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Turns out the conflict of interest that Councilmember Jack Evans (Ward 2) had with regards to the convention center development was with ING Clarion Real Estate Investment. Evans’ firm, Patton Boggs, represented ING, an equity partner in the hotel deal. Evans is phenomenally myopic. This is from The Washington Post: Evans confirmed today that Patton Boggs represented [...] We’ve shown previously in this space the cronyism of Councilmember Jack Evans (Ward 2), who circumvented the public hearing process to give his buddies in the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick the green light to smoke cigars at their annual St. Patrick’s Day event. Well, here’s an interesting piece that raises deeper questions about Evans’ ethics. The [...] flickr photo courtesy of picturesinmylife_yls
Last night, several Smokefree DC representatives met with Fiona Greig, who is planning to challenge Jack Evans in Ward 2 next year. Greig is everything Evans is not. She is progressive. She’s into improving our mass transit system and creating more green spaces. She’s an avid cyclist. Most important, she isn’t co-opted [...] flickr photo courtesy of HitTrophy The D.C. Council is poised to yet again attempt to narrow the exemption it has been trying all summer to carve out of the smokefree workplaces law. You may recall that language passed in June permitted 79 hotels to hold cigar-smoking events once a year. In July, the Council narrowed that [...] Flickr photo courtesy of fashionfightspovertydc It isn’t often that a politician admits that his strategy is to bypass the public so he can win. But that’s what D.C. Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) told us yesterday when we ran into him outside the Wilson Building. We were talking to Councilmembers about the large exemption the Council put [...] To everyone who stopped by at Adams Morgan Day, thank you! It was great to say hi. Smokefree DC’s table was in the health pavilion, on the tennis courts. We got a steady stream of people throughout the day. Most were unaware that the D.C. Council had weakened the smokefree workplaces law over the summer, so [...] flickr photo courtesy of accentedcolours Smokefree DC will be exhibiting at Adams Morgan Day tomorrow, so come by and say hello! We’ll be in the Health Pavilion at the tennis courts. We’ll be talking to festivalgoers about how the Council recently weakened the smokefree workplaces law and telling people what they can do about it. We’ll [...] On Thursday, Smokefree DC sent the following letter to D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown. We ccd the entire Council. Aug. 25, 2011 The Hon. Kwame Brown Dear Chairman Brown, We’re writing to tell you that the information you relied upon to support your vote for an exemption [...] Flickr photo courtesy of petras_t The New York Legislature has passed a measure that would make train platforms and outdoor areas of the Metro-North and Long Island Railroad smokefree. New York City has already made its platforms smokefree. The bill awaits the governor’s signature. That raises an interesting issue regarding Washington, D.C., transit. Metrorail property is supposed [...] |
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