ANC2C02 Forum

At Large Councilmember Kwame R Brown, Ward 2 Council Candidate Cary Silverman and Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans (also in attendance was At Large Independent candidate Adam Clampit, not pictured).

At tonight's LCCA meeting, I'm told that the 2008 City Council candidates all addressed the serious issues that our facing our city and Ward 2. The issues ranged from schools and health care, to parks and crime. Clampitt hopes to make the DC Council "republican free" by defeating the incumbent Carol Schwartz and, like Silverman, he hopes to serve as a full time council member. Evans and Clampitt have revamped their original websites with more information about their campaigns, though Mr Evans campaign seems to have removed his web site's blog component.

There were also announcements about a lot of great local community arts events occurring over the next few weeks, including free tours of local museums from the Mary McLoud Bethune House to the Phillips Collection which has current exhibits of works from Jacob Lawrence to Degas and Diebenkorn. I will mention more in future posts.

7-9 pm, Hotel Helix
(1430 Block of Rhode Island Avenue)

Tonight, the Logan Circle Community Association will hold a candidates forum for Ward 2 and At-Large Council positions. See latest LCCA newsletter (p. 3) for more information.