Zachary Parker
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Search complete. 10 mentions across 3 episodes found for "Zachary Parker".
Oct 9, 2026
JLG's Campaign Fine Reversed, More Parking Tickets Ahead, and D.C.'s Most Expensive Bread Costs How Much?
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7:29Cuneyt DilGUEST
I think, I think they were very real.
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7:32Cuneyt DilGUEST
Like Zachary Parker said, "We need to be realistic.
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7:35Cuneyt DilGUEST
We need to be straight up with people.
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7:36Cuneyt DilGUEST
I don't see how we can afford this while we're cratering in our budget." This was in reaction to Robert White, who proposed, "Let's have, uh, parking ticket fines across the city, across the board." Phil Mendelson said, "As horrible as some people feel these fines are, is this really where our priority is? Or is it with affordable housing or people being knocked off Medicaid?" I think he talked about other healthcare programs too.
The Politics Hour: Montgomery County's trash and an RFK campus master plan heads to the D.C. Council
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0:24Tom SherwoodPANELIST
Hello, everybody.
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0:25Kojo NnamdiHOST
Later in the broadcast, we'll be talking with D.C. Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker.
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0:31Kojo NnamdiHOST
Joining us in studio now is the Montgomery County Council President, Natalie Fannie Gonzalez.
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0:36Kojo NnamdiHOST
Thank you so much for joining us.
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25:19Kojo NnamdiHOST
Thank you so much for joining us.
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25:20Natali Fani-GonzálezGUEST
Thank you for having me.
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25:21Kojo NnamdiHOST
Up next, D.C. Council Member Zachary Parker.
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25:24Kojo NnamdiHOST
I'm Kojo Nnamdi.
The Ripple Effects of DOGE, D.C. Council Takes Aim at the Ballot Initiative, and PorchFest Prohibition
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21:52Ben BraschPANELIST
That is, like, the ultimate, uh, win in a lot of cases.
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21:56Ben BraschPANELIST
But with this extra red tape, what it does is, in, in Council Member Zachary Parker's view, is it is trying to get people out of the democratic process.
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22:07Ben BraschPANELIST
Um, and Council Member Silverman, who also voted no, uh, on this first reading, she said this is an end run, uh, around, uh, the legislative process, and, um, she doesn't think it's a good idea.
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22:20Ben BraschPANELIST
But yeah, these topics have been talked about a ton at the council level.