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District Links: Bowser restores indoor mask mandate amid rise in cases; little-known panel blocked MPD from firing officers, DCist reports; and more

Chris Kain Dec 20, 2021 47

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 agency’s oversight of Trump hotel; and more

Chris Kain Dec 17, 2021 53

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 to add Connecticut Avenue bike lanes; and more

Chris Kain Dec 16, 2021 55

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 gradual return of 7000-series rail cars; and more

Chris Kain Dec 15, 2021 52

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 Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6 attack; and more

Chris Kain Dec 14, 2021 62

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; lawyer Brian Schwalb enters AG race; and more

Chris Kain Dec 13, 2021 56

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 on ‘algorithmic discrimination’; and more

Chris Kain Dec 10, 2021 56

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 their first candidates forum; and more

Chris Kain Dec 9, 2021 69

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 transfer DC National Guard control to mayor; and more

Chris Kain Dec 8, 2021 175

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 booting operation as inadequate; and more

Chris Kain Dec 7, 2021 54

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 shares anti-violence message; and more

Chris Kain Dec 6, 2021 165

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 advisory to reiterate guidance; and more

Chris Kain Dec 3, 2021 46

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 run against Nadeau in Ward 1; and more

Chris Kain Dec 2, 2021 56

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 Island; council discusses in-person return; and more

Chris Kain Dec 1, 2021 58

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 fatalities; OP director set to depart; and more

Chris Kain Nov 30, 2021 49

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; AG’s violence prevention program expands; and more

Chris Kain Nov 29, 2021 45

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 gets pushback from Ward 7 leaders; and more

Chris Kain Nov 24, 2021 67

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 boarding next year; and more

Chris Kain Nov 23, 2021 51

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 through year’s end; and more

Chris Kain Nov 22, 2021 59

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.

District Links: Council hears testimony on regulating sale of recreational marijuana; former DC National Guard chief disputes IG report; and more

Chris Kain Nov 19, 2021 59

The DC Council's Twitter account has joked about the "joint" hearing going on today, but it's serious business on several counts: Council members are discussing legislation to legalize and regulate the sale of marijuana for recreational…

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District Links: House Oversight Committee demands records from MPD investigation on crime data; Lewis George, McDuffie…

Apr 30, 2026 2

The GOP-controlled House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is demanding all records from the Metropolitan Police Department's internal investigation into claims of manipulated crime data. …

District Links: Report card gives DC an A-minus on the state of its tree canopy; Bowser seeks authority to buy surplus…

Apr 29, 2026 19

A newly issued report card on the state of DC's trees offers an overall grade of A-minus — the same as last year — but warns that the city has been losing ground on its goal of reaching a 40% canopy…

District Links: New report cites 5.7% drop in DC jobs over past year; OCF investigating claims against Lewis George…

Apr 28, 2026 27

A new report on DC's economic and revenue trends shows a 5.7% drop in jobs over the last year and an increase in the office vacancy rate to 18.3%.

District Links: Bowser resubmits PSC nominations fought by environmentalists; group rejects calls to drop White House…

Apr 27, 2026 21

Mayor Muriel Bowser last week withdrew — and then resubmitted — two controversial nominations for the Public Service Commission that would have otherwise been deemed disapproved at month's end.

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