WHEREAS, Mayor Vince Gray thinks that television and film star Hayden Panettiere “has proven not only her acting chops, but also her commitment to the cause of full democracy for the people of the District of Columbia,” and…

During the day, I watch a lot of Channel 13’s D.C. Council feed. Most of the time, it’s routine viewing — hearings, testimony, that kind of thing. So when a woman sporting a three-foot tall balloon hat accepted a proclamation from Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh this morning, well, I felt the need to record it for posterity’s sake.