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jonetta rose barras: A highly sought, thankless, important political job

jonetta rose barras Oct 2, 2020

Robert Vinson Brannum recently called the job of being a DC advisory neighborhood commissioner in Ward 5 “thankless. You have developers and other folks deluge your mailbox. “You have to be able to go up against seasoned developer…

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GU student and ANC member reaches deal with New Jersey, insurance provider for care she needs to…

Jake Maher Jun 18, 2019

Anna Landre — Georgetown University student, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E member and disability rights activist — will be coming back to DC in the fall, after all. Landre reached an agreement Friday with her insurance provider…

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Anna Landre, GU student and ANC commissioner, may step down due to insurance cuts

Jake Maher Jun 13, 2019

Two years into her education at Georgetown University and four months into her term as a member of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E, Anna Landre expects that she will have to leave it all behind. Landre — who has spinal muscular…

DCist: Deanwood ANC Commissioner Says He Wasn’t Inciting Violence Against Police In Tweets

Editor May 17, 2019

An Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in Deanwood denies inciting violence against Metropolitan Police Department officers after tweeting harsh criticisms of officers and saying that “this will be a HOT summer and one of your beloved DC…

Randy Speck: Treat ANC candidates equally on ballot access

Commentary Jun 14, 2018

Forty-five advisory neighborhood commissioners recently asked the DC Board of Elections to expand the period for circulating petitions for the November general election. They requested that ANC candidates be treated the same as candidates…

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District Links: Council OKs $3.7B deal with Commanders to remake RFK campus; Bowser, Mendelson and Schwalb face…

Sep 18, 2025 2

Today's congressional oversight hearing on DC with testimony from Mayor Muriel Bowser, DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson and Attorney General Brian Schwalb caps a hectic few days — with the House…

District Links: House passes changes to DC juvenile justice with limited Democratic support; council set to vote today…

Sep 17, 2025 6

With limited but notable Democratic support, the House yesterday approved two GOP bills that would alter the District's juvenile justice laws — with consideration of two other proposals to overturn…

District Links: House set to vote today on bills to overhaul DC’s juvenile justice, youth offender laws; ally…

Sep 16, 2025 7

The House is expected to vote later this afternoon on two measures described by GOP backers as necessary to protect public safety in the District and decried by local leaders and congressional…

District Links: Trump threatens to federalize MPD again unless DC cooperates on immigration enforcement; WaPo analyzes…

Sep 15, 2025 18

President Donald Trump is threatening to declare a new national emergency and once again federalize DC's Metropolitan Police Department unless Mayor Muriel Bowser allows officers to fully cooperate…

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