http://reeder4arlington.org Green Party County Board Nominee Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:12:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Democrats Sweep Local Races By David Schultz/The Connection Wednesday, November 05, 2008 AS EXPECTED, Arlington Democrats retained the two School Board seats and the one County Board seat that was up for grabs in yesterday’s election. County Board Member Barbara Favola, an 11-year incumbent, won another four-year term last night over Green Party ... http://reeder4arlington.org/2008/11/favola-on-reeder-campaign-no-cogent-platform-and-a-response/ Green candidate John Reeder got 23,000 votes (about 23 percent of the votes cast). The housing authority referendum in Arlington received nearly 33,000 votes (about 33 percent). This is an excellent showing considering that Josh Ruebner got 5% of the votes in 2006, 10% in 2007, and now ... http://reeder4arlington.org/2008/11/campaign-results-and-a-big-thank-you-to-my-supporters/ Housing Is Issue In County Board Race Greens' Reeder Challenges Favola By Michael Laris Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, October 30, 2008; VA01 Barbara A. Favola and John G. Reeder agree on the problem: It's tough to find an affordable apartment in Arlington County. Since 2000, thousands of residences have dropped from the affordable category, ... http://reeder4arlington.org/2008/10/washington-post-story-reeder-vs-favola-oct-30/ Two newspapers endorsed Barbara Favola for re-election, and chief among their reasons is that she is business friendly. This is code to signal that she approves virtually any project or development any developer wants to put up in Arlington, and and opposes raising taxes or regulations on developers. The ... http://reeder4arlington.org/2008/10/barbara-favola-developers-best-friend-ever-says-the-wash-post-and-sun-gazette-editorials/ Letter to Editor, the Washington Post Oct. 29, 2008 Out of Touch in Arlington The Post’s endorsement of Barbara Favola for County Board (see below) and its rejection of the housing authority referendum demonstrate the degree to which ... http://reeder4arlington.org/2008/10/washington-post-editorial-engages-in-errors-and-mis-statements/ News Channel 8 Voters Voters Guide: Arlington County Board of Supervisors posted 5:46 pm Mon October 27, 2008 tags: voters guide • arlington • board of supervisors ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va. - Long time veteran of the Arlington County Board of Supervisors, ... http://reeder4arlington.org/2008/10/news-channel-8-voters-guide-on-reeder/ Reeder Stands Firm Friends, colleagues tout Green Party candidate’s convictions. By David Schultz/The Arlington Connection http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=321046&paper=60&cat=104 Tuesday, October 21, 2008 ROGER COREY used to work with John Reeder at the U.S. International Trade Commission before Reeder’s recent retirement. They’d often argue about political issues, with Reeder taking staunchly liberal stance and the Corey, ... http://reeder4arlington.org/2008/10/arlington-connection-article-reeder-stands-firm/ As I have campaigned across Arlington this fall, I have come across the detritus of a housing boom that has burst leaving empty condos, empty lots where graceful moderate income rental apartments housed thousands of people, and bankruptcy. I am reminded that our county leaders--the Democratic county board--could ... http://reeder4arlington.org/2008/10/housing-tear-downs-give-way-to-vacant-lots-empty-condos-and-more-homelessness/ Arlington Sun Gazette: Housing Advocates Make Last Push for Referendum Support by SCOTT McCAFFREY, Staff Writer (Created: Sunday, October 19, 2008 9:37 AM EDT) A group supporting the proposal to create a county-run public-housing authority rallied outside the county government headquarters on Oct. 18. (Photo by Scott McCaffrey) With the ... http://reeder4arlington.org/2008/10/arlington-greens-rally-at-county-board-for-housing-authority-oct-18/ As a result of a legal consent order between Arlington County Government and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) that enforces EPA clean water standards, Arlington County was forced in 2001 to upgrade its sewage treatment plant that was sending treated effluent with high levels of nitrogen into the ... http://reeder4arlington.org/2008/10/will-development-exceed-arlingtons-new-sewage-treatment-facility/