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District Links: Racine offers to seal arrest records for 220 detained during George Floyd protests; MPD hackers stand down on leak threat; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 30, 2021 36

DC Attorney General Karl Racine said Thursday he is offering to seal the arrest records of about 220 people whom police took into custody for violating a curfew during protests over the police killing of George Floyd last June.

District Links: DC announces hours for Saturday’s walk-up vaccine clinics; funeral held for Liz Davis, former teachers union chief; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 29, 2021 34

The city announced hours for 11 walk-up coronavirus vaccination clinics that won't require appointments starting this Saturday. All residents aged 18 and older who haven't yet been vaccinated will have the chance to get a shot at the…

District Links: DC police use-of-force incidents declined in 2020, watchdog says; MPD chief responds to computer network hacking; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 28, 2021 19

Reported use-of-force incidents in the Metropolitan Police Department decreased for the first time in five years by 22% last year, according to a new report from the independent DC Office of Police Complaints.

District Links: DC population up 14.6% since 2010, census data shows; 11 mass-vaccination sites will take walk-ups as of Saturday; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 27, 2021 120

DC’s population grew 14.6% between 2010 and 2020, according to new data released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The District has 689,545 residents, the 2020 count found — up dramatically from the 601,723 people who called DC home in…

District Links: DC doesn’t yet plan to end the 23-hour-a-day lockdown at DC Jail; homicides up 42%; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 23, 2021 30

DC doesn't have plans to ease what is effectively a kind of solitary confinement for 23 hours of the day for the approximately 1,500 inmates at the DC Jail.

District Links: Statehood bill clears House; DowntownDC BID says it’s ‘poised for a strong recovery’; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 22, 2021 25

The House passed statehood legislation on Thursday, sending it to a Democratic-controlled Senate where its chances of approval are more dim.

District Links: House to take up statehood bill Thursday morning; vaccination push includes walk-up clinics for seniors; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 22, 2021 25

Debate on the DC statehood bill in the U.S. House is slated to begin at about 9:05 a.m. on Thursday, with passage expected to come at a vote after 11 a.m., Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’s office said.

District Links: DC Council advances amendments to development-guiding Comprehensive Plan; city reacts to Derek Chauvin verdict; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 21, 2021 16

The DC Council moved forward proposed revisions to the Comprehensive Plan on Tuesday, amending Mayor Muriel Bowser's proposed version of the planning document.

District Links: DC Jail has kept inmates under lockdown for over a year; DC requests National Guard help amid Derek Chauvin trial; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 20, 2021 29

There is no end in sight for about 1,500 inmates at the DC Jail who have been effectively subject to a kind of solitary confinement for 23 hours of the day throughout the pandemic.

District Links: Where Metrorail use declined the most — and the least; House sets vote on DC statehood for Thursday; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 16, 2021 22

As transit use overall plunged during the pandemic, ridership on Metrorail declined the least in neighborhoods with a high population of Black, Hispanic and working-class residents, a new WaPo analysis shows:

District Links: New details emerge about Jan. 6 security response; charter board to decide on proposed new schools; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 16, 2021 25

Over a 78-minute period during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, DC Police Cmdr. Robert Glover requested backup at least 17 times, WaPo reports in a new analysis.

District Links: DC statehood bill advances in House; DC to get $19M from feds for homelessness via American Rescue Plan; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 15, 2021 114

DC statehood legislation is on its way to approval in the U.S. House after a committee advanced it on Wednesday.

District Links: DC pauses J&J vaccinations, no reports yet of DC residents with rare blood clot; Metro safety commission calls for reforms; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 14, 2021 18

DC canceled appointments for people scheduled to receive doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Tuesday, in line with federal recommendations.

District Links: DC launches new renter relief program; District squandered permanent housing vouchers, DCist reports; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 13, 2021 12

DC announced on Monday a new $350 million program to help residents who fell behind on rent and utility payments over the pandemic.

District Links: Sports fans will be able to return to Capital One Arena at reduced capacity; DC says translated vaccine site coming soon; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 10, 2021 32

Fans will be able to return to Capital One Arena — at a much-reduced capacity — under new guidelines released by DC government Friday.

District Links: Vaccinations to open to ages 16 and older as of Monday; Metro mulls flat $2 fare to entice transit users to return; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 9, 2021 18

DC has announced vaccines will become available to anyone 16 and older on Monday who can secure an appointment, moving up the eligibility expansion by an additional week.

District Links: DC schools forgoing standardized exams this year after waiver; pharmacies directed to use DC vaccine portal: City Paper; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 8, 2021 29

DC schools will not administer the standardized PARCC exam for a second year in a row due to the pandemic.

District Links: DC Council passes tweak to eviction ban; Elections Board considers keeping pandemic-era voting expansions; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 7, 2021 42

The DC Council on Tuesday approved what supporters cast as a narrow exception to the eviction ban established by local leaders at the start of the public health emergency.

District Links: DC to open vaccine appointments to all 16 and over on April 19; head of Washington Teachers’ Union dies; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 6, 2021 41

DC will open up coronavirus vaccinations for all residents 16 and older as of April 19, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced late Monday, moving up the date from May 1.

District Links: Giant pauses shipment of vaccines from feds after doses sit unused, WaPo reports; driver rams car in deadly Capitol attack; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Apr 3, 2021 49

On Friday afternoon, WaPo published a story that for a time seemed to throw into question the city’s vaccine rollout.

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

May 20, 2026 10

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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