Vincent C. Gray

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray carries throws for people in the crowd as he begins his walk in the 46th Annual Palisades Parade and Picnic. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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D.C. Council member Michael A. Brown (right), at-large independent, and D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (far right), a Democrat, take part in the nonpartisan parade, in the Northwest neighborhood of Palisades.

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray carries throws for people in the crowd as he begins his walk in the 46th Annual Palisades Parade and Picnic in Washington on Wednesday, July 4, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray stressed accountability as he swore in Sandra Mattavous-Frye on Tuesday to her reappointment as the D.C. People's Counsel, an advocate for ratepayers in their disputes with utilities such as Pepco. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Michael Kelly is Mayor Vincent C. Gray's pick to lead the D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development despite some controversy in his previous job in Philadelphia. (Associated Press)

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray (second from right) holds a press conference to announce his nominees to the new Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Robert J. Spagnoletti (left) Deborah A. Lathen (second from left) and Laura M. Richards (right) at the John A. WIlson Building on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray arrives to offer remarks Monday on the city's participation in Secure Communities, a federal program aimed at deporting criminal illegal aliens. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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On the steps of the John A. Wilson Building on Monday, Arash Karimi of the District lets his views be known as D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray outlines the city's response to the federal Secure Communities program, which kicks in Tuesday. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)