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2021

jonetta rose barras Feb 18, 2021

When nine Black women were accepted into DC’s Home Purchase Assistance Program for first-time homebuyers, they believed they were moving to the next rung of the economic ladder through the acquisition of real estate while providing stable…

District Links: CFO Jeff DeWitt departing DC; vaccine eligibility expanding to include more grocery,…

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Feb 17, 2021

DC Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey DeWitt, who has overseen the city's pursestrings for seven years, abruptly announced on Wednesday night he would depart the District.

Washington Post: D.C. CFO Jeffrey DeWitt to resign next month amid pandemic-tinged budget season

Editor Feb 17, 2021

D.C. Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey S. DeWitt announced his resignation Wednesday, just as the city’s process for setting its next budget amid the financial stress of the pandemic is getting underway.

Washington Business Journal: D.C. CFO Jeffrey DeWitt, the city’s top budget minder, is…

Editor Feb 17, 2021

D.C. Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey DeWitt is leaving D.C. government after seven years managing the city’s finances, opening a hugely meaningful vacancy just before lawmakers consider a new, Covid-impacted budget.

WTOP: DC to open up COVID-19 vaccinations to grocery store workers, more

Editor Feb 17, 2021

D.C. will open up COVID-19 vaccination appointments to certain workers, including grocery store employees, starting Thursday.

CNN: Nearly 5,000 National Guard troops to remain in Washington through mid-March due to concerns…

Editor Feb 17, 2021

Washington (CNN) — Nearly 5,000 National Guard troops will remain in Washington through March 12 due, in part, to concerns about potential violence stemming from online chatter among QAnon supporters who suggest former President Donald…

Washington Post: As coronavirus cases decline, leaders in D.C. region slowly peel back restrictions

Editor Feb 17, 2021

Leaders in Maryland and Virginia eased up on some pandemic-related restrictions Wednesday as the rate of new coronavirus infections continued to fall from its winter peak.

Washington Business Journal: One of D.C.’s priciest office buildings could be sold at auction

Editor Feb 17, 2021

A high-end office building overlooking Franklin Square in the District is slated to be sold at a foreclosure auction next month, the latest sign of distress for commercial real estate owners across Greater Washington due to stubbornly…

Press Release: Statement from Mayor Bowser on the Resignation of Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey…

Press Release Feb 17, 2021

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 17, 2021 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser released the following statement on the resignation of Chief…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Declares Snow Emergency Beginning at 12 a.m. on Thursday, February 18;…

Press Release Feb 17, 2021

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor; DC Department of Public Works; District Department of Transportation; DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency; and the DC Department of General Services FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: …

Press Release: Councilmember McDuffie’s Statement on the Resignation of DC CFO Jeff DeWitt

Press Release Feb 17, 2021

News Release — Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie For Release: Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 Contact: Jonathan McNair Washington, D.C. -- Today, Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chair Pro Tempore of the Council and Chair…

Press Release: Chairman Mendelson Statement on Resignation of DC CFO Jeff DeWitt

Press Release Feb 17, 2021

News Release — DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday February 17,…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces New Populations Eligible for Vaccinations: Grocery Store…

Press Release Feb 17, 2021

News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 17, 2021 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health, led by Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt, announced…

Washington Post: D.C. mayor declares gun violence a ‘public health crisis,’ proposes new solutions

Editor Feb 17, 2021

After an especially bloody year of shootings in the District, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser on Wednesday formally declared gun violence to be a public health crisis in the city and announced a new, “whole government” approach to combating the…

Features

Surviving trauma: Northwest resident shares her path from foster child to world-champion boxer in…

Ijeoma Okere Feb 17, 2021

Growing up in the District’s foster care system, Lisa Cohen bounced among 13 different families over 19 years. Now 52, Cohen — a motivational speaker and former boxing champion who lives in Northwest DC — never had a birthday party as a…

Washington Business Journal: Republic Properties pivots to residential for last piece of The Portals

Editor Feb 17, 2021

Republic Properties Corp. plans to develop a multifamily building instead of office for the final phase of The Portals, its mixed-use development in Southwest D.C., based on a shift in market conditions in the area.

City Paper: ACLU-DC Sues D.C. Police Over Stop and Frisk Data. Again.

Editor Feb 17, 2021

The suit is part of a years-long legal battle to bring more transparency and accountability to D.C. police.

DCist: Bowser Declares Gun Violence Public Health Crisis, Creates Emergency Response Center

Editor Feb 17, 2021

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a new order Wednesday, declaring gun violence a public health crisis and pledging $15 million to a new initiative aimed at decreasing violence in targeted neighborhoods.

WTOP: Bowser declares DC gun violence a public health crisis in new order

Editor Feb 17, 2021

Gun violence in D.C. is a public health crisis, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Wednesday, and she’s forming an emergency operations center to combat it.

Washington Post: Photographers’ epic quest: Take a photo of every single building on 16th Street NW

Editor Feb 17, 2021

If you happened to have been on 16th Street NW on a Sunday morning between 2011 and 2019, you may have seen them: two older men, each lugging a tripod, bickering good-naturedly with each other. They would pause every now and then to take a…

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District Links: Court hears arguments today in DC challenge over National Guard; McDuffie reportedly telling insiders…

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A federal judge is slated to hear arguments this afternoon on DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb's request for a court order to remove National Guard troops.

jonetta rose barras: Should Mayor Muriel Bowser run for reelection?

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Back in 2005, after months of will-he-or-won’t-he speculation about running for reelection, then-Mayor Anthony Williams told The Washington Post that he had been considering whether he had “the…

District Links: Council hearing airs views on bill to control ticket resale prices; leaf collection set to begin; East…

Oct 23, 2025 8

The DC Council heard varied views at a public hearing yesterday on legislation to regulate the secondary market for tickets to live concerts and performances — with operators of several local venues…

District Links: Council votes again to exempt most 2- to 4-unit rental buildings from TOPA; Bowser renews push for…

Oct 22, 2025 10

The DC Council voted 9-4 yesterday to exempt two- to four-unit rental buildings from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act as long as they aren't corporately owned.

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2021

jonetta rose barras: Taking advantage of low-income homebuyers in DC — all the way to the bank

District Links: CFO Jeff DeWitt departing DC; vaccine eligibility expanding to include more grocery,…

Washington Post: D.C. CFO Jeffrey DeWitt to resign next month amid pandemic-tinged budget season

Washington Business Journal: D.C. CFO Jeffrey DeWitt, the city’s top budget minder, is…

WTOP: DC to open up COVID-19 vaccinations to grocery store workers, more

CNN: Nearly 5,000 National Guard troops to remain in Washington through mid-March due to concerns…

Washington Post: As coronavirus cases decline, leaders in D.C. region slowly peel back restrictions

Washington Business Journal: One of D.C.’s priciest office buildings could be sold at auction

Press Release: Statement from Mayor Bowser on the Resignation of Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey…

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Declares Snow Emergency Beginning at 12 a.m. on Thursday, February 18;…

Press Release: Councilmember McDuffie’s Statement on the Resignation of DC CFO Jeff DeWitt

Press Release: Chairman Mendelson Statement on Resignation of DC CFO Jeff DeWitt

Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces New Populations Eligible for Vaccinations: Grocery Store…

Washington Post: D.C. mayor declares gun violence a ‘public health crisis,’ proposes new solutions

Surviving trauma: Northwest resident shares her path from foster child to world-champion boxer in…

Washington Business Journal: Republic Properties pivots to residential for last piece of The Portals

City Paper: ACLU-DC Sues D.C. Police Over Stop and Frisk Data. Again.

DCist: Bowser Declares Gun Violence Public Health Crisis, Creates Emergency Response Center

WTOP: Bowser declares DC gun violence a public health crisis in new order

Washington Post: Photographers’ epic quest: Take a photo of every single building on 16th Street NW

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