Washington Post: Audit finds minimal progress made in improving D.C.’s 911 system
The report from D.C. Auditor Kathleen Patterson comes as the Office of Unified Communications is under scrutiny for apparent mishaps
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2022
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. Mayor Bowser promised a ‘sanctuary city.’ Now it’s crunch…
District Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) has repeatedly declared Washington a “sanctuary city,” driving home the point, in 2018, by denouncing the Trump administration’s policies, celebrating the city’s “diversity and inclusivity,” and…
Colbert I. King in The Post: Curfews in D.C. and Prince George’s may help, but we need to do more
On the heels of last week’s column on the rise of youth carjackings in D.C. came a Labor Day news conference by Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks (D), who drew a sharp focus on growing youth-involved crimes in her…
DCist: D.C. 911 Has Made ‘Minimal Progress’ On Recommended Changes, Audit Says
Eleven months after an initial audit, The D.C. Auditor’s office says little progress has been made on most of the recommendations made to improve the city’s emergency call system, which has received intense criticism in recent years over…
Juliana Schmidt in Greater Greater Washington: How a car-free Beach Drive embodies universal design
Since April 2020, the National Park Service’s (NPS) decision to close Rock Creek Park’s Beach Drive to vehicular traffic has sparked debate. On July 11, NPS announced its recommendation to open the road to cars on weekdays for most of the…
Gary Sampliner in The Post: The D.C. area is grateful for the migrants Texas is sending
Gratitude might not be the reaction Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) was expecting when he began sending frequent busloads of migrants and asylum seekers to the greater D.C. area. But gratitude, warmth and a renewed sense of collective…
Press Release: With the End of a Three-Decade Class Action Lawsuit, Mayor Bowser Announces a New Era…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Child and Family Services Agency
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 9, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Kera Tyler (CFSA)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor…
Press Release: Ahead of 21st Anniversary of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, Norton Releases Statement…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
September 9, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today called on District of Columbia residents to remember the…
Press Release: Norton Says a Dozen House Republicans Call for Hearings on Repealing D.C. Home Rule…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
September 9, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today highlighted a letter a dozen House Republicans sent yesterday…
District Links: Auditor’s follow-up to 911 report faults slow pace of reforms; DC reflects on…
News of the death of Queen Elizabeth II brought retrospectives on the British monarch's multiple visits to official and local Washington during her lengthy reign.
jonetta rose barras: Ward 3 DC Council member Mary Cheh’s legislative ride comes to an end, Part 1
Ward 3 DC Council member Mary Cheh stood in front of the Days Inn at 4400 Connecticut Ave. NW on Jan. 27 waiting to begin a community meeting and press briefing. Earlier that morning five people had been shot in one of the rooms inside the…
Washington Post: D.C. mayor declares public emergency over migrants arriving on buses
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) declared a public emergency Thursday over the influx of asylum seekers bused in from Texas and Arizona, a formality that allows her to release $10 million in city funds to aid the migrants while also…
DCist: Thousands Of Miles From Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II Will Always Be Remembered On…
Standard protocol when meeting Queen Elizabeth II held that you’re only to touch her should she offer her hand; under no circumstances should you hug her. But on a warm spring day in 1991, D.C. resident Alice Frazier threw all norms out…
Washington Post: D.C. candidates grapple with questions on crime ahead of general election
Candidates running for local D.C. offices discussed strategies for violent crime prevention at a forum in Southeast Washington this week, grappling once again with a topic that District voters say is a preeminent concern.
Washington Post: Saving D.C.’s endangered species — the Hay’s Spring amphipod
It’s a shrimp-like crustacean found only in the city, and there’s a new plan to try to save it
DCist: Bowser Denies Reports That D.C. Police Are Stepping Up Enforcement Of A Youth Curfew
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday downplayed reporting by The Washington Post that the Metropolitan Police Department has quietly resumed enforcement of its curfew for D.C. youth in an effort to curb crime.
Axios: D.C. declares emergency over influx of migrants
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a public emergency Thursday in response to thousands of migrants from the southern border being sent to the city on buses from Texas and Arizona.
WTOP: Bowser declares emergency, establishes office for migrants
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday declared a public emergency regarding the influx of migrants from Arizona and Texas.
Washington Post: How federal covid aid trickled down to Xavier’s classroom
One D.C. school navigates the maze of federal covid education funding to target students on the verge of failure
Washington Post: Heroin overdoses are vanishing from D.C. The reason? Fentanyl.
Figures show just under 1 in 10 overdose victims died after using heroin this year, compared to more than half of them in 2017