridan, imsjqa@hotmail.com
Looking for housing from now until late July (about 3-1/2 months),
for a very responsible couple and 3 year-old daughter. Prefer Cleveland
Park or other NW DC location. Can pay up to $2200/month, depending on
place. Prefer kitchen facilities. E-mail Ian Sheridan, imsjqa@hotmail.com.
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CLASSIFIEDS — FOR SALE
Nordic Track Abworks Machine, mint condition, hardly used, $75,
244-8598.
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CLASSIFIEDS — VOLUNTEERS
Trees!
Agate J. Tilmanis, atil@loc.gov
DC Tree Inventory will account for every street tree in the city. It
will then prepare a computerized map to provide baseline information for
a cost-benefit analysis for more trees in DC. It needs volunteers to
look at all those trees! To find out more call GCA Casey Trees at
833-4010 or visit them at http://www.caseytrees.org.
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CLASSIFIEDS — RECOMMENDATIONS
Abandoned Cars
John Whiteside, john at logan circle dot net
Where do you report an abandoned car? (And does it do any good?) I
tried to find the info on the city web site and gave up in frustration.
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How do I get a permit to park a moving trailer overnight in DC? Who
do I need to call, and does anyone have any advice on this process?
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