On May 2, 2024, Executive Director Yesim Sayin was quoted in the Washington Post:
Sayin said the focus made sense — and so did the budget cuts in her view, describing D.C.’s fiscal outlook as “very scary” without significant change. Putting the city’s limited eggs in the downtown basket, she said, was the best bet to make a dent in the downward trends.
“I think the biggest return [on investment] is creating a downtown that’s once again an engine of revenue growth,” she said.
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