DCist: Dozens Of Tenants In This Rent-Controlled Building Are Facing Eviction
Late last year, Oleg Tomilin found an eviction notice at his Woodner apartment door.
Yearly Archives
2023
DCist: Metro Board Approves Fare Increases For Riders
Metro’s board approved its final budget for the 2024 fiscal year on Friday, which included fare increases for the first time in five years. The budget (and fare hikes) take effect July 1.
Washington Post: Metro approves first fare hike in five years, discount for low-income riders
Metro avoided raising fares amid the crises of the pandemic and a rail car shortage, but leaders said a modest rise was warranted as the system makes improvements
Washington Post: D.C. faces big challenges as remote work demand persists, poll finds
D.C.-area leaders have tried desperately to lure teleworking employees back into their offices, hoping to restore the vibrancy and generous tax revenue previously offered by buzzy commercial and downtown corridors that largely emptied…
Washington Post: D.C. mayor’s budget scales down road safety, cuts Circulator routes
The D.C. mayor’s plan to use revenue from traffic cameras to balance the city’s budget has angered some residents and elected leaders
District Links: Metro board OKs fare hike, simpler rates amid long-term fiscal worries; WaPo poll…
Metro's newly approved budget will mean a simpler fare system that standardizes distance-based charges and the introduction of a low-income fare program — but also the first fare hike in five years.
Pam Bailey: It’s budget season, and it’s clear DC needs a more participatory democracy
It’s the height of budget oversight season in the District of Columbia, and while preparing to testify on behalf of incarcerated DC residents — the individuals served by the nonprofit I co-founded called More Than Our Crimes — I have found…
Washington Business Journal: Navy unveils first concepts for planned $475 million museum in…
Representatives for the Naval History and Heritage Command revealed on Thursday a range of potential visions for the planned National Museum of the U.S. Navy in Southeast D.C., presenting concepts from some of the biggest names in…
DCist: Bowser Agrees To Testify At House Hearing On D.C.; GOP Also Plans To Investigate HealthLink…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has agreed to testify at a congressional hearing on crime, homelessness, and the city’s finances in mid-May.
Washington Post: Vice President Harris announces overhaul of D.C.’s 14th Street Bridge
The project is part of nearly $300 million in new federal bridge spending nationwide
DCist: Part Of I-395 Bridge Between Virginia And D.C. To Undergo A $90M Overhaul
The U.S. Department of Transportation will chip in $72 million to rehabilitate part of the Interstate 395 bridge between the District and Virginia, a $90 million project that will also be funded in part by the D.C. government.
DCist: D.C. Charter Schools Decry ‘Unequal’ Proposal On Teacher Back Pay, But Path Forward Is Murky
Charter school leaders and some teachers are mounting a fierce campaign against what they say is an unfair and unequal offer from Mayor Muriel Bowser for back pay for work during the pandemic, arguing that the charter sector — which…
District Links: White House announces $72M grant for 14th Street Bridge repairs; DC Council, Bowser…
Vice President Kamala Harris is trekking to the 14th Street Bridge today as part of a slate of White House announcements highlighting a new $300 million round of infrastructure investments in the nation's deteriorating bridges.
jonetta rose barras: Destroying affordable housing in DC one rent increase at a time
Perhaps it started as a joke, with Mayor Muriel Bowser telling at-large DC Council member Robert White that emergency legislation he was proposing to reduce an upcoming 8.9% hike for apartments in rent-controlled buildings in the District…
Washington Post: Juul to pay D.C. $15 million in settlement for marketing products to teens
E-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs will pay the District more than $15 million as part of a settlement over allegations that the company deceptively marketed its products toward teenagers while downplaying their addictive properties, D.C.…
DCist: D.C. Housing Authority To Open Waiting List, Adopt New Governing Procedures
The D.C. Housing Authority’s board of commissioners voted Wednesday to approve a rewrite of two massive documents guiding how the agency manages its housing programs, responding to the scathing 2022 report from DCHA’s parent agency dinging…
DCist: Mayor Bowser Wants To Hit The Brakes On Key Climate Policy, To Help Office Building Owners
Buildings don’t have tailpipes, so you might underestimate how much they contribute to climate change. In D.C., buildings are the number 1 carbon emitter — by far — accounting for nearly three-quarters of the District’s greenhouse gas…
DCist: D.C. Officials Admit They Defunded An Anti-Poverty Program By Mistake, Sparking Anger In D.C.…
When the D.C. Council created the Baby Bonds program two years ago, lawmakers said it was an intentional and potentially transformational attempt to help low-income children in the city. But a seemingly unintentional mistake by city…
DCist: E-Cigarette Company JUUL To Pay D.C. $15.2 Million For Marketing To Kids
JUUL Labs, the e-cigarette giant, will pay D.C. $15.2 million in a lawsuit settlement over the company’s marketing tactics.
City Paper: DCHA Director Brenda Donald Refuses To Say Who Approved Her $41,250 Bonus
The D.C. Housing Authority director has stonewalled At-Large Councilmember Robert White and thumbed her nose at taxpayers.