Tasty Morning Bytes – Summer Jobs, Scandalous City and Disappointing DMV Awards
Good morning, DCentric readers! Thank goodness Everyday isn’t like Sunday…we’re still soaked!
A better D.C. summer jobs program Participants didn’t learn skills or gain experience: “Well-run programs are smart investments in the future. Paying children to keep them off the streets or make their parents happy may have been politically popular, but it was a real disservice to the children who were supposed to be helped.” (The Washington Post)
Scandals take toll on D.C.’s credibility “The scandals involving the mayor, the council chairman and the president of the University of the District of Columbia have collectively damaged the District’s ability to move forward on all issues on Capitol Hill and have created a negative view of our decisions on Wall Street…In the last two weeks, we have really hurt our ability to make progress.” (Washington Examiner )
Kaya Henderson reportedly getting some job security Panel met once, only considered Henderson: “Gray (D) has, by most accounts, never seriously considered any other potential leader of D.C. Public Schools. He recently appointed a chancellor selection advisory panel, as required by D.C. law, to evaluate any candidates he might recommend.” (The Washington Post)
Fired Former DC Mayoral Candidate, Sulaimon Brown, Alleges Job Deal Slammng Fenty was job one: “Sulaimon Brown, who was recently fired from his city job, also told The Washington Post that two Gray campaign aides gave him a series of cash payments to help finance his mayoral campaign.” (myfoxdc.com)
President of UDC feels heat for travel spending Well, when Kwame Brown wants straight answers… “Students are calling for his ouster, news reports say he spends exorbitant sums on his travels and D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown is demanding straight answers on spending questions.” (Washington Times)
At DMV Awards, violence mars a hopeful moment for the Washington hip-hop scene “For local hip-hop and go-go fans, the story is sadly familiar. Washington’s go-go scene has struggled with nightclub violence for years – so much so that District Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier established a weekly “go-go report” targeting venues where conflict was expected to break out.” (The Washington Post)