The NCPC reviewing Trump’s ballroom is like the DMV launching a moon mission: it’s technically possible, but bring lunch.
August 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The NCPC reviewing Trump’s ballroom is like the DMV launching a moon mission: it’s technically possible, but bring lunch.
Suis trop vieille pour réapprendre un réseau.
Je dis encore « le NCPC » et « inscrivez au plumitif »
Je dis encore « le NCPC » et « inscrivez au plumitif »
Donc vous vous barrez tous ici dans ce territoire inconnu en nous abandonnant.
November 16, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Suis trop vieille pour réapprendre un réseau.
Je dis encore « le NCPC » et « inscrivez au plumitif »
Je dis encore « le NCPC » et « inscrivez au plumitif »
Today i testified before the National capitol planning commission against trumps appalling arch.
youtu.be/TP4v40ax_uw?...
youtu.be/TP4v40ax_uw?...
HBF NCPC 2026.06.04
YouTube video by John Hawkinson
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June 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Today i testified before the National capitol planning commission against trumps appalling arch.
youtu.be/TP4v40ax_uw?...
youtu.be/TP4v40ax_uw?...
5. Final Authorization: After approvals from NPS, NCPC, and CFA, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the White House Chief Usher / Facilities Management Office finalize funding, scheduling, and logistics.
October 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
5. Final Authorization: After approvals from NPS, NCPC, and CFA, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the White House Chief Usher / Facilities Management Office finalize funding, scheduling, and logistics.
There are now cement trucks entering the White House construction site, which is not what you'd expect for a project that hasn't been reviewed by anyone yet.
The White House has previously said no NCPC approvals are needed yet because they're just doing demo, not construction.
The White House has previously said no NCPC approvals are needed yet because they're just doing demo, not construction.
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
There are now cement trucks entering the White House construction site, which is not what you'd expect for a project that hasn't been reviewed by anyone yet.
The White House has previously said no NCPC approvals are needed yet because they're just doing demo, not construction.
The White House has previously said no NCPC approvals are needed yet because they're just doing demo, not construction.
KKKaroline Leavitt is lying. Demolition required review by NCPC, NPS, CFA, and NHPA! This bitch knows nothing about anything!
October 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
KKKaroline Leavitt is lying. Demolition required review by NCPC, NPS, CFA, and NHPA! This bitch knows nothing about anything!
3. Planning & Environmental Oversight: The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) evaluates all major federal projects in the National Capital Region, including work on the White House grounds, for design, planning, and environmental impacts under NEPA (the National Environmental Policy Act).
October 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
3. Planning & Environmental Oversight: The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) evaluates all major federal projects in the National Capital Region, including work on the White House grounds, for design, planning, and environmental impacts under NEPA (the National Environmental Policy Act).
From a #TrumpStacked NCPC to #ThePeoples Grounds... #GAUDY at best...the #ArcDeFrump... the #ArcOfMalevolence 🫨
#Pinks
#Pinks
June 4, 2026 at 10:14 PM
From a #TrumpStacked NCPC to #ThePeoples Grounds... #GAUDY at best...the #ArcDeFrump... the #ArcOfMalevolence 🫨
#Pinks
#Pinks
Share this three minute video of @hollybfletcher.bsky.social before the National Capital Planning Commission hearing today on the Trumpal Arch if it speaks for you too. youtu.be/TP4v40ax_uw?...
HBF NCPC 2026.06.04
YouTube video by John Hawkinson
youtu.be
June 4, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Share this three minute video of @hollybfletcher.bsky.social before the National Capital Planning Commission hearing today on the Trumpal Arch if it speaks for you too. youtu.be/TP4v40ax_uw?...
Major exterior or site work still triggers National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) and U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) design reviews, along with NEPA environmental assessments. Any project involving government resources must also comply with
October 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Major exterior or site work still triggers National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) and U.S. Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) design reviews, along with NEPA environmental assessments. Any project involving government resources must also comply with
Couple things.
1. Very unusual for top level appointees like Chairman Mendelson to show up to NCPC (they have permanent delegates), so I gotta hand it Mendo for showing up.
2. NCPC has a process for secure/classified projects
3. NCPC never lets applicants present from physical boards.
1. Very unusual for top level appointees like Chairman Mendelson to show up to NCPC (they have permanent delegates), so I gotta hand it Mendo for showing up.
2. NCPC has a process for secure/classified projects
3. NCPC never lets applicants present from physical boards.
When asked why the ballroom proposal didn't go to the National Capital Planning Commission before demolition began, a White House official claims "there are some things guarding this project, that are, frankly, of top secret nature"
January 9, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Couple things.
1. Very unusual for top level appointees like Chairman Mendelson to show up to NCPC (they have permanent delegates), so I gotta hand it Mendo for showing up.
2. NCPC has a process for secure/classified projects
3. NCPC never lets applicants present from physical boards.
1. Very unusual for top level appointees like Chairman Mendelson to show up to NCPC (they have permanent delegates), so I gotta hand it Mendo for showing up.
2. NCPC has a process for secure/classified projects
3. NCPC never lets applicants present from physical boards.
This is why social activism matters.
One day after I published this story, the NCPC stops the Trump administration from further destruction of the East Wing of the White House.
One day after I published this story, the NCPC stops the Trump administration from further destruction of the East Wing of the White House.
October 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is why social activism matters.
One day after I published this story, the NCPC stops the Trump administration from further destruction of the East Wing of the White House.
One day after I published this story, the NCPC stops the Trump administration from further destruction of the East Wing of the White House.
NEWS: In a lawsuit to stop the planned removal of the 15th Street bike lane, @waba.org says the Trump administration is violating the Administrative Procedures Act because it hasn't consulted NCPC and because the decision is "arbitrary and capricious."
March 23, 2026 at 5:18 PM
NEWS: In a lawsuit to stop the planned removal of the 15th Street bike lane, @waba.org says the Trump administration is violating the Administrative Procedures Act because it hasn't consulted NCPC and because the decision is "arbitrary and capricious."
The NCPC chair (also a White House appointee) publicly stated that demolition/site-preparation work does not require prior NCPC approval, though the structural/“vertical build” phase does. (AP)
October 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The NCPC chair (also a White House appointee) publicly stated that demolition/site-preparation work does not require prior NCPC approval, though the structural/“vertical build” phase does. (AP)
Here's your chance to share your thoughts on the 90,000 sf ballroom.
Don't waste it!
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Don't waste it!
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Public Comment Period Open: White House Ballroom Proposal | National Trust for Historic Preservation
The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) has opened the public comment period on the East Wing Modernization Project, including the proposed construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom additi...
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February 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Here's your chance to share your thoughts on the 90,000 sf ballroom.
Don't waste it!
ow.ly/LThl50YfoCJ
Don't waste it!
ow.ly/LThl50YfoCJ
Submit your comments to the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC). The deadline for public comments is Wednesday, June 3 at noon ET.
Here we go again!! savingplaces.org/monumental-a...
Public Comment Period: Proposed Monumental Arch at Memorial Circle | National Trust for Historic Preservation
Members of the public have the opportunity to provide input on a proposed Monumental Arch at Memorial Circle near Arlington National Cemetery. The National Trust has raised concerns about the proposed...
savingplaces.org
May 28, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Submit your comments to the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC). The deadline for public comments is Wednesday, June 3 at noon ET.
This piece effectively highlights the obvious flaws in the ballroom's design.
It's also a great review of how the National Capital Planning Commission has improved federal projects in the past.
But Trump has packed the NCPC with his minions. They have a final vote on the ballroom this Thursday.
It's also a great review of how the National Capital Planning Commission has improved federal projects in the past.
But Trump has packed the NCPC with his minions. They have a final vote on the ballroom this Thursday.
March 29, 2026 at 12:18 PM
This piece effectively highlights the obvious flaws in the ballroom's design.
It's also a great review of how the National Capital Planning Commission has improved federal projects in the past.
But Trump has packed the NCPC with his minions. They have a final vote on the ballroom this Thursday.
It's also a great review of how the National Capital Planning Commission has improved federal projects in the past.
But Trump has packed the NCPC with his minions. They have a final vote on the ballroom this Thursday.
Reports indicate that the demolition proceeded despite lacking a confirmed sign-off from the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), which typically oversees major government construction in the area.
So yeah, there's a lot of big questions today.
So yeah, there's a lot of big questions today.
October 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Reports indicate that the demolition proceeded despite lacking a confirmed sign-off from the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), which typically oversees major government construction in the area.
So yeah, there's a lot of big questions today.
So yeah, there's a lot of big questions today.
Reporter: “Can the president tear down anything he wants without oversight? Could he demolish this building?”
Leavitt: “It's not the president who came up with that legal opinion himself. That's a legal opinion that's been held by the NCPC for many years.”
Leavitt: “It's not the president who came up with that legal opinion himself. That's a legal opinion that's been held by the NCPC for many years.”
October 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Reporter: “Can the president tear down anything he wants without oversight? Could he demolish this building?”
Leavitt: “It's not the president who came up with that legal opinion himself. That's a legal opinion that's been held by the NCPC for many years.”
Leavitt: “It's not the president who came up with that legal opinion himself. That's a legal opinion that's been held by the NCPC for many years.”
I will be on PBS NewsHour tonight discussing the ballroom, NCPC, etc. with Jeffrey Brown—sometime after 6:30 PM ET.
Starting Wednesday.
March 24, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I will be on PBS NewsHour tonight discussing the ballroom, NCPC, etc. with Jeffrey Brown—sometime after 6:30 PM ET.
surreal to hear the NCPC asking questions about granite vs limestone pavers as they prepare to greenlight this monstrosity
March 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM
surreal to hear the NCPC asking questions about granite vs limestone pavers as they prepare to greenlight this monstrosity
Vyjádření zoufalých památkářů:
SAH Opposes Proposed Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building Exterior Beautification Project - Society of Architectural Historians
On May 4, 2026, the SAH Heritage Conservation Committee sent a letter to William Scharf, Chair of the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), and NCPC Commissioners outlining why the proposed Dwi...
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May 7, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Vyjádření zoufalých památkářů:
The East Wing goes back to 1902, with extensive renovations in 1942.
Major construction or policy changes requires approval from Congress for funding, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) for site-specific plans, and the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) for design.
Major construction or policy changes requires approval from Congress for funding, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) for site-specific plans, and the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) for design.
October 21, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The East Wing goes back to 1902, with extensive renovations in 1942.
Major construction or policy changes requires approval from Congress for funding, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) for site-specific plans, and the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) for design.
Major construction or policy changes requires approval from Congress for funding, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) for site-specific plans, and the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) for design.
The East Wing goes back to 1902, with extensive renovations in 1942.
Major construction or policy changes requires approval from Congress for funding, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) for site-specific plans, & the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) for design. THERE HAS BEEN NO OVERSIGHT.
Major construction or policy changes requires approval from Congress for funding, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) for site-specific plans, & the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) for design. THERE HAS BEEN NO OVERSIGHT.
October 21, 2025 at 5:21 AM
The East Wing goes back to 1902, with extensive renovations in 1942.
Major construction or policy changes requires approval from Congress for funding, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) for site-specific plans, & the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) for design. THERE HAS BEEN NO OVERSIGHT.
Major construction or policy changes requires approval from Congress for funding, the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) for site-specific plans, & the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) for design. THERE HAS BEEN NO OVERSIGHT.