Organized by community public safety groups, the forum came as D.C. and surrounding jurisdictions are contending with elevated crime levels.
When the at-large candidates were asked by moderator and veteran journalist Tom Sherwood if they or a family member had been a victim of a serious crime, all but Schwartzman raised their hands.
“I would say to that grandmother that your council has failed you as a whole because they’ve taken the approach of, ‘we’re going to wait for the mayor to fall down and point at her,' as opposed to doing its legislative oversight responsibility of coming up with thoughtful, implementable projects and programs that can be tracked to make sure they’re actually working,” said Marshall, an attorney who spent nearly a decade in city government.
On the topic of police, Hill and Niosi pushed for more officers, while Schwartzman proposed an elected citizens’ review board instead.
When asked about resident complaints that quality of life is decreasing in the city, Silverman recalled how earlier that day she confronted a resident who jumped the Metro’s turnstile — a decriminalized act in the District — and asked him why he couldn’t pay the fare. She said that after a brief discussion, the man called Metro’s services “great.”
“I said ‘it is great … but it’s also really suffering financially. And if we don’t pay the fares, we’re not going to be able to keep Metro [afloat],’ ” Silverman said. “We all have to hold each other accountable.”Some candidates for mayor and D.C. Council chair also appeared at Wednesday’s forum; the Democratic primary winners in those races are also favored to win.
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