Charles Allen · [email protected]

February 26, 2026 at 3:51 PM

Why’s my utility bill so $*&# high?

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

February 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM

Ward 6 Update: Tax Filing Changes, SW Farmers Market Move + New Solar Bill

Click here to view this email in your browser and share it. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – Two weeks ago, I made a trip over the border into Maryland to see firsthand the disastrous impact of millions of gallons of raw sewage being spilled in…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

February 10, 2026 at 10:17 PM

An Update on Trash & Recycling Collection

Click here if this email is hard to read. Dear Friend, I'm reaching out with an update on trash and recycling collection. And I want to be very clear up front: the city said service would be back on schedule this week, and it's simply not for a lot of people. Patience has run out, and frust…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

February 7, 2026 at 12:01 PM

Ward 6 Update: Winter Storm Cleanup Continues, Potomac River Spill, & Books from Birth Turns 10!

Click here to view this email in your browser and share it. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – It’s been a tough couple of weeks here in the District. The snow and ice storm created real challenges, but the lack of timely communication made this alrea…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

February 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM

Campaign Update: Fundraising Update + Endorsements

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

January 31, 2026 at 11:44 AM

Today’s the deadline! Can you give just $5?

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

January 30, 2026 at 10:35 PM

Another Snow Update: Trash Pickup is on the Way

Click here if this email is hard to read. Dear Friend, I wanted to share a quick follow-up with some important updates as we continue to dig out across Ward 6. I know the last week has been incredibly difficult and frustrating, and I appreciate everyone’s patience as crews push to restore ba…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

January 28, 2026 at 10:40 PM

Snow Update: Plowing, Bus Stops, Trash, & What to Expect

Click here if this email is hard to read. Dear Friend, We’re still digging out days after the snowfall, and with temperatures expected to stay below freezing for at least another week and the Snow Emergency continuing through at least 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, many snow and ice impacts will conti…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

January 25, 2026 at 12:19 PM

Hundreds showed up—now we need you

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

January 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM

Ward 6 Update: Snow Prep, a New Councilmember, & Construction Updates

Click here to view this email in your browser and share it. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – This past week, I had the chance to join the Southwest Waterfront AARP Chapter's first meeting of the year. We covered a range of issues, from needed imp…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

January 21, 2026 at 12:36 PM

Friday night: help me kick off this campaign!

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

January 16, 2026 at 2:06 PM

Join me for our campaign launch party!

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  Phil Guire · [email protected]

January 11, 2026 at 12:54 PM

A birthday surprise for Charles Allen 🎉

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

January 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM

Ward 6 Update: New Rumsey Pool Designs & Community Mtg, Council Changes, & 100 Illegal Pot Shops Shuttered

Click here to view this email in your browser and share it. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – While it's probably past the time to say "Happy New Year," I still hope your 2026 is off to a good start. At the Wilson Building, the DC Council held its fir…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

December 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM

Ward 6 Update: RFK Transit Planning & Fixing Trash Pickup

Click here to view this email in your browser and share it. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – This is my final email newsletter for 2025, and I wish you a great holiday season with friends and family! This year brought real challenges for DC, but real…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

December 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM

Last Call: Donate Ahead of the Dec. 10 Deadline!

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

December 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM

Ward 6 Update: Brickie Awards, Recreation for Kids & a New Cannabis Bill

Click here to view this email in your browser and share it. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – I'm still buzzing from Thursday night's Ward 6 Brickie Awards. Our annual holiday awards celebration is a wonderful opportunity to get together, enjoy some f…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

December 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM

Taking on Dangerous Drivers: This is What Real Accountability Looks Like

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

December 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM

The 2025 Ward 6 Brickie Award Winners!

Dear Friend, I'm reaching out with exciting news! This year, we received dozens and dozens of nominations from Ward 6 residents for our 2025 Ward 6 "Brickie" Awards. Your nominations continue to be a source of inspiration and joy, highlighting the many people, organizations, and businesses that …

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

November 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM

Electricity Prices, the Brickie Awards, & Ways to Celebrate

Click here if this email is hard to read or you want to share it. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – Right off the top, I want to wish the Washington Spirit best of luck tonight as they take on New York Gotham in the NWSL Championship match! Where are y…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

November 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM

Our Re-Election Campaign Started Strong - But We Need You!

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

November 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM

Celebrate the Best of Ward 6 at the Brickie Awards!

Dear?Friend, Please join me and hundreds of Ward 6 neighbors at the 19th annual "Brickie" Awards on Thursday, Dec. 4! We'll be celebrating the community members, organizations, groups, and businesses that go above and beyond to make Ward 6 a great place to call home. Each year, my office ho…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

November 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM

I'm running for re-election as your Ward 6 Councilmember!

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

November 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM

Ward 6 Update: Trash & Leaf Collection, SNAP Support, Better Transit, & Celebrating Ward 6

Click here if this email is hard to read or you want to share it. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – Fall's taking shape all across Ward 6 neighborhoods, as bright reds and oranges fill the trees (and leaf collection season is upon us). I hope you had a…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

October 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Ward 6 Update: Reining in Scalpers, Protecting Tenants, & Leaf Season Begins

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – Thanks to everyone who came out to the Pretzel Bakery for my office hours last week! It's great to start the day with coffee and a pretzel, but it's even better to see such a b…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

October 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Ward 6 Update: Supporting Furloughed Neighbors, Slowing Dangerous Drivers, & New Stadium Transit Plans

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – I started Wednesday morning this week by joining Ward 6 neighbors in Lincoln Park for this fall's Walk & Roll to School Day . Given how heavy the world can feel, this was exac…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

September 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Ward 6 Update: Safer Streets, Access to Vaccines, & Fall Fun

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – I hope you were able to make it to the 20th year of the H Street Festival ! It was a day full of neighbors, local businesses, and beautiful weather in our great city. By mid-af…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

September 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Ward 6 Update: Updates on Fed Occupation, Stadium & Art All Night!

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – DC shines this time of year – the crisp air, the turning leaves, and the energy of neighbors coming together at a million community events. I hope you’ve been able to soak…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

August 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM

Ward 6 Update: Federal "Takeover", Back to School, New Playground, & Fixing a Bus Stop

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – This week, it was back to school for DCPS and many of our DC public charter schools, and congratulations to all the students and families on your first week! Despite the alarm…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

August 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM

Ward 6 Update: Hands Off DC – A Hard Week & What You Need to Know

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – This very difficult week began with the President of the United States spreading lies about our beloved home. By mid-week, we saw members of the US military and masked federal …

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

August 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM

A Dangerous Abuse of Power & Critical Moment for DC

Clickhere if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Dear Friend, As most of you know, yesterday morning, President Trump announced that he would be declaring a "crime emergency" under a specific provision of DC's Home Rule Act, which he a…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

August 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Ward 6 Update: Passed Budget & 1st Vote on the Stadium Deal

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – It's been quite a week. Whew! In just the last five days, the Council held a final budget vote, held two all-day public hearings on the proposed NFL stadium deal, and voted on …

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

July 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Ward 6 Update: What's in the Stadium Deal, School Tours & Fairer Elections

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – Fresh off the first budget vote earlier this week, there is still a lot going on. Monday was the first of two votes on the city's budget and financial plan for next year. If y…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

July 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM

Here's What's in the DC Budget After First Vote

Clickhere if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Dear Friend, Yesterday, the Council cast the first of two votes in finalizing next year's budget for the District of Columbia. This has been one of the most challenging budgets I've worke…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

July 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM

RSVP for Ward 6 Week 2025!

Clickhere if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Dear Friend, It's summertime, life's a little slower, and school's out. That means it's a great time to get out, rediscover your neighborhood, and try something new.  Join me for this …

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

July 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM

Ward 6 Update: America's Best Little Parade!

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – I'm sending this earlier and shorter newsletter ahead of the long holiday weekend to share some timely updates before it's time to fire up the grill. If you missed it, last…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

June 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM

Update on the Transportation & Environment Budget

Clickhere if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Dear Friend, I've been updating you in my regular newsletter about the budget work at the Council. And earlier this week, the Committee on Transportation and the Environment voted unanimo…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

June 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Ward 6 Update: The Budget & the Stadium, New Housing in Buzzard Point + Recreation Upgrades

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – Between the sunshine-thunderstorm hourly rotations and the humidity turned up to 11, summer has officially arrived (but hey, at least we got a rainbow ). Normally, the Council…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

June 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Ward 6 Update: Budget Impacts, New Bus Routes + Pride Celebrations

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – Happy Pride, DC! If you're going to the parade today, I hope you enjoy every minute of celebrating. There are so many ways to celebrate in Ward 6 and across DC. For a bit of l…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

May 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Ward 6 Update: Pools Open, Budget Coming & Some RFK Reading

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – Last weekend, it felt like most of my neighbors were out for the Capitol Hill Classic! After being forced out of running last year for the first time in a decade or so with a …

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

May 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Ward 6 Update: State of the Budget, Safer Streets + Pride

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – With what feels like daily news of threatening events around the country or our home, it's important we make sure to recognize and celebrate the things that make our community…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

April 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Ward 6 Update: RFK Update, Budget Delay, & Urgency on Traffic Safety

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – Normally, April is a month when the Council would be in the thick of the budget process, with lengthy hearings and important debates about priorities and tradeoffs. But we have…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

April 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Ward 6 Update: Fair Ticket Prices, Open Gov't, + New, Local Biz

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – Let's start with some good news: our own Washington Capitals' Alexander Ovechkin broke the NHL goal-scoring record last weekend! It's an exciting time for DC sports. Alex was …

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

March 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Ward 6 Update: Budget & Federal Updates, Driverless Cars + Throwing Shade (on the Playground)

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – Despite everything going on, I hope you've been enjoying this beautiful spring . There's plenty going on in the world to keep us worried, but the reason we fight so hard for ou…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

March 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM

Ward 6 Update: Congress, Spring Clean + Office Hours

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – This week has obviously been dominated by Congress's fight over a potential government shutdown nationally and locally, and the District has once again been dragged into the f…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

March 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM

Urgent: Call Senators Today

Dear Friend, Thank you to all who have called members of Congress this week. It's really making a difference! After House Republicans recklessly voted to cut $1 billion local dollars from DC's budget on Tuesday, the Senate is now our last hope. Passing a continuing resolution that cuts DC's budg…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

March 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM

Congress Aims to Block $1 Billion in Local DC Spending

Dear Friend, Late Sunday night, the news broke that the current spending proposal in the US House of Representatives to avoid a government shutdown includes a disastrous provision requiring the District to cut more than $1 billion from our current year's budget . And here's the kicker: it won't e…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

March 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM

Ward 6 Update: Suing Dangerous Drivers, Supporting Local Business & Celebrating Mardi Gras

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – I hope this newsletter finds you well and ready to enjoy the weekend. We might not be quite there yet, but it's finally March, and we all know spring is getting closer when the…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

February 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM

Ward 6 Update: Hands Off DC, RFK Stadium + Federal Employees

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – No matter where I am in Ward 6, I'm having a lot of hard conversations with neighbors who are career public servants in the federal government. As I shared with the Wall Street…

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  Charles Allen · [email protected]

February 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM

Ward 6 Update: A Difficult Week, an Updated Library, & Pushing for More DPR Hours

Click here if this email is hard to read. If you'd like to unsubscribe from all future emails, clickhere . Friend – This has been a difficult week for so many, and the tragedy on the Potomac River Wednesday night is heartbreaking for us all. I know we're all holding the family and friends of …

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