http://dcdogvoter.com Sitting for our rights! Tue, 20 May 2008 16:00:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We have almost 200 signatures on the petition. However, we did not realize we needed valid mailing addresses. About half of the signatories did not provide addresses, unfortunately. We are posting a new copy of the petition which requires addresses and which does not display the names of the folks ... http://dcdogvoter.com/?p=43 Would you like to see new playground equipment at Upshur and Hamilton Parks? More programs and classes offered by the Department of Parks and Recreation? How about new basketball courts, improved pool facilities, a dog park, and lots of trees and green space? Then, please join us, The Friends ... http://dcdogvoter.com/?p=42 We have over 90 signatures on our online petition. Thank you, everyone who signed! If you have not signed yet, please include your address, or at least enough of an address to let the powers-that-be know you live nearby. http://dcdogvoter.com/?p=41 We are putting together a proposal for a dog park in the park located at 14th & Arkansas. The Friends of 16th Street Heights Parks folks have graciously agreed to act as the sponsoring organization. Their willingness to sponsor the park adds a great deal of weight to our proposal, ... http://dcdogvoter.com/?p=40 Ah, dear dear Jonetta. It's always good to hear from such a voice of reason. Can you please explain the phrase "between a tree and a confirmation vote"? Idioms aside, I didn't think you hated dogs until you brought it up. You've been in politics for a long time, so I'm sure ... http://dcdogvoter.com/?p=39 Well, looks like we found one answer from T.A. Uqdah, former candidate for the Ward 4 Council. Even though he was promoting the use of dog parks and putting dogs and kids in the same level in his campaign for dealing with gentrification, his last email to the Petworth Dogs listserve ... http://dcdogvoter.com/?p=38 Has anyone heard anything about recent developments on the dog park front? I've heard little but the sound of "no dogs allowed" signs going up on parks. http://dcdogvoter.com/?p=36 The last enclosed park in walking distance from my house has replaced the signs saying ‘Cleanup After Your Dog’ for ‘No Dogs Allowed’. This happened less than a month after we met with DPR representatives at a Friends of 16th Street Heights Parks meeting. I guess then that is true the ... http://dcdogvoter.com/?p=35 The Examiner just published an article on Dan Greenberg's plight. I did not realize there are two laws on the books, one of which dates back to pre-Home Rule days. That law uses the criminal code to punish dog owners. I'm curious about the history of that law and why ... http://dcdogvoter.com/?p=34 As we struggle against DC's crackdown on dog owners and work to find safe, legal, local places to exercise our dogs, it's worth taking a look at the services our city provides to other taxpayers. According to DPR, the city maintains: 800 acres of park land, boasting more than 300 parks ... http://dcdogvoter.com/?p=33