Mayor's Race Gets Punchy, D.C.'s Height Act, and Budget Woes

Cuneyt and Tom talk about D.C.'s mayoral candidates throwing jabs as the election heats up. Plus, the city's finances are a mess, now made worse by Congress overturning the city's tax code. In the speed round, Cuneyt talks about a new effort to get rid of the Height Act while Tom finds a Gallup survey that says basically no one wants to go back to the office. 00:00 Introduction02:13 Overheard at DC Restaurant: Iran Strikes05:51 A Simmering Mayor's Race09:08 Kenyan McDuffie Meets With Adrian Fenty15:43 Zohran's Oval Office Stunner20:54 DC's Financial Challenges25:17 DC Could Use a Tabloid26:59 "Let DC Build" Wants Height Act Nixed28:43 Basically No One Wants To Go Back To The Office30:48 Local Tea Success Story31:49 In memoriam: Graylan HaglerThe Dream City Podcast is supported by launch partner SpotlightDC: Capital City Fund for Investigative Journalism.The Dream City Podcast will hold the powerful accountable and take you inside D.C.’s business and political worlds. Along the way: Revelatory conversations with city officials, business leaders, and the best-sourced journalists in town.The Dream City Podcast is a product of COSMOS Media LLC.