The D.C. metro area is a consistent favorite to land Amazon’s second headquarters, dubbed HQ2, a historic project promising to bring 50,000 high-paying jobs and $5 billion in investment to the region. If the D.C. region is chosen, the designation would come with great local excitement and immense scrutiny. To date, Amazon’s yearlong search for a second headquarters has drawn withering criticism, from the lack of transparency on what may result in record-breaking subsidies funneled to a massive…