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UrbanTurf: 320 Units And a New Spin on Retail Pitched For Walter Reed

Editor Oct 15, 2020
A design and an unconventional approach to retail has been unveiled for the latest residential building planned at Walter Reed.

Greater Greater Washington: Facing budget cuts, Metro asks riders to select the least bad options

Editor Oct 15, 2020
Riders, the public, and elected officials are being asked to weigh in as the Metro’s Board of Directors considers how to close a major hole in the agency’s budget caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. Metro’s Chief Financial Officer says the…

DCist: Legal Evictions Are Banned, But ‘Invisible’ Evictions Are On The Rise

Editor Oct 15, 2020
Denis Gallegos was two months behind on rent when he came home to find his locks had been changed.

DCist: COVID-19 Made It Even Harder For Unhoused Washingtonians To Find Bathrooms

Editor Oct 15, 2020
Robert Turner used to use the bathroom at Starbucks locations and public libraries in the heart of D.C. But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Turner, who is 41 and has lived on the street for five years, was shut out of his usual spots.

DCist: Parents Experiencing Homelessness Get Creative Entertaining Their Kids During The Pandemic

Editor Oct 15, 2020
Eight-year-old Sadie loves ice cream, especially on Friday nights when she gets to enjoy her favorite flavors — cookies and cream or mint chocolate chip — with her grandma. She also loves going outside.
Homelessness

From evictions to deaths, a look back at media coverage of homelessness in the District over the…

Editor Oct 15, 2020
As Street Sense Media presents its fifth news blitz on issues surrounding homelessness in DC, we take a look back at some of the local media’s articles, columns and commentaries from the past year that stand out on the subject. —…

WTOP: DC 911 took 14 minutes to send help to stranded Metro riders on uncoupled train

Editor Oct 15, 2020
The District of Columbia’s 911 call center reportedly took 14 minutes to dispatch Fire and EMS crews to help more than 100 passengers stranded on an uncoupled Metro train last Friday.

WTOP: ‘Magic mushroom’ supporters in DC gear up for long fight

Editor Oct 15, 2020
One of the items being voted on right now is a measure that would make so-called “magic mushrooms” and other psychedelic plants among the lowest law enforcement priorities in the District.

Statter911: Why did DC 911 take almost 14 minutes to dispatch fire & EMS to a Metrorail…

Editor Oct 15, 2020
The latest in a long series of failures sending timely help to rail emergencies in DC

Washington Informer: D.C. Battles New Pandemic of Domestic Violence-Related Homelessness

Editor Oct 15, 2020
Amid the economic, health and educational uncertainties caused by the coronavirus, an equally virulent pandemic co-exists: the increased instances of intimate partner violence.

Washington Informer: Candidates for Advisory Neighborhood Commission Discuss and Debate Community…

Editor Oct 15, 2020
While the independent at-large D.C. Council and D.C. State Board of Education races receive a lot of attention from the District’s electorate for the Nov. 3 general election, there are also about 300 individual advisory neighborhood…

Washington Blade: Gay, lesbian ANC candidates’ signs torn down

Editor Oct 15, 2020
The election campaign signs for two lesbians running for Advisory Neighborhood Commission seats in the Logan Circle area and a gay man running for a Dupont Circle area ANC seat have been repeatedly pulled down or damaged while signs for…

UrbanTurf: Zoning Commission to Consider Expanding Inclusionary Zoning in DC Next Month

Editor Oct 15, 2020
At the beginning of the year, DC's Office of Planning (OP) filed a zoning application seeking to increase inclusionary zoning (IZ) requirements in an effort to achieve more affordable housing production citywide. Now, as the Zoning…

Washington Business Journal: These activities are driving Covid-19 cases in the District. Heading to…

Editor Oct 15, 2020
The District's top health official on Wednesday singled out social gatherings, going to work, travel and dining out as medium-to-high-risk behaviors that are fueling an uptick of Covid-19 cases in the city.

City Paper: D.C. At-Large Councilmember Voters Guide 2020

Editor Oct 15, 2020
The good news, D.C., is that you have options when it comes to selecting the next two at-large councilmembers.

City Paper: Republicans Are Worried About D.C. Statehood

Editor Oct 15, 2020
Some congressional Republicans are campaigning against giving 705,000 residents voting representation and full autonomy in their bids for reelection. Others are introducing bills to undermine D.C. statehood.

Street Sense: Of DC’s 24 at-large candidates, who has a specific plan to address homelessness?

Editor Oct 15, 2020
We sent the following questionnaire to candidates for the D.C. Council’s two At-large seats who included specific plans relating to housing and homelessness on their websites. Candidates were contacted using the information registered with…

Street Sense: Council acts to seal eviction records and tamp down on serial eviction filing

Editor Oct 15, 2020
While the District has had an eviction moratorium in place since mid-March, tenants have still been feeling the threat of eviction–and the long-term consequences of eviction filings.

Street Sense: The at-large candidates who want to change or enhance DC’s rapid rehousing program

Editor Oct 15, 2020
Rapid rehousing is one of D.C.’s most controversial homeless services programs. This election season, as candidates battle for two at-large seats on the D.C. Council, some candidates have made changing the program part of their campaign. …

Washington Post: D.C. police officer sues department claiming retaliation by superiors after…

Editor Oct 15, 2020
A 16-year D.C. police veteran has claimed in a lawsuit that the department retaliated against her after she raised concerns about the conduct of some supervisors, including allegations that officers had been instructed to conduct unlawful…
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District Links: Council unanimously approves key FY 2027 budget legislation; White House criticism of Smithsonian…

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District Links: DC Council set for final vote tomorrow on FY 2027 budget legislation; Trump administration renews…

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DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson this morning distributed the latest version of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act, which is slated for final consideration at an additional legislative meeting…

District Links: DC touts two-year-old FEMS transfusion program as lifesaving success; record fireworks show brings air…

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The DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is hailing the success of its two-year-old program that enables paramedics to administer whole blood to critically injured and medically unstable…

Kathy Patterson: The mayor and council are killing a key commission created after 9/11

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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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