DC mayoral candidate proposes guaranteed work by adding 10,000 government jobs

Every resident living in Washington, D.C., looking for work could be guaranteed a job through a massive hiring spree that would expand the local government and reduce crime in the district, according to a proposal from mayoral candidate Robert White.

White, who is seeking to unseat Mayor Muriel Bowser in the June primary election, aims to add about 10,000 jobs to the district government in a plan designed to implement clean energy initiatives while driving down violence. The new jobs would include installing solar panels on buildings, planting trees, and removing lead pipes, among other things.