New Focus on the Neighborhoods?

I just received an email directing me to The Barras Report where I found an article suggestin that Mayor Williams is likely to appoint Stanley Jackson for Deputy Mayor for Economic Development. Here is a sampling of the article:

Jackson’s expected appointment signals that the administration intends to shift its focus more to neighborhoods. During the past few years, Williams has been accused of catering to the needs of downtown and big business, while ignoring the little people and blighted community commercial corridors like those in Ward 7 and Ward 8. While the mayor made some progress during Price’s tenure—the reopening of the Tivoli Theater and the promise of a Target in Columbia Heights; opening of a Home Depot in Ward 5; and plans for a retail-housing complex on the old Camp Simms site in Ward 8—the administration’s record has been uneven. With Jackson at the helm, Williams hopes to smooth out his administration’s rough edges and answer the hew and cry for more affordable housing while
improving overall relations with District residents.

All of the information (except links) above comes from The Barras Report.