Three In-Person Candidate Forums April 7, 8, and 9 at St. John's College High School

Dear Neighbors:

 The Chevy Chase Community Association and the Shepherd Park Citizens Association will be co‑hosting three in‑person District of Columbia candidate forums.

 

A forum for candidates for Mayor will be held at 7:00 pm on April 7.

A forum for candidates to serve as Delegate to the House of Representatives will be held at 7:00 pm on April 8.

A forum for candidates to serve as At-Large Member of the DC Council will be held at 7:00 pm on April 9.

 

The forums will be held in the Frana Auditorium at St. John’s College High School, located at 2607 Military Road NW. All candidates certified by the Board of Elections in these three races will be invited to participate in the forums. There will be closed captioning at the forums and the forums will be recorded for those who cannot attend.

Parking is available through the Oregon Avenue entrance, but carpooling is encouraged. St. John’s can be reached by bus on the C81 bus line. 

For security purposes, bags may be checked prior to entering the school.

In addition, the forums can be viewed on Zoom at this link.  Click here: Candidate Forums

 And you are invited to participate!

We are collecting questions from our members in advance of the Forums.  The two host associations will review and select the final questions.  We will also distribute 3x5” cards so audience members can write other questions, and we will attempt to ask some of those additional questions if time allows.

 

Please participate by proposing questions that you would like to ask of your candidates!

 

When you submit your proposed questions, in addition to the question itself please state to which forum it is directed and the neighborhood in which you live. Please send your questions to President@cccadc.org

 

For example: for Mayor, Do you think we should be surplusing government owned property to encourage private companies to build affordable housing in mixed use building? (Chevy Chase)

 

We hope you will join us to hear what the candidates have to say as we learn their positions on issues important to the city.  Snacks will be served.

 

Rasheen Carbin President Chevy Chase Community Association

Micah Salb President Shepherd Park Citizens Association

 

 

The DC Power Line Undergrounding (DC PLUG) initiative is a partnership between the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and PEPCO to improve the reliability and resiliency of the District of Columbia electric system.  Construction of the DC PLUG Feeder 467 will benefit residents, religious organizations, and businesses located in Chevy Chase.

To ensure awareness of the upcoming DC PLUG Feeder 467 Civil construction, please share the flyer notice with your constituents via email, website and social media. The DC PLUG outreach team delivered the door hangers today to residents, businesses and stakeholders to publicize the upcoming construction in March.

The map for Feeder 467 can be found here:

https://www.dcpluginfo.com/feeder-467

There is also an interactive map available on our website, where residents can enter their address to see how close construction will be to their location:

https://www.dcpluginfo.com/map

Real Estate Report for Single Family Homes in Chevy Chase, DC from February 2 - March 4, 2026

There are a total of 28 homes in this report; nine active listings with two more to come. 

Click on the link below to see the complete report

February 2026 Real Estate Report.pdf

Real estate activity report for single family homes in Chevy Chase DC.

January 2, 2026 - February 2, 2026

There are 23 homes listed in this report.

January 2026 Real Estate Report.pdf

Snow Service for Bus Routes

Here are two WMATA pages that will help residents find current bus information during snow times: 

Critical bus routes that will continue to operate during severe winter weather: 

https://wmata.com/about/news/Metro-announces-critical-bus-routes-that-will-continue-to-operate-during-severe-winter-weather.cfm

In our area, that means Lines D70 (Connecticut Avenue) and D80 (Wisconsin Avenue). 

For the operating status of each line in the Metrobus system: 

https://www.wmata.com/snow

Note that "Regular Service" means Sunday frequency.   

In addition to Lines D70 and D80, this page shows Line C81 (Ft Totten to Sibley Hospital) operating as well. 

Week of January 26, (Line D90 (Tenleytown to Mt. Vernon) is running, but only via Nebraska and Mass. Avenues, *not* running on New Mexico Avenue.) 

Cal Simone, Friends of Bus Transit 

The first of a three-part series of webinars by Historic Chevy Chase DC to explore our history century by century starts this Thursday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m. "Chevy Chase DC at 250: Beyond the Burgers and Fireworks," is a thoughtful discussion of what we as a community can do to redeem the promise of our nation's founding documents.

Register for the free, 75-minute webinar here.

Chevy Chase DC has the unique opportunity to witness much of this history due to our geographic proximity to the seat of the world's longest-surviving democracy. History tells us that the citizens who shaped Chevy Chase DC literally crossed paths with the founders as colleagues, nation builders, and also as enslaved laborers. In fact, we can trace the stories of residents whose DNA tied them to people once enslaved by George Washington.

The Jan. 29 Webinar will reflect on the first 100 years of America, from the early 1700s to the early 1800s, when the land that would become Chevy Chase DC was doled out by the Crown for tobacco production. We will view this period through the eyes of people like George Pointer, born enslaved and rented out at age 13 to work on Washington's Potomac Canal project. By the mid 1850s his descendants had become landowning farmers on Broad Branch Road. Or people like Caroline Branham, a woman who was enslaved at Mount Vernon and whose descendants served at Arlington House until eventually becoming free landowners along Broad Branch Road.

The Webinar will feature presenters Jocelind Julien, a descendant of enslaved persons at Mount Vernon and later landowners on Broad Branch Road; historical anthropologist Mark Auslander, who will share research on the role of African Americans on both sides of the Revolution, including George Pointer; and Carl Lankowski, PhD International Relations, who will introduce the panel discussion.

The last two installments, scheduled for Mach and June, will draw attention to the re-founding of our republic and its betrayal as we examine the role of Chevy Chase DC in the Civil War, Reconstruction, suburban expansion under Jim Crow, and displacement of locals who did not fit into the racially exclusive community envisioned by its founder, Francis Newlands.

Cate Atkinson
Historic Chevy Chase DC board member

The Friends of Bus Transit has posted detailed information about the December 2025 changes to Lines C87, D70, and others  on the FoBus wiki page at https://groups.io/g/FoBus/wiki . Click on the link for Schedule changes to our bus routes, Dec 14, 2025.

According to FoBus, no changes to service in our area are planned for FY2027. 

WMATA FY2027 Budget Hearings and Survey 

WMATA will be having budget hearings the week of February 2nd, as follows: 

In-person:

- Tuesday, Feb. 3:  Open house at 5:30 pm; Hearing at 6:00.

Bozman Government Center
Arlington County Board Room
2100 Clarendon Blvd. Ste. #307
Arlington, VA 22201

To register to speak, email speak@wmata.com or call 202-962-2511 by
12 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3.  On-site registration will be available.

Online: 

- Wednesday, Feb. 4, 12 noon 

- Thursday, Feb. 5, 6:00 pm 

To provide testimony via videoconference, email your name and any organizational affiliation to speak@wmata.com by 5 p.m. on the day prior to these hearings.

Survey: 

To complete a survey and share comments, go to: 
http://wmata.com/budget 

The survey closes on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 5 pm. 

As I understand it, no changes to service in our area are planned for FY2027. 

Updates provided by Cal Simone, Friends of Bus Transit

Upcoming DC Primary Candidate Forums

In advance of the upcoming District of Columbia primary elections, the Chevy Chase Community Association will host a series of candidate forums to give residents the opportunity to hear directly from candidates and learn more about their priorities and plans for the District.

At this time, declared candidates include:

• Non-Voting Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives – 7 declared candidates, including the incumbent.
• Mayor of the District of Columbia – 6 declared candidates.
• DC Council (multiple seats) – Competitive races with multiple declared candidates for Ward 1, Ward 6, and At-Large Council positions.

(Additional candidates may declare prior to the filing deadline.)

The candidate forums will provide an opportunity for community members to hear from candidates, ask questions, and engage in informed civic dialogue on issues impacting Chevy Chase and the District as a whole. Dates, times, and formats for the forums are currently being finalized. Please stay tuned for additional details in upcoming CCCA communications.

Prepared by Allyson Weaver, First Vice President, CCCA

Real estate activity report for single family homes in Chevy Chase DC.

November 18, 2025 - January 2, 2026

There are 30 homes listed in this report.

December 2025 Real Estate Report.pdf