Gary Goodweather

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

Proposes Fare-Free DC (eliminating Metrobus and Metrorail fares for DC residents) and calls for expanded transit access, biking and walking infrastructure, and EV transition as part of his Sustainability platform.

ምንጮች፦ [Issues — Gary Goodweather for Mayor]

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

Supports 'community-based violence prevention and intervention programs that stop crime before it starts' and expanding mental health services to address root causes of trauma and violence alongside law enforcement investment. At the April 30, 2026 Fair Elections Program mayoral debate he tied crime to poverty and proposed a citywide civic corps, workforce development, and mental-health support — but added an accountability caveat, saying that 'if the metric is purely violence interruption … it's not working very well' and that as mayor he would cut ineffective programs and scale up effective ones.

ምንጮች፦ [Issues — Gary Goodweather for Mayor], [DC Fair Elections Program mayoral debate (April 30, 2026)]

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

Calls for rebuilding MPD by offering competitive compensation, comprehensive training including mental health crisis intervention, housing incentives, and property tax abatements to help officers live in the communities they serve. At the April 30, 2026 Fair Elections Program mayoral debate he made a fully staffed MPD his first public-safety step, contrasting roughly '3,100 officers today' with a fully staffed level of 'about 5,000' and arguing an understaffed department actually costs the city more.

ምንጮች፦ [Issues — Gary Goodweather for Mayor], [DC Fair Elections Program mayoral debate (April 30, 2026)]

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

Does not oppose youth curfews per se, but is clear that they must be limited.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Mayoral Candidate Forum with Gary Goodweather]

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

Underlines the need for youth programming and the need to tackle underlying causes, including poverty and lack of mental health services.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Mayoral Candidate Forum with Gary Goodweather]

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

ምንጮች፦ [DC Mayoral Candidate Forum with Gary Goodweather]

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

Explicitly pledges to 'support permanently affordable housing through tools like community land trusts and social housing' as part of his housing platform.

ምንጮች፦ [Issues — Gary Goodweather for Mayor]

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

Democracy platform explicitly pledges to 'strengthen sanctuary protections by prohibiting DC agencies from cooperating with immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant and preventing the use of local resources for federal immigration activities.' Schools, hospitals, and houses of worship designated as protected spaces.

ምንጮች፦ [Issues — Gary Goodweather for Mayor]

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

Supports schools functioning as community hubs: after-school and summer programs, late-night rec centers staffed by mentors, a full-time nurse and mental health clinician in every school, and a Capital Corps Youth Track connecting education to workforce pathways.

ምንጮች፦ [Issues — Gary Goodweather for Mayor]

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

Explicitly states: 'Every school will have a full time nurse and a mental health clinician so students receive the care they need to succeed.'

ምንጮች፦ [Issues — Gary Goodweather for Mayor]

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

Power DC is a signature platform initiative: expanding solar on public buildings, community solar programs with bill credits, geothermal energy, and sewer heat recovery to lower utility bills and reduce reliance on regional energy markets.

ምንጮች፦ [Issues — Gary Goodweather for Mayor]

ዲሲ ለፓርኮች እና መዝናኛ ዲፓርትመንት የሚሰጠውን የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ማሳደግ አለባት፣ የተራዘመ የመዝናኛ ማዕከል ሰዓቶችን እና የተስፋፋ የወጣቶችና የአረጋውያን ፕሮግራምን ጨምሮ።

Calls for 'late night recreation centers staffed by mentors' and expanded after-school and summer programs with tutoring and enrichment. DPR investment is framed as a safety and opportunity initiative rather than a standalone parks platform.

ምንጮች፦ [Issues — Gary Goodweather for Mayor]

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።

Rat Free DC is a signature platform initiative: shifting rodent control to DPW, requiring rodent-proof trash containers citywide, increasing trash collection frequency, scaling dry ice burrow treatment, improving data tracking, and launching a community Rat Block Captain program.

ምንጮች፦ [Issues — Gary Goodweather for Mayor]

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።

Defend DC is a signature initiative — pledges to prohibit DC agencies from cooperating with immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant and designate schools, hospitals, and houses of worship as protected spaces. His platform is firm on protecting DC residents from federal overreach but frames it as defensive measures and fierce advocacy rather than explicitly confrontational political resistance. At the April 30, 2026 Fair Elections Program mayoral debate his Congress answer leaned pragmatic — calling the federal government 'our partner,' warning that breaching DC's fiscal 'seven deadly sins' invites a control board, and arguing DC must build a 'confident local government' that is easy to do business with to attract the federal dollars it deserves.

ምንጮች፦ [Defend DC — Gary Goodweather for Mayor], [DC Fair Elections Program mayoral debate (April 30, 2026)]

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

Goodweather's Affordable DC plan explicitly critiques TOPA, citing a DC Policy Center study showing 95% of TOPA transactions result in the building remaining a rental rather than producing tenant ownership. He also notes TOPA burdens small landlords with delays of up to 420 days. He proposes replacing TOPA with cooperative conversion programs, a DC Homebuilding Act, and tenant-to-owner collaboration partnerships.

ምንጮች፦ [Affordable DC — Housing Strategy — Gary Goodweather for Mayor]

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

Goodweather supports maintaining and properly deploying the Housing Production Trust Fund but calls for a forensic audit in the first 100 days to examine how dollars have been allocated and which projects delivered. His 50,000-home / 36,000-affordable-unit target requires substantial ongoing HPTF investment, but he emphasizes accountability over simply increasing the fund.

ምንጮች፦ [Affordable DC — Housing Strategy — Gary Goodweather for Mayor]

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።

Goodweather pledges to defend the Pay Equity Fund for childcare workers and expand Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 seats. His Capital Corps includes an Early Childhood Development Corps branch supporting daycare centers and early learning hubs. His approach expands access and workforce capacity rather than framing childcare as a universal entitlement program.

ምንጮች፦ [Educate DC — Gary Goodweather for Mayor]

ዲሲ የፌደራል ሠራተኞችን ከጅምላ ስንብት ለመጠበቅ እና የፌደራል ኤጀንሲዎች ከዲስትሪክቱ እንዳይዛወሩ ለመከላከል ያሉትን ሕጋዊ መሣሪያዎች ሁሉ — ክስ መመስረትን እና የሕዝብ ተሟጋችነትን ጨምሮ — መጠቀም አለባት።

Goodweather's Defend DC plan explicitly lists 'Rapid-response economic support when federal workforce disruptions impact D.C.' His RISE Act includes a federal workforce transition pipeline into tech and AI-adjacent careers, and free AI retraining at libraries for displaced federal workers. He pledges to 'advocate fiercely for federal policies that mirror the RISE Act's protections.'

ምንጮች፦ [Defend DC — Gary Goodweather for Mayor]

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

'Fare-Free DC' is one of his four signature initiatives: eliminating Metrobus and Metrorail fares for DC residents, which he says would save regular riders roughly $1,000 per year.

ምንጮች፦ [Issues — Gary Goodweather for Mayor]

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

In a Ward 3 tenant leaders' questionnaire, Goodweather said NO to restricting rent stabilization to only low-income renters ('If rent stabilization is in effect, it should apply to all') and YES to limiting voucher-supported rents to the stabilized maximum ('Landlords should only be allowed to receive the rent stabilized amount'). His answers affirm broad support for the existing rent stabilization system; he does not directly address expanding it to buildings constructed after 1975.

ምንጮች፦ [Ward 3 primary voter guide — Forest Hills Connection]

ዲሲ በትናንሽ እና በአካባቢ ንግዶች ላይ ግብርና ክፍያዎችን መቀነስ አለባት — እንደ የትንሽ ችርቻሮ ንብረት ግብር ቅናሽ ያለ እፎይታ መስጠትን ጨምሮ — እንዲከፈቱ፣ እንዲቀጥሉ እና እንዲያድጉ ለመርዳት።

At the April 30, 2026 Fair Elections Program mayoral debate Goodweather — a small business owner — answered 'yes' to providing more direct financial support to small businesses, pledging a venture fund that pairs startup capital with mentorship, and called to completely revamp DC's permitting and licensing process, saying the city treats business owners 'like villains' with penalties rather than support. Supportive of easing burdens on small businesses, via direct investment and red-tape reduction more than tax cuts specifically.

ምንጮች፦ [DC Fair Elections Program mayoral debate (April 30, 2026)]

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

Goodweather's 'Power DC' plan opens by noting the average DC household's Pepco bill rose $31/month since 2023 and that the Public Service Commission approved $123 million in rate increases for 2025-2026. He would hold Pepco accountable for distribution charges and generate more local power to cut bills. Strongly supports aggressive action to lower electricity costs.

ምንጮች፦ [Power DC — Gary Goodweather for Mayor]

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

Goodweather's platform makes reducing food deserts an explicit goal, emphasizing local food systems, fresh and affordable groceries, and locally grown produce in every neighborhood. Supports city intervention on food access, though framed around local food systems rather than a publicly owned grocery store specifically.

ምንጮች፦ [Food Access — Gary Goodweather for Mayor]

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

Goodweather would overhaul the IMPACT teacher-evaluation system with real teacher input and restore collective bargaining over evaluation criteria. He strongly backs the IMPACT-reform half of this question; he does not specifically address making OSSE independent of the mayor.

ምንጮች፦ [Educate DC — Gary Goodweather for Mayor]