Rashida Brown

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

Will expand rent stabilization coverage to buildings built before 1985 (current law only covers pre-1975), close the voluntary agreement loophole that lets landlords circumvent protections, and eliminate the substantial rehabilitation exemption abused to remove units from rent control. Notes 75,000 families depend on rent control as DC's largest affordable housing tool.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC]

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

Opposes any weakening of tenant purchase rights and will fight every attempt to roll them back. Will reinstate TOPA for 2–4 unit buildings, reverse single-family home exemptions, and eliminate downtown exemptions. Supported the Kenyon Street Co-op as a demonstration of TOPA's power when tenants have resources and support.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC]

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

Will protect the HPTF from being raided for budget gaps, with mandatory set-asides for deeply affordable units (0–30% AMI). Also supports Councilmember Nadeau's 2026 legislation to replace and reform the HPTF with a more modern, robust financing mechanism.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC]

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

Championed the Georgia Avenue and Columbia Heights Crosstown bus priority projects as ANC Commissioner; extended protected bike lanes along Kenyon, Warder, and Park Place streets; would champion a dedicated transit mall through central Columbia Heights and a center-running transitway on Georgia Avenue. Wants 5–8 minute headways on Ward 1's busiest routes and fare-free buses. At the Bike, Walk & Bus PAC transportation forum she stressed she has 'turned plans into pavement' — citing the Crosstown multimodal plan and the protected bike lanes she got fully built on Irving, Kenyon, and Warder Streets, plus the inaugural Georgia Avenue Open Streets — and pledged as her top transportation commitment to extend the Kenyon Street protected bike lane through 16th Street.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC], [Ward 1 Council Candidate Forum on Transportation (Bike, Walk & Bus PAC)]

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

Will support emergency legislation explicitly prohibiting any DC government employee — especially MPD — from cooperating with ICE. Will push for penalties including termination for officers who violate sanctuary protections, eliminate any MPD budget used for federal cooperation, and hold emergency oversight hearings to document every ICE interaction.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC]

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

Will expand school-based mental health services, peer support programs, and healing-centered approaches; supports expanding mental health crisis response teams to respond to psychiatric emergencies instead of armed police; calls for evaluating progress on school-based mental health since its passage. At the WTU Ward 1 education forum she reinforced funding school-level roles — naming social workers, art teachers, librarians, and music teachers as the positions she would fund by redirecting money from the central office.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC], [Ward 1 Council Candidate Forum on Education (WTU)]

ዲሲ የDC የመንግሥት ትምህርት ቤቶች ላይ ያለውን የከንቲባ ቁጥጥር ማቆም እና ሥልጣኑን ለተመረጠ የስቴት የትምህርት ቦርድ (State Board of Education) መመለስ አለባት።

At the WTU Ward 1 education forum she called for 'an elected school board with budget authorities and key powers… that selects our chancellor,' plus ward-based education councils with binding (not advisory) input and moving education oversight off the Committee of the Whole onto a dedicated education committee. Endorsed Councilmember Zachary Parker's legislation granting the State Board more authority as a first 'incremental step.' Directly supports shifting authority away from mayoral control toward the elected State Board of Education.

ምንጮች፦ [Ward 1 Council Candidate Forum on Education (WTU)]

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

Will dramatically expand funding for ONSE violence interruption programs (citing 30–60% gun violence reduction when properly implemented at scale); fund non-police mental health crisis responders; and expand human services outreach on business corridors for people struggling with substance use disorder — all rooted in her decade co-leading Georgia Avenue Thrive's community-activation public safety model.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC]

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

Will oppose expansion of pretrial detention and vote 'no' on creating new crimes with harsher sentences. Calls the 2024 congressional override of the Revised Criminal Code 'strictly political theater, not about public safety,' and will vote to pass the RCCA again when Democrats retake Congress.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC]

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

Explicitly opposes youth curfews: 'Criminalizing young people for existing in public spaces doesn't create safety — it creates criminal records that destroy futures.' As a social worker she counseled youth navigating downstream systems and saw how criminalizing normal teenage behavior pushes young people deeper into systems. Notes curfews disproportionately harm over-policed Black and brown youth.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC]

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

Will expand summer youth employment to year-round opportunities with living wages and career pathways; fund rec centers, libraries, and community spaces with extended hours; and invest in credible-messenger violence interrupters as youth mentors. Through Georgia Avenue Thrive, activated spaces with movie nights, block parties, and youth-led events.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC]

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

Will fund recreation centers, libraries, and community spaces with extended hours for structured activities and mentorship. Personally activated community spaces through Georgia Avenue Thrive with youth programming, and sees investment in 'safe spaces open late' as a core public safety strategy.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC]

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 implement Birth-to-Three's 10% income cap on childcare costs with dedicated revenue streams — not vulnerable annual appropriations — and eliminate the childcare subsidy waitlist. Has 25 years in early childhood policy including building My Child Care DC, Thrive by Five, and helping bring the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund model to Colorado.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC]

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

Will implement Birth-to-Three's '10% promise' so no family pays more than 10% of income for child care — establishing dedicated revenue streams, expanding subsidy eligibility, ensuring reimbursement rates reflect actual costs, creating facility grants for infant-toddler slots in underserved neighborhoods, and eliminating the child care subsidy waitlist.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC]

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

Explicitly pledges to 'Fund fare-free buses,' noting the Council funded fare-free buses once before but WMATA refused to implement them in the District. Would work to change the dynamic on the WMATA board to give DC more authority to pursue bold transit policy. At the Bike, Walk & Bus PAC forum she reaffirmed she's 'a fan of it,' favoring a dedicated funding stream outside the regular budget and a universal approach, while noting kids-ride-free implementation problems she'd fix.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC], [Ward 1 Council Candidate Forum on Transportation (Bike, Walk & Bus PAC)]

ዲሲ የመጨናነቅ ዋጋ አወጣጥ (congestion pricing) ተግባራዊ ማድረግ አለባት — አሽከርካሪዎች በከተማ መሃል በጣም በተጨናነቁ ክፍሎች ለመግባት ክፍያ እንዲከፍሉ ማድረግ።

Explicitly supports road-pricing so car usage is not subsidized by residents who don't drive: would increase the price of Residential Parking Permits, remove minimum parking requirements near transit, implement road diets on arterials, make some streets car-free, and pursue regional reciprocity for automated traffic enforcement.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC]

ዲሲ ነጠላ-ቤተሰብ-ብቻ የዞን ገደቦችን በማስወገድ አፓርትመንቶችን እና 'የጎደለ-መሃል' ቤትን (ድብል፣ ትሪፕል እና ትናንሽ ባለ-ብዙ ቤተሰብ ህንፃዎች) በመላ ከተማው ሕጋዊ ማድረግ አለባት።

Calls to 'legalize apartments District-wide' and advocates a far stronger Comprehensive Plan / Future Land Use Map than the draft, so every ward — not just a few — accommodates more housing. Promotes zoning and other adjustments that make it easier to build more units to bring down prices.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC]

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

Emphasizes non-police supports in and around schools: would expand school-based mental health services, peer support, and healing-centered approaches, and ensure mental health crisis response teams — not armed police — respond to psychiatric emergencies. Frames durable safety as coming from investing in people, not policing.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC]

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።

Would prioritize the Small Retailer Property Tax Credit Expansion Amendment Act to support small retailers and restaurants (many immigrant-owned), support commercial rent stabilization and community ownership models, and 'increase taxes and close loopholes for major corporations… while providing some relief to smaller businesses to succeed and thrive.'

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC]

ዲሲ የዲስትሪክቱን የበጀት ክፍተት ለመዝጋት በትላልቅ ኮርፖሬሽኖች እና በሀብታም ነዋሪዎች ላይ ግብር ማሳደግ አለባት።

Explicitly calls for 'increase taxes and close loopholes for major corporations while providing some relief to smaller businesses to succeed and thrive,' framing progressive corporate taxation as a key revenue source for housing, childcare, and public safety investments.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC]

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።

Will introduce emergency legislation explicitly prohibiting any DC government employee from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement, hold emergency oversight hearings to document every ICE interaction, and eliminate any MPD budget used for federal cooperation — an assertive, proactive legislative response to federal interference.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC]

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

Brown would advance Housing First policies with wraparound services, fully fund Permanent Supportive Housing and Local Rent Supplement vouchers with a 30-day processing maximum, and restore non-congregate shelter funding — explicitly rejecting 'warehousing people.' Strongly supports a Housing First approach.

ምንጮች፦ [On the Issues — Rashida Brown for DC]