When my late Grandmother was still living in a single family home in the mid 80’s, she had to drag her trash cans down an alley about 60 feet to the curb. Grandma called the Mayor’s office, explained the problem, and was told it would be taken care of. From that time on, the garbagemen on her route would go into the alley to get the trash cans and return them when empty. You couldn’t tell my Grandmother shit about Marion Barry after that. There is a whole generation of Washingtonians who say that Marion Barry gave them their first job and will never turn their back on him no matter what he does.