Podcast: D.C.'s DoorDash Revolt and Southwest's Once-In-a-Century Rebuild
On the newest Dream City Podcast: why D.C. activists are calling for a DoorDash boycott after the company supported congressional legislation restricting the District’s ability to change local taxes and fees.
Cuneyt Dil and Tom Sherwood also explore the once-in-a-century opportunity to remake Southwest Washington’s sprawling federal enclave, including the possible demolition of the hulking Forrestal Building and plans for new housing, offices, schools and cultural attractions. Also, a new report details how MPD’s crime-statistics safeguards broke down.
The Dream City Podcast holds the powerful accountable and takes you inside D.C.’s business and political worlds. Along the way: Revelatory conversations with city officials, business leaders, and the best-sourced journalists in town. Dream City is supported by SpotlightDC.
Podcast: Trump's Latest Attack on D.C. and a Looming Tax Fight
President Trump is calling out Janeese Lewis George, winner of D.C.'s Democratic primary for mayor. Trump attacks her as a "communist" but says he'd meet with her. On the Dream City Podcast, Cuneyt Dil and Tom Sherwood break down whether D.C.’s incoming left can find any workable ground with the White House.
Plus: The next major battle at the Wilson Building will be over taxes. Cuneyt and Tom dig into the pressure to raise new revenue after the city’s budget crunch, what kinds of tax hikes progressives may pursue, and how much room they really have with Congress still looming over D.C. affairs.
The Dream City Podcast holds the powerful accountable and takes you inside D.C.’s business and political worlds. Along the way: Revelatory conversations with city officials, business leaders, and the best-sourced journalists in town. Dream City is supported by SpotlightDC.
Podcast: The Socialist Sweep in D.C.'s Primaries
On the heels of a wave of democratic socialist victories in D.C.'s primaries, the Dream City podcast analyzes the results.
Aparna Raj, winner of the Ward 1 D.C. Council Democratic primary, tells hosts Cuneyt Dil and Tom Sherwood why she thinks a message of affordability resonated with voters. Chuck Thies, a veteran D.C. strategist, also breaks down Janeese Lewis Georges's sweeping mayoral primary victory, why Kenyan McDuffie’s campaign never found its footing, and what the results say about the city’s political direction.
The Dream City Podcast holds the powerful accountable and takes you inside D.C.’s business and political worlds. Along the way: Revelatory conversations with city officials, business leaders, and the best-sourced journalists in town. Dream City is supported by SpotlightDC
Podcast: Trump Just Jumped Into D.C.'s Mayoral Race
Days before D.C.'s primary elections, President Trump threatened the District over its mayoral race. He said in the Oval Office that if Janeese Lewis George wins, "Maybe we take back Washington."
In this pre-election episode of the Dream City podcast, Cuneyt Dil and Tom Sherwood consider the paths to victory for the two leading candidates--Lewis George and Kenyan McDuffie--and the kind of voters they'll need to turn out.
Interview: Metro CEO on partnering with federal government
What message would Randy Clarke, CEO of the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority, give to President Trump?
"President Trump and the entire administration say they want to build, and they want to build faster," Clarke told the Dream City podcast. "Metro wants to build stuff, and we want to build faster."
In a wide-ranging conversation with Cuneyt Dil and Tom Sherwood on Dream City, Clarke said he has found plenty of common ground to work with the Trump Administration and will seek hundreds of millions of dollars in grant funding to accelerate Metrorail automation. Clarke also detailed future plans for Metro, including the proposed Gold Line express bus route, and talked about being a local celebrity--which he says is "a little awkward".
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