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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 61

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 50

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…

District Links: Subcommittee’s redistricting plan would extend wards 7, 8 westward; council letter urges mayor not to end mask mandate; and more

Chris Kain Nov 18, 2021 942

Residents in Ward 6 neighborhoods along the Anacostia River from the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge east to the Whitney Young Memorial Bridge may soon find themselves in a different ward.

District Links: End of city’s broad mask mandate next week draws mixed responses; DC Council alters ‘ghost gun’ law in face of lawsuit; and more

Chris Kain Nov 17, 2021 46

Mayor Muriel Bowser's announcement yesterday that the city will drop its mask mandate as of Monday in most indoor settings has drawn some heavy criticism among the mixed reactions.

District Links: Bowser eases indoor mask requirements as of Monday; study shows pandemic’s impact on student learning in DC; and more

Chris Kain Nov 16, 2021 14

The District is dropping the mask mandate in most indoor settings as of Monday, saying that the third wave of COVID-19 infections peaked locally in mid-September and has declined since then despite a recent plateau.

District Links: Howard protest ends in agreement with administration; sale of Trump hotel means forthcoming name change, reports say; and more

Chris Kain Nov 15, 2021 29

Over the past month, Howard University students have drawn prominent figures such as the Rev. Jesse Jackson to campus as they sought to push administrators to address their key complaints. Now protesters say they've reached a satisfactory…

District Links: New study finds racial disparities in DC pollution, health impacts; AG Racine calls for action on DC jail in WaPo op-ed; and more

Chris Kain Nov 12, 2021 40

A new study published by the journal GeoHealth says that air pollution disproportionately affects the District's southern- and eastern-most sections despite an overall reduction over the past two decades.

District Links: Marshals, DC agree to participate in joint effort to improve DC jail conditions; local litigator enters AG race; and more

Chris Kain Nov 11, 2021 19

A new agreement calls for the U.S. Marshals Service to have a role in correcting unsanitary conditions and other systemic failures at the DC jail that its recent inspection brought to the forefront.

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District Links: Long-serving DCPS chancellor set to leave in June; City Cast DC poll finds Lewis George ahead in…

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Lewis Ferebee, chancellor of DC Public Schools since 2019, is slated to leave at the end of the current school year to take the helm of a national nonprofit that helps educators decide on…

District Links: DC outlines strategy to boost retail sector amid evolving consumer trends; Pirro, Bowser renew push on…

May 19, 2026 11

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Washington DC Economic Partnership yesterday released key findings from a new strategic plan that aims to boost DC's retail sector.

District Links: Group apologizes for errors on pro-McDuffie flier amid union criticism; $1B in funding for White House…

May 18, 2026 16

The Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors apologized Saturday for circulating door hangers earlier in the day that stated incorrectly that its mayoral pick — former at-large Councilmember…

District Links: House panel set to vote on bill to block any DC congestion charge; Trump taps West Potomac Park for new…

May 15, 2026 23

The GOP-run House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is slated to take up legislation on Wednesday that would ban DC from enacting or enforcing a congestion charge.

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