Oye Owolewa

ዲሲ TOPA ን (የተከራዮች የመግዛት ዕድል አዋጅ) መልሳ ማቋቋምና ማጠናከር አለባት፣ ይህም ተከራዮች ህንፃቸው ለውጭ ገዢ ከመሸጡ በፊት የመግዛት መብት እንዲኖራቸው ለማድረግ ነው።

Pledges to 'defend and restore TOPA, including reversing recent rollbacks that stripped protections from small buildings, fully funding the First Right Purchase Program,' adding transparency requirements and penalties for bad actors.

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ የኪራይ ማረጋጊያን (rent stabilization) ከ1975 በኋላ የተገነቡ ህንፃዎችን ጨምሮ ተጨማሪ ቤቶችን እንዲሸፍን ማስፋት አለባት።

Will 'strengthen rent stabilization by reducing the maximum annual increase to the Consumer Price Index, expanding rent control to newer buildings, and funding proactive inspections.' Frames strong rent stabilization as essential to stopping displacement of long-time Black and brown residents.

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ የቤት ምርት መተማመኛ ፈንድን (Housing Production Trust Fund) በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ማሳደግ አለባት።

Supports 'dedicating a significant share of the Housing Production Trust Fund to preservation, including TOPA transactions, nonprofit acquisitions, and limited-equity cooperatives that keep housing affordable long term.'

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ የማህበራዊ ቤት ሞዴል — በመንግሥት ባለቤትነት የተያዘ፣ የተለያየ ገቢ ያላቸው የሚኖሩበት ቤት — መከተል አለባት።

Explicitly supports expanding 'social housing, community land trusts, and pathways to ownership so long-time renters can build stability and generational wealth,' and a 'Green New Deal for Social Housing' so climate investments deliver direct community benefits.

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ ተጨማሪ የተጠበቁ የብስክሌት መንገዶችን እና ለአውቶቡስ የተወሰኑ መንገዶችን (bus lanes) መገንባት አለባት።

Will 'expand bus priority corridors' and 'invest in safer stations, bus stops, sidewalks, lighting, and accessibility improvements.' Endorsed by Bike, Walk & Bus PAC. Focuses on a transit-first District that centers residents over car throughput.

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website]

MPD በዲሲ ውስጥ በሚካሄዱ የኢሚግሬሽን ማስከበር ሥራዎች ላይ ICE ን ወይም ሌሎች የፌደራል ኤጀንሲዎችን መርዳት የለበትም።

Will 'end all cooperation between MPD and ICE, enforce the Sanctuary Values Act, and ensure District agencies do not assist in deportations or federal immigration enforcement.' Expand sanctuary protections across schools, clinics, and shelters. Led protests against a new ICE headquarters on the St. Elizabeth's campus.

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ ትምህርት ቤቶች ከትምህርት ባሻገር የአእምሮ ጤና፣ የቤተሰብ ድጋፍ እና ሌሎች አገልግሎቶችን የሚሰጡ የሰፈር ማዕከላት የሚሆኑበትን 'የማህበረሰብ ትምህርት ቤቶች' (community schools) ሞዴል ማስፋት አለባት።

Will 'strengthen neighborhood schools by expanding afterschool and summer programs and investing in community schools that provide tutoring, nutrition, health care, and mental health support,' with equity-based resource distribution especially East of the River.

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website]

እያንዳንዱ የዲሲ የመንግሥት ትምህርት ቤት የተወሰነ የባህሪ ጤና ባለሙያ (behavioral health clinician) በሠራተኝነት ሊኖረው ይገባል።

Will 'remove police from DCPS schools and invest instead in counselors, nurses, and social workers who support the whole child.' Asserts students 'deserve strong neighborhood schools with enough teachers, counselors, nurses, and mental health staff to meet their needs.'

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ ጥቃትን እንደ የሕዝብ ጤና ችግር ልትመለከተውና በጥቃት ማቋረጥ ፕሮግራሞች እና በማህበረሰብ-ተኮር መፍትሄዎች ላይ በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ኢንቨስት ማድረግ አለባት።

As a pharmacist and elected official, frames violence as 'closely tied to trauma, untreated mental illness, housing instability, and lack of opportunity.' Will expand violence interruption programs, youth employment, and community-based prevention; ensure mental health emergencies are handled by trained responders rather than armed officers. At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate he called violence 'a product of a lack of investment,' described turning his own violent adolescence around through mental support, and said he works with violence-interruption groups like the Alliance of Concerned Men and invests in literacy (the Washington Literacy Center) to prevent a 'life of crime.'

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website], [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]

የ2024 Secure DC ጥቅል ሕግ — ቅጣቶችን ያሳደገና ከፍርድ በፊት እስራትን ያስፋፋ — የዲሲን የወንጀል መጨመር ለመፍታት ትክክለኛው አካሄድ ነበር።

Will 'oppose expansions of pretrial detention, reject efforts to create new crimes or longer sentences that do not improve safety.' Frames DC's public safety crisis as the result of over-reliance on punishment — the core approach of Secure DC — rather than addressing root causes.

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website]

በዲሲ ወንጀልን ለመቀነስ በከፍተኛ ሁኔታ ተጨማሪ የMPD መኮንኖችን መቅጠር ቅድሚያ የሚሰጠው ጉዳይ ነው።

Says DC 'relies on public safety strategies that have failed for decades' and that 'residents fund the largest police budget in District history while the root causes of violence... go unaddressed.' Favors oversight and accountability for MPD, not expansion. At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate he defended a candidate-questionnaire proposal for a 50% cut to law enforcement, arguing DC is among the most heavily policed jurisdictions (Capitol Police, schools, universities, Secret Service) and that mandatory overtime 'bleeds our budget' on reactive spending better redirected to mental-health responders (citing the CAHOOTS model) and DPR — firmly opposing, not just declining to prioritize, more officers.

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website], [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ የወጣቶችን ወንጀል ለመቀነስ መሣሪያ አድርጋ ለአካለ መጠን ላልደረሱ የሰዓት እላፊ (curfew) ማስከበር አለባት።

Will 'oppose youth curfews, school policing, and expanded surveillance that criminalize young people.' Calls curfews without programming investment a 'punitive approach that contributes to the school-to-prison pipeline.'

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ማንኛውም የወጣቶች የሰዓት እላፊ ለወጣቶች በአማራጭ ፕሮግራም ላይ — ሥራዎች፣ የመዝናኛ ማዕከላት፣ የአእምሮ ጤና አገልግሎቶች — ከፍተኛ ኢንቨስትመንት ጋር መታጀብ አለበት።

Will 'fight to expand afterschool and late night youth spaces, invest in violence interruption rooted in community trust, and fully fund youth development programs that offer paid work, career exploration, and pathways into union jobs.' Treats programming investment as the primary tool for youth safety.

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ ሰዎች በህክምና ክትትል ስር አደንዛዥ ዕፅ መጠቀም የሚችሉባቸውን ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ የመርፌ ቦታዎችን (overdose prevention centers) መክፈት አለባት።

Explicitly calls for DC to 'confront overdoses with a true public health approach centered on harm reduction, treatment access, housing stability, and continuity of care.' As a pharmacist and public health professional, his use of 'harm reduction' as a core framing encompasses overdose prevention center models.

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ የተደጎመ የህፃናት እንክብካቤን ወደ ሁሉን አቀፍ ፕሮግራም ማስፋት አለባት — ለሁሉም የዲሲ ነዋሪዎች ምንም ይሁን ገቢያቸው የሚገኝ — በPre-K ማሻሻያ እና ማስፋፊያ ፕሮግራም (PKEEP) ላይ በመገንባት።

Will 'fund early care and learning from birth through pre-K with stable, predictable public investment,' raise child care reimbursement rates, and 'ensure families do not spend more than ten percent of their income on child care when the Birth-to-Three Act is fully implemented.' Will fully fund and permanently protect the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund.

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ የዲስትሪክቱን ሥር የሰደደ የአይጥ ወረርሽኝ ለመፍታት ሁሉን አቀፍ የመላ-ከተማ የአይጥ ቁጥጥር ፕሮግራም ተግባራዊ ማድረግ አለባት — መደበኛ የቆሻሻ መያዣዎችን አይጥ በማይገባባቸው ማጠራቀሚያዎች መተካትን ጨምሮ።

Has a dedicated platform plank on rodent control. Will 'shift the District away from poison-first rodent control and toward sanitation-first prevention,' phase out second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, 'strengthen containerization and compost infrastructure,' and require public reporting on 311 response times and enforcement.

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ ወደ 100% ታዳሽ ኃይል የምታደርገውን ሽግግር በጽኑ ማፋጠን አለባት፣ በሕዝብ ህንፃዎች ላይ ሶላር በመትከል እና በጂኦተርማል እና በሌሎች ንፁህ ምንጮች ላይ ኢንቨስት በማድረግ።

Will 'accelerate decarbonization, strengthen the Carbon Free DC strategy, and move the District toward full clean energy through expanded community solar, weatherization, and building retrofits.' Supports the Healthy Homes Act, protecting the Sustainable Energy Trust Fund, and transitioning low-income households to electric appliances at no cost.

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ Pepco ን ለመተካት በመንግሥት ባለቤትነት የተያዘ የኤሌክትሪክ አገልግሎት መፍጠር አለባት።

Supports a public power transition that 'puts affordability, reliability, and consumer protection first' as an alternative to investor-owned Pepco. Endorsed by We Power DC, the District's public-power advocacy coalition, and frames lowering utility costs through public ownership as part of his climate and affordability agenda.

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website]

የዲሲ አውቶቡሶች ለሁሉም ተጓዦች ከክፍያ ነፃ (fare-free) መሆን አለባቸው።

Supports reducing and eliminating bus fares as part of a transit-first agenda that also expands bus priority corridors and invests in safer stations, stops, sidewalks, and accessibility. Endorsed by the Bike, Walk & Bus PAC and the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU Local 689).

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ ለዲስትሪክት ቤተሰቦች ከልደት እስከ ሦስት ዓመት ድረስ ነፃ፣ ጥራት ያለው የህፃናት እንክብካቤ — ምንም የመጠባበቂያ ዝርዝር (waitlist) ሳይኖር — ዋስትና መስጠት አለባት።

Will 'fund early care and learning from birth through pre-K with stable, predictable public investment,' raise child care reimbursement rates, fully fund the Birth-to-Three Act so families spend no more than 10% of income on care, and permanently protect the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund.

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ የፖሊስ መኮንኖችን ከመንግሥት ትምህርት ቤቶች ውጭ ማድረግ እና በምትኩ በአማካሪዎች፣ በማህበራዊ ሠራተኞች እና በአእምሮ-ጤና ሠራተኞች ላይ ኢንቨስት ማድረግ አለባት።

Will 'remove police from DCPS schools and invest instead in counselors, nurses, and social workers who support the whole child,' and opposes 'youth curfews, school policing, and expanded surveillance that criminalize young people.'

ምንጮች፦ [Oye Owolewa for DC Council — Campaign Website]

ዲሲ በከተማ አስተዳደር ላይ ለሚደረግ የትራምፕ አስተዳደር ጣልቃ ገብነት ጸጥ ካለ ዲፕሎማሲ ወይም ተግባራዊ ድርድር ይልቅ በቆራጥ፣ ይፋዊ አቋም — ክስ በመመስረት፣ የጥበቃ ሕጎችን በማጽደቅ እና ሕገ-ወጥ የፌደራል ትዕዛዞችን ለመፈጸም በመቃወም — ምላሽ መስጠት አለባት።

DC's elected Shadow Representative, an unpaid statehood advocate who led protests against a new ICE headquarters on the St. Elizabeth's campus. At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate he said DC must 'push back against a hostile White House' while 'push[ing] forward towards DC statehood,' and must 'use the budget to protect people' — increasing the immigration legal fund and attracting industries to rehire laid-off federal workers — because residents told him at an immigration town hall they wanted 'immigration attorneys,' not 'a council member['s] thoughts and prayers.' A strongly assertive home-rule posture.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ ለMetro (WMATA) የሚሰጠውን የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ማሳደግ አለባት፣ ሌሎች የከተማ አገልግሎቶችን መቀነስ ቢያስከትልም እንኳ።

At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate Owolewa supported proactively increasing Metro funding 'to reduce reactive costs.'

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ በዲስትሪክቱ ውስጥ የሚሰሩ ግን በMaryland ወይም Virginia የሚኖሩ ሰዎች ላይ የተጓዥ ግብር (commuter tax) መጣል አለባት (የፌደራል ሕግ ቢፈቅድ)።

At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate Owolewa said 'I will look hard at it. I'm not supportive of it right now because... our businesses are suffering,' preferring to attract tourism and rehire workers. Open to studying but currently opposed; recorded as mixed.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]

ሁለቱ ሲጋጩ፣ ዲሲ በእያንዳንዱ ፕሮጀክት ላይ የጥልቅ-ተመጣጣኝነት መስፈርቶችን ከማብዛት ይልቅ ተጨማሪ ቤት በፍጥነት መገንባትን — ገበያ-ዋጋን ጨምሮ — ቅድሚያ መስጠት አለባት።

At the April 28, 2026 Fair Elections Program At-Large debate Owolewa said affordability is 'absolutely number one,' to protect long-term native Washingtonians and seniors on fixed incomes from displacement. Affordability-first.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program At-Large primary debate (April 28, 2026)]

ዲሲ የምግብ በረሃዎችን ለማስወገድ በቀጥታ ጣልቃ መግባት አለባት — ከAnacostia በስተምስራቅ ባሉ አገልግሎት ባልደረሳቸው አካባቢዎች በመንግሥት ባለቤትነት የተያዘ የግሮሰሪ መደብር መክፈትን ጨምሮ።

Owolewa argues DC food policy has focused 'too narrowly on attracting grocery stores' and would invest directly — through the DMV Good Food Fund, food cooperatives, corner-store conversions, community gardens, and a Wards 7 and 8 food-access task force. Strongly supports city intervention against food deserts, emphasizing public and cooperative food systems over reliance on private grocers.

ምንጮች፦ [Food — Oye Owolewa for DC Council]

ዲሲ የነዋሪዎችን የኤሌክትሪክ ሂሳብ ለመቀነስ በጽኑ መንቀሳቀስ አለባት — ለምሳሌ የPepco ዋጋ ጭማሪዎችን በሕዝብ አገልግሎት ኮሚሽን (Public Service Commission) በኩል በመቃወም ወይም መልሶ በመቀልበስ።

Owolewa would require affordability and public-health reviews before the Public Service Commission approves any Pepco or Washington Gas rate increase, ban shutoffs for inability to pay, expand utility-debt relief, and seriously evaluate public power. Strongly supports aggressive action to lower electricity bills.

ምንጮች፦ [Utilities — Oye Owolewa for DC Council]

ዲሲ ለከተማ ፕሮግራሞች ገቢ ለማግኘት ከፍተኛ-ገቢ ባላቸው የሙያ-አገልግሎት ድርጅቶች — እንደ የሕግ ድርጅቶች፣ ሎቢስቶች እና አማካሪዎች ባሉ — ላይ አዲስ ግብር መፍጠር አለባት።

Owolewa explicitly supports restructuring business taxes through a Business Activity Tax so large corporations operating in DC contribute fairly, alongside a millionaires tax and higher capital-gains and mansion taxes. Strongly supports.

ምንጮች፦ [Revenue — Oye Owolewa for DC Council]

ዲሲ የሠራተኞችን ጥበቃ ማጠናከር አለባት — የሚከፈልበት የቤተሰብ እና የህክምና ዕረፍትን በማስፋት እና ዝቅተኛ ደመወዝን በማሳደግ — ለአሠሪዎች ወጪ ቢያስከትል እንኳ።

Owolewa would raise the minimum wage to $20 and then $25/hour, fully implement Initiative 82, pass a Workers' Bill of Rights, strengthen paid leave and anti-wage-theft enforcement, and create a District Department of Labor. Strongly supports expanding worker protections.

ምንጮች፦ [Jobs / Labor — Oye Owolewa for DC Council]

ዲሲ ካምፖችን በማፍረስ ላይ ከመተማመን ይልቅ ቤት አልባነትን ለመፍታት ቋሚ የድጋፍ መኖሪያ ቤትን እና 'Housing First' አገልግሎቶችን ማስፋት አለባት።

Owolewa explicitly champions a 'true Housing First approach' — fully funding permanent supportive housing, LRSP vouchers, and bridge housing — and opposes encampment sweeps and criminalization. Strongly supports.

ምንጮች፦ [Homelessness — Oye Owolewa for DC Council]

ዲሲ የIMPACT የመምህራን-ግምገማ ሥርዓትን ማደስ እና የስቴት የትምህርት ሱፐርኢንተንደንት ቢሮን (OSSE) ከከንቲባው ነፃ ማድረግ አለባት።

Owolewa criticizes mayoral appointment of OSSE and other education leadership for limiting independent oversight and would push governance reforms to restore democratic voice and strengthen the elected State Board of Education — aligning with OSSE independence. He backs the governance half of this question; he does not specifically address the IMPACT teacher-evaluation system.

ምንጮች፦ [Education — Oye Owolewa for DC Council]