Programs such as New York's Metro Tech, which connects employers, employees and job training for specific jobs, will be established. Working with the schools and the University of the District of Columbia to increase the numbers of new job-seekers with the requisite technical preparation. Working closely with unions and employers, both to ensure fair treatment of workers and that apprenticeship opportunities are open to new workers. Describe any issue that you see as vital to the city's future and how it would be handled under your leadership. Our neighborhoods and the people who live there are the heart and soul of the District.
Residents are our single largest source of revenue.
Yet, major capital and economic development projects rarely leave downtown and benefit mainly commuters and tourists. We can not continue to base our economic development hopes on ethereal capital projects like the proposed convention center at Mount Vernon Square. The key is to welcome people back to District neighborhoods. The most stable investment the District can have is residents invested in their jobs, homes and families. As mayor, my policies, budgets and programs will focus on building neighborhoods, retaining neighbors and attracting new residents and residential and business developments.