Being fair (probably) screws DC government officials

because they are expected to lean in favor of developers.

That's probably why Carol Mitten isn't being reappointed to the Zoning Commission (nor kept her job as director of the DC Office of Property Management) and why Bill Crews has been fired as Zoning Administrator.

Meanwhile, someone gets overpaid $75,000 and petitioned to keep the money... See "$75,000 payroll error one of D.C.'s largest," from the Washington Times. Or people who copy without attribution other people's reports?

Oh, and I forgot to mention Merrit Drucker, who for a time was in charge of the ward-based neighborhood service coordinators. Apparently he resigned because he believed that (1) the coordinators should be based in the Wards, not City Hall; and (2) complaints over stepped up enforcement. (I did think they were over-focused on enforcement over education and "suasion"--it's a delicate line but still, having a bulldog in that position is key.)