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District Links: 32 years later, broken system still fails vulnerable children, investigation finds;…

Chris Kain Dec 21, 2021
Over the summer, the DC government announced it had reached a settlement in the 32-year class-action lawsuit that sought extensive reform of the city’s child welfare system — a case initially known as LaShawn A. v. Marion Barry Jr.

District Links: Bowser restores indoor mask mandate amid rise in cases; little-known panel blocked…

Chris Kain Dec 20, 2021
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced today that she'll reinstate DC's indoor mask mandate in public places as of 6 a.m. Tuesday as one of several new measures amid concerns about a winter wave of COVID-19 cases and the spread of the new omicron…

District Links: Recent collisions bring push for enhanced safety for kids; House report faults…

Chris Kain Dec 17, 2021
With high-profile collisions in recent days as well as a memorial event over the weekend for a 5-year-old killed in Brookland while riding her bike, the dangers on city streets for DC children are top of mind this week for many.

District Links: Case numbers prompt DCPS to shift Whittier Elementary to virtual learning; DC plans…

Chris Kain Dec 16, 2021
As concern spreads about the omicron variant gaining a foothold in the United States, a rising number of COVID-19 infections has prompted a shift to virtual instruction at a public DC elementary school as well as changes at area…

District Links: Changes downtown prompt new look at office-to-residential conversions; Metro eyes…

Chris Kain Dec 15, 2021
The inviting idea of "a living downtown" is not new in the District, with the phrase a mantra of long-ago revitalization efforts in Penn Quarter as well as zoning proceedings in the late 1980s and early ’90s. Now the pandemic is helping…

District Links: Crime lab audit urges overhaul, prompts review of past cases; Racine sues Proud…

Chris Kain Dec 14, 2021
A newly released audit of the District's crime lab calls for a sweeping overhaul of the Department of Forensic Sciences.

District Links: Four young adults are DC’s first cases of omicron variant, DC Health says;…

Chris Kain Dec 13, 2021
Days after Maryland and Virginia officials reported the first omicron cases in those jurisdictions, DC Health announced Sunday night that four DC residents have tested positive for the latest coronavirus variant.

District Links: Metro eyes gradual return of 7000-series trains, but no timetable yet; AG seeks ban…

Chris Kain Dec 10, 2021
There's still no timetable for a return to more frequent Metrorail service, but top officials have revealed more about their plans on how to do so.

District Links: AG pushes for release of crime lab audit; Mendelson, challenger Palmer square off at…

Chris Kain Dec 9, 2021
DC Attorney General Karl Racine is pushing for the mayor's office to release a consultant's audit that examined conditions at the District's troubled crime lab, WTOP reports.

District Links: Council delays vote on suspending encampment clearings; Congress doesn’t…

Chris Kain Dec 8, 2021
A divided DC Council put off a vote yesterday on emergency legislation to suspend encampment clearings during hypothermia season, but lawmakers on both sides of the debate said the execution of the mayor's pilot program needs to improve.

District Links: Homeless encampments, redistricting top DC Council agenda; legislators fault DPW…

Chris Kain Dec 7, 2021
The DC Council meets this afternoon and is slated to vote on at least two thorny topics — redistricting and homeless encampments.

District Links: Mendelson revises redistricting map ahead of initial council vote; MPD youth summit…

Chris Kain Dec 6, 2021
The DC Council will vote tomorrow on a final redistricting map designed to readjust the District's eight wards in view of the population growth documented in the 2020 census, but it won't quite be the same one its three-member…

District Links: Nadeau proposes bill to suspend encampment clearings; DC Health issues indoor mask…

Chris Kain Dec 3, 2021
The government's pilot program to clear homeless encampments continues, as do calls from advocates and key DC Council members for at least a temporary halt.

District Links: DC may soon add a digital driver’s license option; ANC commissioner looks to…

Chris Kain Dec 2, 2021
A digital version of your DC driver's license may not be far off — and an advocacy group is hoping to convince DC leaders to let voters cast ballots from their phones.

District Links: Ex-DCPS ass’t principal may face sanctions for working a second job in Rhode…

Chris Kain Dec 1, 2021
An assistant principal who drew praise for his work at Kramer Middle School in Anacostia and previously Truesdell Education Campus in Brightwood Park now faces possible sanctions for working jobs in DC and Rhode Island simultaneously.

District Links: Stepped-up enforcement around schools criticized as inadequate response to traffic…

Chris Kain Nov 30, 2021
Yesterday's announcement of stepped-up police enforcement around selected school zones drew flak from a number of school and traffic safety advocates who had hoped for more in response to recent traffic fatalities.

District Links: Mayor questions council members’ call for pause on encampment clearings;…

Chris Kain Nov 29, 2021
With the onset of cold weather, four DC Council members are urging Mayor Muriel Bowser to suspend any further encampment clearings until spring, though the mayor's initial reaction does not suggest a change is imminent.

District Links: Council hears divided views over merits of ranked-choice voting; redistricting map…

Chris Kain Nov 24, 2021
This year isn't the first time DC Council members have proposed bringing ranked-choice voting to the District, but last week did mark the first time a council committee held a public hearing on legislation to do so.

District Links: DC reaches 200 homicides for first time since 2003; Metrobus to offer all-door…

Chris Kain Nov 23, 2021
The District has recorded its highest number of homicides since 2003 and is headed toward ending the year with the third-highest tally of the past 20 years.

District Links: Relaxed mask rules take effect in DC; reduced Metro service to continue at least…

Chris Kain Nov 22, 2021
Mayor Muriel Bowser lifted the District's broad indoor mask mandate as of 5 a.m. today, but face coverings are still required in many circumstances — and the mayor's decision remains a point of contention.
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Next week, the DC Council is expected to take the first of two votes on Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed $21.2 billion Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and Financial Plan. Don’t expect a smooth landing. …

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DC Water as well as regional officials are urging customers to conserve water in the wake of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' declaration of a Drought Watch.

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With yesterday's unanimous DC Council confirmation of two mayoral appointees to the DC Board of Zoning Adjustment, the panel is meeting today for the first time since March, when the absence of a…
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