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Yearly Archives
2023
Axios: New D.C. facility targets Black senior care gap
A new facility at Skyland Town Center is offering comprehensive care to elderly D.C. residents living east of the Anacostia River, filling a gap in health care for Black seniors.
Washington Post: D.C. housing director’s $41,250 bonus at issue in council hearing
Face-to-face for the first time publicly since he gathered reporters on the steps of city hall last month to denounce her agency’s “leadership culture,” D.C. Council member Robert C. White Jr. had a question for Brenda Donald on Monday:…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser to Host 2023 DC Emancipation Day Festivities
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor; Mayor's Office of Community Affairs; and the DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment
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April 12, 2023
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Susana Castillo (EOM)
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Press Release: AG Schwalb Secures $15.2 Million From Juul for Preying on District Children and Lying…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
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April 12, 2023
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Office of Communications
Settlement Is Largest Litigated Consumer Protection Procedures Act Recovery in District History
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Press Release: Mayor Bowser Kicks Off Jazz in Bloom and Highlights Investments in “Bringing the…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
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April 12, 2023
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Natalia Vanegas…
District Links: DCHA director draws council scrutiny over bonus but won’t discuss details; AG…
Questions loom over who approved a $41,250 bonus for DC Housing Authority's executive director amid a governance change and fallout over last fall's blistering review from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
DCist: Businesses Led By Women And People of Color Face Substantial Contracting Disparities In D.C.,…
Female entrepreneurs and people of color who own businesses are significantly less likely to get government contracts, according to a new 409-page study commissioned by the District.
DCist: Metro Is Releasing Its Vision For A Redesigned Bus System Next Week. How Much Will Become A…
Metrobus planners are unveiling five years of work on Monday — a redesigned “visionary” bus network map for the entire region, something that hasn’t been done in 50 years.
DCist: D.C.’s Violence Intervention Programs To Receive In-Depth Evaluation
Two gun violence experts will spend the next four years studying D.C.’s violence interruption programs. Their goal is to figure out what these programs are doing right — and where they could improve.
WTOP: DC attorney general points to Virginia guns following complaint about DC crime
After Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares sent a letter to D.C. leaders complaining about crime rates in the nation’s capital, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb responded Tuesday, putting some of the blame on guns that come across…
WTOP: Metro looks to keep DC’s bus lanes clear with cameras, fines
You may want to stay out of those bus lanes in the city when you need a quick parking job — in the future, camera-enforced tickets may be coming.
Washington Post: Avalon Theatre marks centennial with films from every decade
The venerable D.C. movie theater, Washington’s oldest surviving cinema, turns 100 this year
DCist: As Local Opioid Fatalities Climb, Harm Reduction Advocates Push For Overdose Prevention…
For another year in a row, D.C. broke a deadly record, documenting more fatal overdoses than ever before.
WTOP: DC lawmakers grill Housing Authority director amid criminal allegations
D.C. lawmakers had tough questions for District of Columbia Housing Authority Director Brenda Donald, who — despite myriad issues within the agency, including fraud allegations — received a $41,000 bonus.
Washington Post: Parked at a D.C. bus stop? New cameras could lead to a ticket in the mail.
The plan is part of a remake of the Metrobus system that transit leaders hope will speed service as growing traffic levels have slowed bus travel
DCist: D.C. Will Use Cameras To Ticket Drivers In Bus Lanes, At Bus Stops For First Time
Get out of those red bus lanes, and away from bus stops! That’s the message the D.C. government will send drivers this summer and fall when they launch automated camera ticketing for vehicles blocking bus lanes and bus stops in the…
City Paper: Jan. 6ers and Marjorie Taylor Greene Drive Attention to the D.C. Jail. Real Reform…
The feds and Mayor Bowser promised reforms at the jail, as insurrectionists drew GOP attention to its conditions. But few have materialized.
Axios: D.C. considers revisions to Connecticut Avenue bike lane plan
The District is considering revisions to its massive bicycle lanes project on Connecticut Avenue NW to address concerns about parking loss.
District Links: New cameras will enforce rules against blocking bus lanes, bus stops; health…
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb sent a letter today to his Virginia counterpart, who last week wrote to Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Council declaring the District needs to do more to combat crime.