Republishing the blog post originally published on October 10, 2018, on Commissioner Tischa Cockrell’s reelection campaign. Happy pre-election Monday.

Here is a little personal background on Tischa as the current ANC4B09 Commissioner in her words:

Public safety is currently the most important issue facing my Single Member District (SMD) as the Commissioner of ANC4B09. I have conducted several SMD meetings to hear the concerns and suggestions of our residents. I have met with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD’s) 4th District Commander, lieutenants, seargents, etc., and I recently became the treasurer of the 4th District MPD Citizen’s Advisory Council (CAC) in order to address our community’s issues directly as a concerned leader of our community.

I have partnered with District agencies such as Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (ONSE), and DC Prevention in an effort to find out what are ways we can teach our youth and curtail crime. I currently walk in the community with the ONSE group engaging residents especially young people. We’ve also sat down with DC Prevention on several occasions to research some of the patterns and behaviors of those involved in certain activities that lead to problems.

I am also fully engaged with residents, businesses, and neighboring ANCs by attending Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association (LRCA) community association meetings, many LRCA committee meetings, our own ANC4B meetings, other ANC SMD meetings, other community meetings, as well as conducting my own monthly SMD meetings and block meetings. I am also sure to invite District agencies, businesses, and developers to those meetings and send out many emails and notices to ensure transparency and distribution of knowledge to our residents. I also helped to plan Riggs Park Day earlier this year in May alongisde DPR, LRCA, and ANC Commissioner Barbara Rogers (4B08).

While being busy doing these things, I have also worked with fellow neighbors to follow up on requests regarding: sidewalk repair, tree pruning, lighting, parking, and crosswalk issues, negotiating with businesses such as Wal-Mart, Riggs Liquors, Culture Coffee, etc. As former Second Vice President of LRCA; Former Chair of the LRCA Youth Development/Recreation committee; current member of the LRCA Public Safety; Newsletter Distribution committee; and Development Taskforce committee, I am dedicated to doing the work of the community to continue our efforts in building a safe and close knit community. I would appreciate your vote on Tuesday, November 6th!