<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Please do follow up. What are these folks proposing to do? Knee-jerk reactions to systemic problems can often be draconian sops that sound good but catch too many people in a net of outrage that can actually create more problems than they can solve. (Witness the utter failure of—and harm done by—the “war on drugs”). I agree that crime-reduction approaches need to address local circumstances, but the options should draw from interventions with some empirical connection with success. <div><br><div><div><div><div><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 3, 2024, at 11:26 PM, Mia Grosjean <mia@miagrosjean.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">I’ve gotten two pretty fancy colored large cards in my mailbox from OPPORTUNITY DC re high Crime in DC. no mention of Charles Allen. I’m going to follow up on this. Mia <div><div><IMG_1515.jpeg></div><div><IMG_1517.jpeg></div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Jan 3, 2024, at 9:40 PM, James Grimaldi <jamesvgrimaldi@gmail.com> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir="auto">Fwiw</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Noah Bopp</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:noah.bopp@schoolforethics.org">noah.bopp@schoolforethics.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 9:26 PM<br>Subject: Charles Allen recall campaign info<br>To: <<a href="mailto:walterstreetdc@googlegroups.com">walterstreetdc@googlegroups.com</a>>, 12thStreetsip <<a href="mailto:12thstreetsip@googlegroups.com">12thstreetsip@googlegroups.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:200block11thstSE@groups.io">200block11thstSE@groups.io</a>>, Gessford Court Area Mutual Support Covid-19 <<a href="mailto:gessford-cv19@googlegroups.com">gessford-cv19@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Neighbors:<div><br></div><div>Today I saw <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/01/03/charles-allen-recall-effort" target="_blank">this news item</a> in Axios about a new campaign to recall Councilmember Charles Allen. The organizers are frustrated with Allen's record on crime. </div><div><br></div><div>Curious, I wrote to the campaign's leader, Jennifer Squires (whom I do not know) for more information. Here's what she said:</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><i>We’re getting our ducks in a row right now; our next steps will be fundraising and signature gathering. Here’s the verbiage from our press release this afternoon: </i></div><div dir="ltr"><i><br></i></div><i>“Crime has become a real issue in the District with lasting consequences. As a mother whose children used to walk to school daily across Capitol Hill it’s really frightening. A growing group of us watched as our Councilman, someone I voted for, systematically did the exact opposite things he should be doing to keep us safe. Charles Allen’s actions as Chairman of the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee to open the jail doors for violent offenders while slashing the police department budget is having real consequences. We are now seeing the results of his failed leadership and misguided policies.”<br><br>This movement is still in its infancy but it is growing fast. We will have more details shortly. <b>To become involved with our effort you can reach us at: <a href="mailto:info@recallcharlesallen.com" target="_blank">info@recallcharlesallen.com</a></b></i></div><div><br></div><div>I am not affiliated with this campaign and imagine it will have some supporters and some detractors. I am sharing information about it because it is obviously relevant to our neighborhood and I expect we will be hearing more soon. </div><div><br></div><div>As many of you know, I helped to host a conversation about the steep rise in crime at Mott's with Allen last year, and remain frustrated that the problem is still acute.</div><div><br></div><div>If anyone learns/knows more about the campaign, please share. </div><div><br></div><div> --Noah<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br><div><div dir="ltr" align="left" style="margin-left: 0pt;"><table style="border:medium;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:83.25pt"><td style="border-width:0.99375pt 2.25pt 0.99375pt 0.99375pt;border-style:solid;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden;border-color:rgb(255,255,255) rgb(18,104,55) rgb(255,255,255) rgb(255,255,255)"><div style="line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/C-CfOj-oSAtC_7z-2k84bjbIMGljGLvTR8ADFrV5PwxZnw1U_pggKHZWXQ1mYtnkjJQuLaF_Yx5mk35pyA6Zn6c3D4vqMyrfwciFJ03JbAKwXqq8r5Du-EylnrXv4q7axAtwEsv_" width="91" height="96" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" data-unique-identifier=""><br></div></td><td style="border-width:0.99375pt 0.99375pt 0.99375pt 2.25pt;border-style:solid;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt;overflow:hidden;border-color:rgb(255,255,255) rgb(255,255,255) rgb(255,255,255) rgb(18,104,55)"><div style="line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Roboto Slab",serif;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Noah Bopp </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:"Roboto Slab",serif;font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Founder and Head of School</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><a href="http://schoolforethics.org/about/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:"Roboto Slab",serif;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(17,85,204)">The School for </span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:"Roboto Slab",serif;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(17,85,204)">Ethics </span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:"Roboto Slab",serif;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(17,85,204)">and</span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:"Roboto Slab",serif;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(17,85,204)"> Global Leadership</span></a></div><div style="line-height: 1.44; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:"Roboto Slab",serif;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">202.680.3264</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br style=""></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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