DC Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker talks with Ward 3 Councilmember Matt Frumin about the Council’s recent votes on ERAP (Emergency Rental Assistance Program) reform, and on emergency legislation to amend the Open Meetings Act. Both topics have been marked by controversy in public discussion. The Councilmembers distill the various viewpoints and explain their votes. Communications Director Melissa Littlepage shares highlights from the latest Ward 5 Weekly Newsletter. Read at ward5.us/news, and subscribe at ward5.us/newsletter.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

DC Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker continues the Black History Month series with a conversation with Sia Barbara Kamara — a civil rights activist, early childhood education leader, and Riggs Park neighbor. She shares her many stories of participating in the civil rights movement with SNCC (the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), influencing early childhood education across the country and around the world working for President Jimmy Carter, and her continued efforts to be a force for good through serving DC residents. Communications Director Melissa Littlepage shares highlights from this week’s edition of the Ward 5 Weekly Newsletter. Read at ward5.us/news, and subscribe at ward5.us/newsletter.

DC Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker sits down with longtime Brookland resident, Jeannette Mobley, as the Black History Month series of episodes continues. Jeannette shares about her upbringing, life in DC, and many stories in community organizing in both local- and national-level politics. Communications Director Melissa Littlepage shares highlights from this week’s edition of the Ward 5 Weekly newsletter. Read at ward5.us/news, and subscribe at ward5.us/newsletter.

DC Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker kicks off a Black History Month series of episodes with Ward 5 neighbors. This week’s episode features Wade Henderson, a lifelong Bloomingdale resident and civil rights lawyer. Tune in to hear Wade’s experiences from the March on Washington (1963), to assisting with the confirmations of Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson, and more. Communications Director Melissa Littlepage closes the episode by sharing some highlights from this week’s Ward 5 Weekly newsletter, available at ward5.us/news. Subscribe at ward5.us/newsletter.

DC Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker and Ward 5 State Board of Education Representative Robert Henderson connect over the tragic plan crash at DCA that occurred Wednesday, January 29, 2025. They also discuss recent National Assessment for Educational Progress scores for DC students showing significant growth. Representative Henderson welcomes thoughts and feedback at [email protected]. Communications Director Melissa Littlepage gives an overview of highlights in this week’s edition of the Ward 5 Weekly Newsletter. Read at ward5.us/news and subscribe at ward5.us/newsletter.