For Immediate Release:
December 17, 2019
Contact:
Matthew Nocella, 202.724.8105 - mnocella@dccouncil.us
Councilmember Grosso votes against Brian Kenner for Events DC board
Washington, D.C. – The following is a statement from Councilmember David Grosso on his vote against the advancement of the mayor’s nomination of former Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Brian Kenner to the board of EventsDC:
“My vote against the nomination of Brian Kenner to the Events DC board was a vote against the continued culture of cronyism that we have repeatedly seen out of the mayor’s office whenever positions open up on the various boards and committees that are meant to provide the public greater input in the function of government entities. Rather than a former deputy mayor that now works for corporate giant Amazon and who carried out an agenda that has exacerbated the negative effects of gentrification in our city and left thousands behind, I believe the mayor should focus on including the voices of those most impacted by gentrification and who is dedicated to working on behalf of our city’s most vulnerable residents.”
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