WTOP: Senior Week will ease DC’s medical-marijuana registration process for those 65 and up
It will be easier for senior citizens to register for medical marijuana in D.C. next week.
Yearly Archives
2022
City Paper: Are Jobs for Kids the Key to Public Safety Amid Carjacking Surge?
DOES plans to adopt an “earn and learn” approach by offering paid internships and apprenticeships while school is in session.
UrbanTurf: A New Application Paints a Better Picture of 498-Unit Development Near the Wharf
A month after the public saw the latest plans to redevelop the site of the former Department of Agriculture building a block off the Wharf, the project is moving through the zoning process.
Press Release: Councilmember Christina Henderson Introduces Legislation to Implement a Homeowner…
News Release — At-large DC Council member Christina Henderson
For Immediate Release
February 16, 2022
Contact: Amanda Farnan
Washington, DC – Today, Councilmember Henderson introduced the Homeowner Resource Center…
Press Release: Tomorrow: Norton to Hold Virtual Town Hall Meeting on Infrastructure Investments in…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 16, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. –– Tomorrow, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will hold a virtual town hall meeting at 6:00…
District Links: Council to vote Friday whether to restore vaccine mandate; DC had fewer deaths of…
The DC Council will vote Friday on whether to reinstate a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for admission to restaurants, bars, health clubs, sports and entertainment venues.
Press Release: DC Conference Considers the Crisis in Book Review
News Release — Day Eight
Contact: Sarah Katz
Joyce Carol Oates, Brian Broome, Providing Keynote Address
Washington, DC, January 26, 2022—Books published by DC-area authors are a cultural highlight of each year yet many books by…
City Paper: The Green Team is Warming Up to Sabel Harris. But How Different Would She Be From…
Sabel Harris is still a relative newcomer to D.C. politics, with just over a year of experience as an advisory neighborhood commissioner under her belt before launching a bid for the Ward 1 Council seat. Yet she’s already earned the…
DCist: Deaths Of People Experiencing Homelessness In D.C. Dropped In 2021 After Multi-Year Rise
The number of people who died while homeless in the District went down last year for the first time since 2016 — the largest single-year drop since the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner began releasing this data in 2013.
UrbanTurf: DC Wants to Trade Tax Breaks for Affordable Housing
In December, DC previewed several efforts to increase housing production in areas around the city. Now, one of those efforts is being set in motion.
DCist: Direct Care Work Is One Of The Lowest Paying Jobs. These D.C. Groups Are Trying To Change…
LaToya Francis hasn’t paid rent since December of last year.
Axios: Anti-Asian hate crimes on the rise in D.C.
Anti-Asian hate is fueling the recent uptick in D.C. hate crimes, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Washington Post: D.C. jail settles lawsuit over inmate covid conditions by ACLU, Public Defender…
Lawyers for detainees who identified unsafe conditions at the D.C. jail at the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic have settled a 2020 lawsuit, agreeing to drop the case if the District government complies with up to a six-month…
Housing advocates propose solutions to ‘inefficient’ DCHA processes for vouchers
Housing advocates across the District are demanding that the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) reform the way it administers housing vouchers so people experiencing homelessness can be matched sooner with a place to live. On Feb. 9, DCHA’s Board…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Signs Bill Creating Medical Cannabis Sales Tax Holiday
News Release — DC Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration
February 15, 2022
CONTACT:
Jared Powell (ABRA)
Six percent sales tax on all medical cannabis products waived from April 15-24, 2022
(WASHINGTON, DC) –Mayor…
NBC4: DC COVID Vaccine Portal Showed Wrong Records, Residents Say
News4 spoke with one person who said they received the wrong vaccination records and another who said their records were given to the wrong person. Both were upset
WTOP: Historic DC fire house gets a 21st century upgrade
The last firehouse to be organized as a horse-drawn engine company for D.C. Fire and EMS has just received a multimillion-dollar upgrade to prepare it for another 100 years of service.
WTOP: DC COVID-19 vaccine portal taken down after sending people wrong records
DC Health has taken down its vaccination portal after the system sent people the wrong vaccination records.
Washington Post: About 3 in 4 D.C. residents support vaccine rules Bowser just rescinded, poll finds
About three-quarters of D.C. residents support the city’s vaccine requirement to enter certain businesses, a policy that Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) ended Tuesday.
DCist: D.C. Council Could Take Up Emergency Bill To Reinstate COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
A member of the D.C. Council is proposing an emergency bill that would reinstate the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for businesses that Mayor Muriel Bowser lifted this week.