Some news stories from the past week involving Chairman Mendelson:

The Incredible Shrinking Stadium-Deal Benefits – “If you look at it you realize the only profit center in the entire project is the hotel,” Mendelson told [the author] recently. “That’s not to say we shouldn’t do the stadium. But the executive’s first line is, this is going to bring all this money to the city.” [Washington City Paper]

DC Residents and Businesses Will Face Fines for Not Shoveling Snow – Council Chair Phil Mendelson said, “This is about maintaining public policy that walks should be cleared when there’s a snowstorm.” [WJLA]

Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Passes DC Council – During Tuesday’s hearing, DC Council chairman Phil Mendelson amended the bill to clarify that the legislation would only apply to property sought for forfeiture, not for property that police are holding as evidence. [The Washington Times]

Little Chance DC Council Acts on Marijuana Sales by Year’s End – “The council needs to look very carefully at what the economic factors are,” Mendelson said, also expressing concerns about the “political acceptability of a licensing and taxing scheme.”  Mendelson said he is also in no rush to send the initiative itself for congressional review. There is no sense, he said, in transmitting the bill before the new Congress gavels to order because the 30-legislative-day review period resets when a congressional term ends. [The Washington Post]

Chairman Mendelson’s statement on the Passing of Councilmember Marion S. Barry can be viewed here.