# Mayor's Race Gets Punchy, D.C.'s Height Act, and Budget Woes

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Published: 2026-03-02T15:03:36+00:00
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Cuneyt and Tom talk about D.C.'s mayoral candidates throwing jabs as the election heats up. Plus, the city's finances are a mess, now made worse by Congress overturning the city's tax code. In the speed round, Cuneyt talks about a new effort to get rid of the Height Act while Tom finds a Gallup survey that says basically no one wants to go back to the office. 00:00 Introduction 02:13 Overheard at DC Restaurant: Iran Strikes 05:51 A Simmering Mayor's Race 09:08 Kenyan McDuffie Meets With Adrian Fenty 15:43 Zohran's Oval Office Stunner 20:54 DC's Financial Challenges 25:17 DC Could Use a Tabloid 26:59 "Let DC Build" Wants Height Act Nixed 28:43 Basically No One Wants To Go Back To The Office 30:48 Local Tea Success Story 31:49 In memoriam: Graylan Hagler The Dream City Podcast is supported by launch partner SpotlightDC: Capital City Fund for Investigative Journalism . The Dream City Podcast will hold the powerful accountable and take you inside D.C.’s business and political worlds. Along the way: Revelatory conversations with city officials, business leaders, and the best-sourced journalists in town. The Dream City Podcast is a product of COSMOS Media LLC.

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