No big surprise here from Adrian Fenty: the mayor announced today that 33 more used car lots have lost their licenses under the new regulations the administration announced and began implementing about six months ago. The mayor similarly shut down 23 other used car lots last fall, and has made targeting such businesses, which he has characterized as fostering illegal chop shop activity and contributing to neighborhood blight by evolving into junk yards, one…

Photo by dullshik CORRECTION: The announcement this morning was to enact regulations targeting auto repair and tow lot operators – not used car sales. Which makes my comparison below more or less moot, since Barry is focusing on the used car sales lots. Mea culpa. D.C. Council member Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) on Friday announced his intention to introduce emergency legislation this week that would prevent the city from enacting its tough new restrictions…