Join DC Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker each week for updates on Council activities, highlights from the Ward 5 Weekly Newsletter, and interviews with DC ag...
DC Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker shares the latest news about the Providence Redevelopment following a new deal secured this week by the Office of the Attorney General (learn more here). To talk more about what this redevelopment means for Michigan Park, Ward 5, and the District, two guests share their perspectives: ANC 5A Chair, Commissioner Emily Singer Lucio, and Evan Goldman, Executive Vice President of Acquisition and Development at EYA, LLC. Later in the episode, Communications Director Melissa Littlepage and Councilmember Parker share an update on the status of DC’s budget on the Hill. Melissa also gives highlights from the latest edition of the Ward 5 Weekly Newsletter. Read at ward5.us/news and subscribe at ward5.us/newsletter.
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24:13
Recess at the Capitol
DC Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker invites Jhonna Turner, Chief Strategy Officer of CARE Washington, DC, to share about her experience helping organize students and families to rally at the Capitol and defend DC’s budget last week. They also discuss what’s the come as a standalone measure to protect DC’s local budget heads back to the House. Councilmember Parker wraps up the episode by reflecting on the Committee of the Whole’s Student Voices Roundtable and efforts to address truancy. Communications Director Melissa Littlepage shares the latest highlights from the Ward 5 Weekly Newsletter. Read at ward5.us/news and subscribe at ward5.us/newsletter.
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23:05
Power to the People
DC Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker heads to Capitol Hill to lobby U.S. Senators to protect DC’s budget in the GOP’s Continuing Resolution. Communications Director Melissa Littlepage shares highlights from the latest Ward 5 Weekly Newsletter; read at ward5.us/news and subscribe at ward5.us/newsletter.
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9:52
District Dollar Signs
DC Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker talks with the Council’s Budget Director, Jen Budoff, about the upcoming budget process and anticipated challenges. Jen explains the fiscal headwinds DC is facing, and ways neighbors can get involved as we approach budget season. Communications Director Melissa Littlepage gives an overview of the latest Ward 5 Weekly newsletter. Read at ward5.us/news and subscribe at ward5.us/newsletter.
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9:44
Celebrating Black History Month: Tyrone Celey
DC Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker wraps up the Black History Month series chatting with Tyrone Celey—a Trinidad neighbor and owner of Jabbo’s Compact Market. He shares about growing up in the Trinidad neighborhood, witnessing numerous significant moments in civil rights history, and what makes Jabbo’s Compact Market so special. Communications Director Melissa Littlepage gives highlights from the latest edition of the Ward 5 Weekly Newsletter. Read at ward5.us/news, and subscribe at ward5.us/newsletter.
Join DC Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker each week for updates on Council activities, highlights from the Ward 5 Weekly Newsletter, and interviews with DC agencies and community partners. You can also send in questions for him to answer on the podcast!
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