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WTOP: Audit report calls for more transparency from DC’s troubled 911 call center

Editor Mar 23, 2023

D.C.’s embattled 911 call center needs to be more transparent with the public, particularly in incidents during which mistakes were made, to help regain public trust, auditor Kathy Patterson said Thursday.

Washington Business Journal: GSA not committing to give up FBI’s downtown D.C. home for…

Editor Mar 23, 2023

The federal government "would be delighted" to consider ways to downsize its downtown D.C. footprint and give up prominent sites like the J. Edgar Hoover Building for potential redevelopment — but not without a thorough review, and not if…

City Paper: After Years Positioning Herself as a Housing Leader, Bowser’s New Budget Beats a Retreat

Editor Mar 23, 2023

Advocates and lawmakers are alarmed by Bowser’s proposals to walk back spending on development and rental assistance.

DCist: D.C. 911 Agency Reports Another Issue Locating Calls, Audit Finds Other Problems Still Aren’t…

Editor Mar 23, 2023

The D.C. Office of Unified Communications reported a problem with 911 calls on Wednesday evening. The issue affected the agency’s ability to accurately pinpoint the quadrant of emergency calls from landline phones.

Washington Post: Joining national trend, D.C. to cancel $90M in residents’ medical debt

Editor Mar 23, 2023

Qualifying District residents will be notified by mail when their burden has been eliminated

Axios: Mayor Bowser proposes bus service cuts

Editor Mar 23, 2023

Mayor Bowser wants to cut DC Circulator service in half to save money.

Natural Environment

Warming winters are making cherry blossoms bloom earlier, potentially putting their flowers at risk

Gabe Castro-Root Mar 23, 2023

When Jeff Reinbold, the National Park Service’s superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, unveiled on March 1 this year’s prediction for cherry blossom peak bloom, he prefaced the announcement with a note of caution. …

District Links: Bowser budget includes Circulator cuts, downtown incentives and medical debt relief;…

Chris Kain Mar 23, 2023

With the DC Council's 70-day budget review having kicked off yesterday, signs point to a particularly contentious spring in the Wilson Building.

District government

How the Revised Criminal Code Act would have impacted the District’s most vulnerable

Sophia Thomas Mar 23, 2023

On a Saturday night in Georgetown, Josh Blocker and his electric guitar take center stage near the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and M Street NW. The faint wail of Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Child” struggles to rise above the ambient noise…

Arts and Culture

‘Clyde’s’ at Studio Theatre plays it safe

Imani Nyame Mar 23, 2023

Toting a bottle of beer, Clyde (Dee Dee Batteast) comes on stage clad in a busty denim dress, a synthetic wig from the local beauty supply and a little too much blush. With gusto that can only be earned from a hard-knock life, she comes to…

Washington Business Journal: Bowser proposes major increase in downtown D.C. housing tax abatement…

Editor Mar 22, 2023

Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposed fiscal year 2024 spending plan includes a big expansion of the District's tax abatement meant to spur new housing downtown, in addition to millions in capital investment designed to bring major new…

Washington Post: Bowser budget plan defunds panel that advised criminal code rewrite

Editor Mar 22, 2023

City council chairman and director of the commission say they disagree with the mayor’s proposal, arguing that the panel’s expertise remains important

Washington Post: D.C. leaders say free-bus plan will advance despite Bowser’s cost concerns

Editor Mar 22, 2023

Mayor Muriel E. Bowser proposed a budget that doesn’t include the program, but a sponsor of the plan said the city will fund it without the mayor’s support

WTOP: DC mayor’s ‘comeback’ budget adds traffic cameras, cuts bus routes

Editor Mar 22, 2023

D.C.’s mayor has unveiled her proposed budget for the next fiscal year.

Washington Post: Bowser aims to balance D.C.’s recovery, increased costs in latest budget

Editor Mar 22, 2023

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) proposed a $19.7 billion budget Wednesday that included funds to significantly increase the number of automated traffic cameras in the city and rejuvenate the struggling downtown corridor amid uncertainty…

DCist: A Street In Anacostia Could Be Renamed For Slain 11-Year-Old Davon McNeal

Editor Mar 22, 2023

The D.C. Council is considering a bill that would rename Cedar Street, Southeast after Davon McNeal, the 11-year-old who was killed in the crossfire of bullets after an anti-violence Fourth of July celebration in 2020.

DCist: A D.C. Task Force Meant To Reduce Murders Fell Apart. Some Say It’s A Part Of A Broader…

Editor Mar 22, 2023

In 2016, the D.C. Council passed the NEAR Act, or the Neighborhood Engagement Achieves Results Act, setting forth a slew of initiatives to reduce community violence and incarceration using a public health approach.

City Paper: Bowser-Mendelson Battle Over Free Metrobus Program Peaks as Budget Season Arrives

Editor Mar 22, 2023

The dispute is drawing in Chief Financial Officer Glen Lee as Mendelson pushes back against the CFO’s expansive authority.

DCist: D.C. Council Launches Bid To Reform Housing Voucher Payments

Editor Mar 22, 2023

Roughly five months after a report from the federal department of Housing and Urban Development dinged the DC Housing Authority for its rent payment practices, the D.C. Council is wading into the fray with a proposal to reform them.

DCist: Traffic Cameras To Dramatically Increase, Spending Scaled Back In Bowser’s Proposed Budget

Editor Mar 22, 2023

The number of traffic cameras in D.C. could more than triple over the next few years while spending on government programs and hiring will be scaled back under a proposed 2024 budget Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled on Wednesday.

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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 418

“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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