bill slover

ICYMI from last week, I spoke with four of the non-mayoral appointees who were removed from the @DC_Housing board of commissioners. They feel like their removal was retaliation for calling out the agency's failures.

Slover and others at the mtg this AM asked participants to call councilmembers to urge them to reject the bill and to call Bowser's office and demand a more transparent reform process that focuses on executive director and staff as well as board. 8/

Commissioner Ann Hoffman, another dissenting voice, made the point that Bowser previously could have, and still could, appoint the new members named in her emergency bill w/o removing members such as herself, Slover, and elected resident commissioners. 9/

Hoffman also points out that Bowser's bill includes one public resident housing resident rep but no seat for voucher holders, who make up about 2/3 of DCHA's clients. 10/

Here is an email Slover sent in Oct. 2021 to HUD's regional public housing director Marilyn O'Sullivan asking to speak about "current issues at the agency." O'Sullivan alerted DCHA two months later that HUD would conduct an on-site assessment. washingtoncitypaper.com/arti… 7/