What issues do you think get the least attention from city officials?
Deja Spencer, Southeast D.C.
“We have so [many] issues with the rental affairs in D.C., as far as the pricing of the rent and the places in the area.”
Tyrone Brown, Southeast D.C.
“Crime, murder and mental health.”
Pota, Southeast D.C.
“People like me. I’m homeless right now. You’ll look at me [and say], ‘You don’t look like you’re homeless,’ but I am.”
Richard Ramsey, Southeast D.C.
“My electricity is off — two and a half years of dealing with the cold weather. [I don’t] have no heat, I can’t warm up [any] coffee, I can’t do [anything]. The officials that are running stuff, to me, aren’t putting their foot down deep enough for the people that’re scamming people. Like Pepco came in and said, ‘We’ll help you with your kilowatts.’ … Come to find out, the very next month, I got a bill for $6,400 and I never had a bill over $100.”
Compiled by Keith Golden Jr.