Washington Informer: ‘Baby Bonds’ Legislation Introduced as Tool in Closing Racial Wealth Gap
Some Question Immediate Impact of Council Member McDuffie’s Bill
Yearly Archives
2021
District Links: Bowser announces spending proposal that draws from federal aid; leadership of…
Mayor Muriel Bowser has proposed spending more on affordable housing and violence prevention — while cutting about $36 million from the police department — in next year's budget.
Street Sense: The DC region’s homelessness figures declined in 2021, but effects of COVID remain to…
The region has seen a 25% decrease in people experiencing homelessness since 2017. D.C. saw a 32% decline in that period. The number of people experiencing homelessness was the lowest it has been since COG began coordinating counts in…
Street Sense: DC encampment ‘cleanups’ largely rely on free labor to temporarily move residents’…
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration cleared residents out of two tent encampments at the M Street and L Street underpasses near Union Station on May 13.
WTOP: Several DC public schools to open vaccine clinics on June 1
Anyone 12 and older will be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at several D.C. public schools starting Tuesday.
Washington Post: At D.C.’s troubled crime lab, job status of director remains unclear
A week after D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s administration announced the resignation of Jenifer Smith as head of the city’s Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS) and said her final workday would be May 26, Bowser on Thursday declined to say…
Press Release: McDuffie Applauds Funding for Crummell in Mayor’s Proposed Budget, Vows to Continue…
News Release — Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie
“The budget must make transformational investments that enable all residents to access economic opportunity, reliable housing and safe communities.”
For Release: Thursday, May…
Press Release: DCHA Board of Commissioners Names Brenda Donald Interim Executive Director
News Release — DC Housing Authority
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Contact: Tony Robinson
Neil Albert
Today, the District of Columbia Housing Authority Board of Commissioners…
Washingtonian: Amber Hewitt, DC’s First Chief Equity Officer, Talks About Her New Gig
In April, Mayor Muriel Bowser appointed healthcare advocate Amber Hewitt to lead the city’s newly created Office of Racial Equity. We checked in with DC’s new chief equity officer to see how it’s going so far.
WTOP: DC delegate asks Park Service to permanently ban traffic from part of Beach Drive
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton has asked the National Park Service to permanently close a portion of Beach Drive in Northwest to traffic.
WTOP: DC Mayor plans to name new director of embattled crime lab
D.C.’s mayor will soon name a new director for the city’s embattled crime lab.
WTOP: Bowser’s proposed budget would invest in affordable housing, public safety, health services
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled her proposed $17.5 billion budget for fiscal 2022 to the D.C. Council Thursday afternoon.
DCist: ‘You Have To Be That Voice’: Ivy City Teen Celebrates Funding For Long-Awaited Crummell…
15-year-old Ivy City resident Mya Stuckey is going to celebrate tomorrow.
Washington Post: After decades of waiting, D.C.’s Ivy City to get community center at Crummell…
After decades of demands from residents, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser on Thursday announced that her administration would spend $20 million to turn a long-vacant school in Northeast Washington into a community center.
Washington Business Journal: Georgetown home with ties to Jacqueline Kennedy, Averell Harriman hits…
A Georgetown home with ties to Jacqueline Kennedy and a host of political and cultural bigwigs has hit the market for the first time in nearly a quarter century.
WTOP: DC residents scramble to get DMV appointments as parking enforcement ramps up
Beginning Tuesday, D.C. will restart all parking enforcement and cars will have to display valid registration stickers.
WTOP: DC takes top spot for parks; Arlington ranks No. 4
D.C. took the top ranking in the Trust for Public Land’s ParkScore index released Thursday.
DCist: Federal Aid Provides Significant Boost To Bowser’s Proposed D.C. Budget
When Congress passed the American Rescue Plan earlier this year, the $350 billion available in aid for states, counties and cities was little more than a really big pot of money. But the local impact of those funds became more clear on…
DCist: Bowser Task Force Recommends A ‘Phased End’ To D.C. Eviction Moratorium
A 30-person rental housing task force convened by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser in January is recommending a “phased end” to the city’s comprehensive eviction moratorium, based on indicators such as COVID-19 case numbers, court capacity, the…
Washington Post: D.C. retakes top spot in annual survey of nation’s best parks; Arlington at No. 4
The District regained the top spot and Arlington held steady at No. 4 in an annual national survey of large U.S. cities with the best parks, as officials focused on equitable park access in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.