Yesim Sayin

Founding Executive Director of the D.C. Policy Center. Lover of messy stuff: urban economics, policy, hair. Tweets belong to the entire world.

[PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education) @dcpave]

We are changing the game in DC with BIG wins for #DCKids! Our coalition, @ForDCStudents, is working, working day ☀️ and night 🌙. So vote for us, the game changing team! “The champ is here!!” 🙌🏽🏆#PIESummit24

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🙌The third round of the Quarterly Business Sentiments Survey is now live!

If you are an owner or executive of a business in the D.C. region, participate here: https://t.co/urXWdxdu1S

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❓The purpose of the survey is to supply systematic, comprehensive information on the business community’s experiences to elected officials, the media, and the public. Questions center on overall business climates, barriers to growth, and interactions with government.

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@maustermuhle Mobile lounge is a true euphemism. Also I associate America with mobile lounges and the smell of cinnamon from Cinnabon. The first two things that I experienced when I arrived in the US in 1995.

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@councilofdc @JenBudoff A true gem. D.C. is so lucky to have her.

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@CM_McDuffie @dcpolicycenter Thank you so much for joining us. It is always the highlight of our year.

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BLS jut released employment data for Feb 2024. I made a chart of total non-farm and private sector jobs in DC for the last two years. It is a flatline!

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@mattyglesias @dccrimefacts Totally. I began some of this work looking at how a land value tax would work in ward 3 given zoning restrictions. More a stick than a carrot. Will think more about this. What I know is ward 6 has three times the density as ward 3 and no one says “wow, Capitol Hill is a dump.”

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@mattyglesias @dccrimefacts Omg. Like what is the cost of height act? You just ruined my spring break. I want to know!

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@mhbaskin Congratulations Morgan! I have followed your work for many years, and I will certainly miss your excellent reporting.

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@veroderugy Fewer teachers would also do the trick🤪

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Some thoughts on Downtown recovery: https://t.co/kccOAyQYwT

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We are hiring @dcpolicycenter! https://t.co/bxlqhmJa7T

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@TheArtist_MBS Same here.

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@dccrimefacts @FeverPotomac Yes. I did something on this a while back looking at the entire metro (and comparing it to others). https://t.co/RlCLSy761Z

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@dccrimefacts @FeverPotomac Low unemployment is a bit tricky as a proxy for a strong economy, because, right now, in D.C. and the Washington metro, it is driven not by increased employment, but decreased workforce participation. We lost jobs. But we lost more people from the labor force.

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@cuneytdil Bravo Cüneyt, çok beğendim!

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@maustermuhle @wamu885 @DCist It is a great loss for us @maustermuhle But I am so excited for you and your family and look forward to reading the substack updates.

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Tune in tomorrow to hear from @yesimsy at @edforwarddc's Better Than Before: Building Exceptional Schools Through DC's COVID Recovery: https://t.co/KGPDl6UDJB

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And the print:

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I found this hanging in the hallway next to my hotel room in Nashville, TN