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Colbert I. King in The Post: In answering rising crime, D.C. avoids the missteps of the ’90s

Editor Jul 14, 2023

Remember “Operation Clean Sweep?” That was D.C. Mayor Marion Barry’s 1986 effort to pulverize the highly visible street-level drug trade and reduce the killings linked to drug trafficking. The D.C. police deployed a force of more than 100…

Washington Post: Interim DCHA leader says he is ‘not a seat-warmer’, pledges action

Editor Jul 14, 2023

Dorian Jenkins, a consultant for the District’s housing authority, said he will work hard as DCHA continues to address problems HUD identified last year

DCist: House Republicans Advance Bills Targeting D.C. Traffic Cameras, Abortion, Elections, Gun Laws

Editor Jul 14, 2023

House Republicans mounted a full-frontal attack on D.C.’s ability to govern itself this week. They moved forward with bills that would do everything from altering the city’s traffic laws and gun restrictions to upending how residents vote…

Axios: Pedestrians win battle over Cleveland Park service lane

Editor Jul 14, 2023

The service lane along the Cleveland Park corridor will remain closed to cars for the foreseeable future in the latest win for pedestrians over the future of D.C. streets.

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: Management and political dysfunction in DC

jonetta rose barras Jul 14, 2023

The doublespeak by DC elected leaders and the massive level of government mismanagement they have allowed or enabled through professional neglect is breathtaking. Nevertheless, they have deflected responsibility and accountability, blaming…

Washington Post: House Republicans advance restrictions on D.C. traffic safety, abortion, pot

Editor Jul 13, 2023

House Republicans pummeled D.C. on Thursday by advancing a barrage of restrictive measures that would introduce a host of new funding blockades on D.C. policies, including one to ban the city from using traffic cameras, a key source of…

Washington Post: Downtown D.C.’s large federal offices are underutilized, report finds

Editor Jul 13, 2023

The U.S. Government Accountability Office report comes as D.C. advances multiple efforts to revitalize the downtown corridor

Washington Post: Metro leaders weigh costly expansion, pointing to region’s growth

Editor Jul 13, 2023

Transit leaders said the tunnel between Foggy Bottom and Rosslyn limits the number of trains Metro can run while areas served by rail continue to boom with new residents

City Paper: A New Bill Would Close an Existing Gap in Sexual Assault Survivors’ Rights

Editor Jul 13, 2023

Survivors have a legal right to request a rape kit without law enforcement involvement; recently introduced legislation seeks to ensure those kits are protected.

Axios: What’s inside D.C.’s emergency public safety bill

Editor Jul 13, 2023

The D.C. Council passed emergency legislation this week that aims to crack down on rising violent crime in part by making it easier to detain certain adults and juveniles before they go to trial.

District Links: DC officials urge against policy riders in GOP’s proposed appropriations bill;…

Chris Kain Jul 13, 2023

Weeks after a House subcommittee approved an appropriations bill with multiple policy riders restricting the DC government as well as cuts to requested federal spending for DC's courts, the full House Committee on Appropriations is marking…

Washington Post: D.C. Council passed an emergency crime bill. Here’s what it would do.

Editor Jul 12, 2023

The pressure’s on: As D.C. confronts a violent summer, the mayor and city council are banking on new legislation to reduce crime — and fast.

DCist: DCHA Board Taps Consultant Dorian Jenkins As Interim Director

Editor Jul 12, 2023

An affordable housing consultant will step in as the interim director of D.C.’s troubled public housing agency on August 1, after the DC Housing Authority’s board of commissioners held a long-awaited vote on Wednesday to authorize the…

WTOP: Soccer’s MLS All-Star Game likely to bring DC $11 million economic boost

Editor Jul 12, 2023

Excitement is building in the nation’s capital for the Major League Soccer All-Star Game, which is set for Audi Field on Wednesday, July 19, when the MLS all-stars take on Arsenal F.C. of the English Premier League.

DCist: D.C. Council Orders Outside Review Of Investigation Into Sexual Harassment Accusations…

Editor Jul 12, 2023

The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an emergency bill ordering the city’s inspector general to review an internal investigation that substantiated accusations of sexual harassment by former deputy mayor John Falcicchio. The…

District Links: Council OKs trio of public safety bills; legislators back independent review of…

Chris Kain Jul 12, 2023

The DC Council voted yesterday to approve a trio of public safety bills proposed by Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto as emergency legislation.

Opinion

Peter Wood and Jake Faleschini: The time is right to change tavern restrictions in Adams Morgan

Commentary Jul 12, 2023

Adams Morgan has a complicated relationship with alcohol. While many love the neighborhood for its nightlife offerings, others find its bars and restaurants to be nuisances worth restricting. And for decades, Adams Morgan has been the…

DCist: Amidst Spike In Violent Crime, D.C. Council Approves Emergency Public Safety Bill

Editor Jul 11, 2023

The D.C. Council on Tuesday approved an emergency public safety bill that proponents say will help stem the increase of violent crime and homicides so far this year. The council acted with a sense of urgency during the last legislative…

Washington Post: D.C. Council passes emergency public safety legislation

Editor Jul 11, 2023

The D.C. Council on Tuesday passed emergency public safety legislation as the city weathers a violent summer, establishing a new crime for firing a gun in public and making it easier for judges to detain people charged with violent…

Washington Post Editorial Board: House GOP election bill expands dark money and curtails D.C.…

Editor Jul 11, 2023

House Republicans have unveiled a bill that would open up the spigots of dark money nationwide and make voting more difficult, especially in D.C. What they are calling the American Confidence in Elections Act integrates nearly 50…

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District Links: McDuffie wins backing of DC Chamber affiliate; Bowser talks up DPW composting program; MPD adds weekend…

May 29, 2026 15

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Department of Public Works are touting the expansion of the city's composting program, with the collection of more than 11 million pounds of food waste since 2017 and…

jonetta rose barras: Nine at-large DC Council Democratic primary candidates fight to win a political lottery

May 29, 2026 415

“While change is good, prepared leadership is better,” Kevin Chavous said as he introduced himself during the DC Office of Campaign Finance’s at-large primary debate late last month. He is one of…

District Links: Feds announce $465 million grant for Union Station repairs, improvements; AU president steps down for…

May 28, 2026 10

American University President Jonathan Alger announced yesterday that he'll step down June 30 after two years in the post.

District Links: Council begins hashing out budget priorities; faulty alert system meant $1M spent on manual fire watch…

May 27, 2026 9

Midway through the DC Council's budget work session, legislators are making clear some of their shared priorities on where to direct any available funding to avoid — or at least trim — cuts proposed…

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