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District Links: Budget battles brewing over downtown, funding for fare-free buses; council panel aims to keep timeline on energy standards; and more

Chris Kain Apr 28, 2023 14

A battle is brewing in the DC Council over two proposed mechanisms to fund fare-free Metrobus service and new late-night bus routes.

District Links: MPD Chief Contee slated to depart for new post at FBI; new push aims to add long-distance flights at National Airport; and more

Chris Kain Apr 27, 2023 31

Just hours after announcing Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee's plans to retire June 3 for a post at the FBI, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the outgoing chief outlined a new policing strategy aimed at enhancing community…

District Links: Lawsuit faults medical care at DC jail as inadequate; a look at the people stymied on DCHA’s waitlist for over a decade; and more

Chris Kain Apr 26, 2023 16

The DC Department of Corrections is facing a new lawsuit alleging a lack of appropriate and constitutionally mandated medical care for people incarcerated at the DC jail who have severe medical needs.

District Links: Nadeau aims to spur purchase of public land for affordable housing; DCHA cites limited capacity to spend more on repairs; and more

Chris Kain Apr 25, 2023 93

A new bill from Ward 1 DC Council member Brianne Nadeau aims to boost the DC government's ability to make land purchases to protect and expand the amount of affordable housing.

District Links: DC isn’t alone in pushing office-to-residential conversions; former foster youth say housing options after care fall short; and more

Chris Kain Apr 24, 2023 22

DC isn't alone in touting office-to-residential conversions as one way to revive downtown vibrancy amid high vacancy rates.

District government

As vouchers go unused, DC’s former foster youth struggle to find housing

Annemarie Cuccia Apr 24, 2023 901

Makia never thought moving in with her mother was going to work. Makia, who’s using a pseudonym to protect her safety, entered foster care when she was 2 years old. She lived in at least a dozen places over 20 years, and ran away from…

District Links: Metro board OKs fare hike, simpler rates amid long-term fiscal worries; WaPo poll finds continued desire for remote work; and more

Chris Kain Apr 14, 2023 46

Metro's newly approved budget will mean a simpler fare system that standardizes distance-based charges and the introduction of a low-income fare program — but also the first fare hike in five years.

District Links: White House announces $72M grant for 14th Street Bridge repairs; DC Council, Bowser admin battle over ‘baby bonds’ funding; and more

Chris Kain Apr 13, 2023 28

Vice President Kamala Harris is trekking to the 14th Street Bridge today as part of a slate of White House announcements highlighting a new $300 million round of infrastructure investments in the nation's deteriorating bridges.

District Links: DCHA director draws council scrutiny over bonus but won’t discuss details; AG Schwalb announces $15.2M settlement with JUUL; and more

Chris Kain Apr 12, 2023 44

Questions loom over who approved a $41,250 bonus for DC Housing Authority's executive director amid a governance change and fallout over last fall's blistering review from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

District Links: New cameras will enforce rules against blocking bus lanes, bus stops; health advocates urge action as overdoses rise; and more

Chris Kain Apr 11, 2023 31

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb sent a letter today to his Virginia counterpart, who last week wrote to Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Council declaring the District needs to do more to combat crime.

District government

Young people leaving foster care face homelessness. DC isn’t giving them available vouchers.

Annemarie Cuccia Apr 11, 2023 1,502

When Ronnie Harris first entered foster care at 12 years old, she was certain she would be adopted. But, in what felt like no time at all, foster care swallowed her teenage years. The system jerked Harris across the city. Each time she…

District Links: AG reaches $625,000 settlement with Commanders over withheld ticket deposits; report faults DOES over unemployment insurance; and more

Chris Kain Apr 10, 2023 28

Attorney General Brian Schwalb today announced a $625,000 settlement with the Washington Commanders to resolve the District's lawsuit against the team for failing to return ticket deposits from DC fans.

District Links: Virginia AG faults DC officials on tackling crime; beleaguered Talbert Street SE homeowners may get mortgage relief; and more

Chris Kain Apr 7, 2023 33

Crime in the District has drawn national scrutiny led by congressional Republicans in recent weeks, and now Virginia's GOP attorney general is joining the criticism.

District Links: Mayor’s education budget proposals spur myriad concerns at marathon hearing; critics question use of traffic-camera revenue; and more

Chris Kain Apr 6, 2023 39

As the DC Council continues its review of the mayor's budget proposal, hundreds of speakers spoke out yesterday about the city's spending on education at a daylong hearing that stretched until just before midnight.

District government

Council member, DCHA director spar over whether waste, fraud is widespread or isolated

Annemarie Cuccia Apr 6, 2023 642

Reports of mismanagement and voucher fraud at the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) continue to pile up, At-large Council member Robert White insisted at a press conference on March 30. White, who has chaired the council’s Housing…

District Links: Funding squabble blocks emergency legislation to reduce allowable rent hikes; Metro’s Yellow Line set to reopen May 7; and more

Chris Kain Apr 5, 2023 60

The DC Council's agenda yesterday included emergency legislation to limit this year's allowable increase for rent-controlled units, but a dispute with the executive branch over funding blocked a vote on the measure.

District Links: Council OKs bill to decriminalize street vending; budget fight brews over baby bonds; 9:30 Club owner unveils new venue; and more

Chris Kain Apr 4, 2023 13

The DC Council voted unanimously this afternoon to approve legislation to decriminalize street vending and streamline the licensing regime, a response to a prolonged campaign by a coalition of vendors who objected to past police…

District Links: DDOT on track to have all city roads in good repair by 2024; DC trust fund isn’t meeting quota on deeply affordable housing; and more

Chris Kain Apr 3, 2023 11

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District Department of Transportation say the city is on track to meet a goal set five years ago to eliminate all roads in poor condition by 2024.

District Links: White House threatens veto to protect DC’s police reform bill; ex-chief of staff faces second complaint of sexual harassment; and more

Chris Kain Mar 31, 2023 23

Local officials are expressing relief after the White House threatened a veto if the House and Senate send President Joe Biden a resolution of disapproval to block the District's Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act.

District government

Bowser’s proposed budget does little for homelessness, advocates say

Annemarie Cuccia Mar 31, 2023 779

In a major reversal from recent years, Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed fiscal year 2024 budget slashes funding for eviction prevention and includes few increases for homeless services and housing. The biggest win, advocates say, is funding…

District Links: New inquiries find fraud, conflicts of interest in DCHA voucher program; House panel votes to block DC police reform law; and more

Chris Kain Mar 30, 2023 50

As the DC Housing Authority faces an imminent March 31 deadline to show substantial progress on deficiencies identified last fall by a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development audit, new internal probes have documented more…

District Links: House panel will invite Bowser to next hearing on DC governance; why U.S. attorney declines to pursue two-thirds of arrests; and more

Chris Kain Mar 29, 2023 33

The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability had billed today's hearing on the local DC government as Part 1, and its chair said today that he is inviting Mayor Muriel Bowser to Part 2 on May 16.

District Links: House panel schedules vote on disapproval of DC police reform bill; complaint over Silverman’s polling dismissed; and more

Chris Kain Mar 28, 2023 31

The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability will follow up tomorrow's hearing on the DC government with a vote soon after on a GOP effort to block the District's police reform bill.

District Links: House oversight of DC rises with tour of DC jail, upcoming hearing; rec center hours expand in effort to better serve teens; and more

Chris Kain Mar 27, 2023 27

Republicans in charge of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability are gearing up for Wednesday's hearing on crime, public safety and the DC government's operations, but they're already hinting at a sequel.

District Links: Cuts to housing programs draw scrutiny to Bowser’s proposed budget; Metro begins modifying new gates to deter fare evasion; and more

Chris Kain Mar 24, 2023 40

The DC Council's budget oversight season is now underway, with the mayor formally presenting her budget proposal for fiscal year 2024 at this afternoon's public briefing after legislators made opening statements.

Natural Environment

Warming winters are making cherry blossoms bloom earlier, potentially putting their flowers at risk

Gabe Castro-Root Mar 23, 2023 1,478

When Jeff Reinbold, the National Park Service’s superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, unveiled on March 1 this year’s prediction for cherry blossom peak bloom, he prefaced the announcement with a note of caution. …

District Links: Bowser budget includes Circulator cuts, downtown incentives and medical debt relief; auditor calls for more 911 transparency; and more

Chris Kain Mar 23, 2023 49

With the DC Council's 70-day budget review having kicked off yesterday, signs point to a particularly contentious spring in the Wilson Building.

District government

How the Revised Criminal Code Act would have impacted the District’s most vulnerable

Sophia Thomas Mar 23, 2023 896

On a Saturday night in Georgetown, Josh Blocker and his electric guitar take center stage near the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and M Street NW. The faint wail of Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Child” struggles to rise above the ambient noise…

District Links: Bowser presents $19.7B budget after closing $1.7B gap due to higher costs, lower revenues; DC to redraw school boundaries; and more

Chris Kain Mar 22, 2023 40

Mayor Muriel Bowser presented her $19.7 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2024 to the DC Council this morning, stressing that having to fill a $1.7 billion hole after February's revenue estimates showed declines left little to no…

District Links: Key adviser’s departure came amid start of inquiry into ‘sensitive matter,’ Bowser says; city touts new bike infrastructure; and more

Chris Kain Mar 20, 2023 39

Mayor Muriel Bowser said this morning that John Falcicchio's resignation on Friday as her longtime chief of staff and deputy mayor for planning and economic development came after she asked her legal counsel to investigate "a sensitive…

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District Links: Council bill takes aim at misleading use of AI photos in real estate ads; Arlington County sues over…

Oct 9, 2026 18

A new legislative proposal in the DC Council would establish new consumer protections for renters and homebuyers amid increasing complaints about ads using digitally altered or AI-generated photos in…

jonetta rose barras: Are aspects of DC’s much-touted healthcare system on the verge of collapse?

Oct 9, 2026 371

When MedStar Washington Hospital Center in DC announced the closure of one of its two postpartum maternal units over the summer, alarms understandably went off throughout the government and advocacy…

District Links: Elections Board overturns $16K fine against Lewis George’s mayoral campaign; DC Water says tests…

Oct 8, 2026 18

Janeese Lewis George's mayoral campaign struck a confident tone in reacting to yesterday afternoon's decision by the DC Board of Elections to toss out a $16,000 fine levied by the Office of Campaign…

District Links: Council gives initial nod to easier access to low-income utility discounts; council OKs $305M for RFK…

Oct 7, 2026 41

Amid lingering concerns about utility costs, the DC Council yesterday granted initial approval to legislation that would automatically enroll eligible residents in discount programs run by Pepco,…

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