District Line Daily: Vote-Splitting in the Council Race

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Will Washington’s “reform” candidates split the at-large D.C. Council vote like they did in 2012? A new poll, which puts Councilmember Anita Bonds ahead of the pack at 19 percent, suggests that they will.

LEADING THE MORNING NEWS:

• TONIGHT: Washington City Paper‘s D.C. Council at-large debate at the Black Cat. [Loose Lips]
• Former 2010 mayoral candidate Leo Alexander says Vince Gray tried to get him out of the race. [Post]
• Despite new revelations, David Catania won’t press for full investigation of Michelle Rhee-era cheating in public schools. [Post]
• Metro leaves drivers and train operators out of fatigue plan. [Examiner]
• City Paper is moving downtown. [City Desk]
• Washington is on the hunt for new Supercans. [Examiner]
• Vandal hits Georgetown University chapel. [Examiner]
• Silverdocs gets a new name. [Arts Desk]

RECENT CITY PAPER STORIES TO HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF YOUR DAY:

Photo of the Day: Man Covering Ears.

Taxi Wars, Contd.: The D.C. Taxi Cab Commission is set to start regulating ridesharing services like Sidecar, which turn anyone with a decent car and a clean record into a cabbie.

Surprise Victory: At-large candidate Michael Brown has dropped out of the race, but both Brown and the Board of Elections have considered what will happen if he wins anyway.

No Vacancy: The D.C. Housing Authority waitlist is officially suspended.

Coaster Shock: Washington is now home to a $40 cocktail.

LOOSE LIPS, by Loose Lips columnist Alan Suderman. (tips? lips@washingtoncitypaper.com)

• Leo Alexander says Vince Gray urged him to drop out of 2010 mayoral race, meet with Jeff Thompson‘s close associate. [Post]
• Bonds has misguided focus on race, Post says. [Post]
• So does Pat Mara, says Colby King. [Post]
• Just kidding, says Colby. [Post]
• Chuck Thies is now angry at Colby. [NBC4]
• On radio address, a once-skeptical mayor says to vote for yes on budget autonomy. [Times]
• Car booting is big business in D.C. [WUSA9]
• There are way too many candidate forums. [Post]
• Gray budget proposes a lot of construction. [Examiner]
• Don’t miss the only forum that matters, tonight.

HOUSING COMPLEX, by Aaron Wiener (tips? awiener@washingtoncitypaper.com)

• On the value of experimentation in government. [Post]
• Fifteen hurt in Metrobus crash on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE. [WJLA]
• Before construction in NoMa, decontamination. [WBJ]
• Options emerge for the streetcar on K Street and in Georgetown. [GGW]
• The D.C. area has the “bubbliest” housing market in America. [WBJ]
• The pros and cons of neighborhood preference for charter schools. [GGE]
• 1776 has signed up nearly ten startups a week since its launch. [Post]
• Sidwell Friends alums want to start a free version of their pricey alma mater. [Post]
• Today on the market: Trinidad four-bed

ARTS LINKS, by Ally Schweitzer (tips? artsdesk@washingtoncitypaper.com)