Public grocery store proposal to address food deserts sparks debate in DC mayoral race

In their first televised debate, DC mayoral candidates Janeese Lewis George and Kenyan McDuffie discuss Ward 7 and 8’s limited access to healthy food options.

WASHINGTON — In their first televised debate, aired on WUSA9, D.C. mayoral candidates Janeese Lewis George and Kenyan McDuffie sparred on key issues including affordability and policing. One topic they seem to have agreed on is the need to address better access to healthy food options in Wards 7 and 8.

While they want more grocery stores, Lewis George’s concept to have publicly owned grocery stores in areas east of the Anacostia

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