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D.C. COUNCIL
Fenty Announces Ward 4 Endorsement
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty said yesterday that he would officially endorse Muriel Bowser as his successor for the Ward 4 seat on the D.C. Council.
The special election to fill Fenty's seat, as well as the Ward 7 seat vacated by Vincent C. Gray after he ascended to council chairman and the District II school board seat given up by Victor Reinoso after he was named deputy mayor for education, will take place May 1.
Seventeen people have picked up nominating petitions to run in Ward 4, 21 have picked them up in Ward 7 and three have picked them up for the school board. The filing deadline is Feb. 21.
Fenty (D) scheduled his endorsement at a kickoff fundraiser for Bowser last night at the home of Bill Lightfoot, who served as chairman of Fenty's mayoral campaign and co-chairman of his mayoral transition. Several other key political operatives from Fenty's campaign, including fundraiser John Falcicchio, have signed up to help Bowser.
-- Elissa Silverman
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Acting Chief Is Buying a House in D.C.
Acting Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier, a resident of Anne Arundel County, is buying a house in Northeast Washington and plans to move in by February, she said yesterday. The house is in Ward 5, in the 5th Police District.
Lanier, 39, said she likes the residence in part because it is close to where she grew up in Prince George's County. If confirmed by the D.C. Council, Lanier would have to live in the city. Her confirmation hearing is scheduled for March 16 before the Judiciary Committee.
