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Washington Informer: Students Disrupt MPD Youth Summit, Criticize its Efforts of Engagement

Editor Dec 9, 2021
Incident Sparks Discussions About Police-Free Schools as Violent Crimes Rise

Street Sense: New Anacostia center improves access to health care, but nearby residents unaware,…

Editor Dec 9, 2021
Bread for the City, a nonprofit based out of northwest Washington, opened a new medical center in Historic Anacostia this October to provide accessible health care for residents of Wards 7 and 8.

Washington Blade: Dupont Circle ‘gayborhood’ preserved in Council redistricting bill

Editor Dec 9, 2021
All of neighborhood remains in Ward 2

DCist: D.C. Council Approves Digital Driver’s Licenses, But We Don’t Know When We’ll Get Them

Editor Dec 8, 2021
Cell phones have the ability to store virtual credit cards, concert tickets, and soon, in D.C., your driver’s license. The D.C. Council unanimously passed a law Tuesday that would allow for digital versions of driver’s licenses and ID…

Washington Post Editorial Board: Congress fumbles a chance to give D.C. control over its National…

Editor Dec 8, 2021
Eleven months ago, the Capitol was physically assaulted for the first time since 1814 when a mob of Trump supporters overwhelmed D.C. and Capitol police. As the Trump administration dithered over sending in the D.C. National Guard, Mayor…

Greater Greater Washington: Why cars with dozens of unpaid tickets remain on DC streets

Editor Dec 8, 2021
The idea behind traffic enforcement has a simple logic. When a driver is caught breaking the law — for instance, by running a red light at the site of a red light camera — they get a ticket. The threat of paying that fine then incentivizes…

WTOP: DC attorney general demands release of report probing DC crime lab

Editor Dec 8, 2021
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is calling on the mayor’s office to immediately turn over a report probing the District’s troubled crime lab, or he will “invoke legal processes to obtain it.”

City Paper: D.C. Council Approves New Ward Boundaries

Editor Dec 8, 2021
Ward 8 to gain Navy Yard, Ward 7 to gain Hill East, and McDuffie loses the Armed Forces Retirement Home.

DCist: Congress Nixes Provision Giving D.C. Mayor Control Over National Guard

Editor Dec 8, 2021
A congressional bill that would’ve given the D.C. mayor control over the D.C. National Guard — a demand for local autonomy that’s only grown louder following the city’s racial justice protests and the Jan. 6 insurrection — won’t be coming…

UrbanTurf: DC Council Takes First Vote on Ward Redistricting

Editor Dec 8, 2021
The DC Council took its first step toward codifying new ward boundaries in the city on Tuesday, voting in favor of an amended version of a redistricting bill meant to restore population balance among DC's political districts.

Washington Business Journal: Here’s what Hilton’s CEO had to say about Waldorf Astoria…

Editor Dec 8, 2021
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. CEO Chris Nassetta made his first comments on reports his company will step in to manage the Trump International Hotel in D.C. as a Waldorf-Astoria property after its sale to CGI Merchant Group goes through,…

DCist: Lawmakers Postpone Vote On Bill To Stop D.C. From Clearing Homeless Encampments During Winter…

Editor Dec 8, 2021
The D.C. Council on Tuesday postponed a planned vote on a bill that would have stopped the clearing of homeless encampments during the winter months.

Axios: Council postpones encampments vote, renames Wilson High

Editor Dec 8, 2021
On Tuesday, the D.C. Council postponed an attempt to halt the clearing of existing homeless encampments and advanced a redistricting map.

WTOP: Rare look inside DC Jail after serious living conditions uncovered

Editor Dec 8, 2021
D.C. Jail officials held a rare tour for a small group of reporters Tuesday afternoon after the U.S. Marshals Service said it found serious issues in living conditions for inmates.

Washington Post: D.C. Council approves redistricting plan, reshaping Wards 7 and 8

Editor Dec 7, 2021
D.C. lawmakers voted Tuesday in favor of a plan to redraw the boundaries of the city’s wards, making the fast-growing Navy Yard neighborhood a part of the historically low-income Ward 8 and the easternmost section of Capitol Hill a part of…

WTOP: DC Council moves forward renaming Wilson High, requiring students to get COVID-19 vaccine

Editor Dec 7, 2021
The D.C. Council has voted to rename Northwest’s Woodrow Wilson High School in honor of two Black pioneers from the school’s history. The council also voted to add COVID-19 vaccines to the list of shots required for D.C. students.

Washington Post: City officials dispute reports of ‘egregious’ conditions at D.C. jail

Editor Dec 7, 2021
D.C. officials offer the press a tour of the facility amid reports of mistreatment at the jail

Washington Post: D.C. protests disrupt traffic around U.S. Capitol; 38 arrested

Editor Dec 7, 2021
Activists disrupted rush-hour traffic and more than three dozen were arrested around the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday in two separate protests demanding congressional action on a host of liberal priorities, including climate change,…

DCist: After Brief Skirmish Over Borders, D.C. Council Gives Initial Approval To New Ward Maps

Editor Dec 7, 2021
The D.C. Council on Tuesday gave initial approval to a new map of ward boundaries, extending Ward 8 across the Anacostia River for the first time and moving Ward 7 further west into Capitol Hill. But the debate of the day actually centered…

Washington Post: Metro says derailment risk found in other model of rail car is ‘outlier’

Editor Dec 7, 2021
Safety commission says Metro found the same issue afflicting its 7000-series rail cars on a 6000-series car
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The DC Council created an expert advisory panel in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This year the mayor and council have agreed to kill the District’s Homeland Security Commission despite…

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The DC Office of Planning today released a draft master plan outlining a framework for redevelopment of the RFK campus, anchored by a new Washington Commanders stadium but also incorporating up to…
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