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District Links: DC sees record COVID-19 hospitalizations amid winter surge; DC’s child fatality reviews plagued by delays, other flaws; and more

Chris Kain Dec 30, 2021 76

A key aim of the reforms to the District's child welfare system undertaken over the past three decades was preventing future deaths by setting up a system to review the circumstances surrounding all child fatalities in the District. But…

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Children at risk: City’s child fatality reviews don’t prevent future deaths as intended

jonetta rose barras Dec 30, 2021 1,676

Gabriel Eason’s name appeared in broadcast media and newspapers for a few weeks following his death in April 2020 and once again after the November arrests of his mother, Ta’Jeanna Eason, and her boyfriend, Antonio Dale Turner, for…

District Links: DCPS announces ‘test to return’ requirement for students, staff next week; workforce shortages hit DC Fire and EMS; and more

Chris Kain Dec 29, 2021 56

As COVID-19 case counts continue to rise in the District and the region, DC Public Schools will require students and staff to test negative before returning to their classrooms next Wednesday.

District Links: DC’s COVID-19 cases spike in lead-up to holidays; virus-fueled driver shortage forces cutbacks in Metrobus service; and more

Chris Kain Dec 27, 2021 91

As 2021 winds down, the District is seeing COVID-19 cases reach record highs that have put DC among the worst spots in the country for community transmission.

District Links: Businesses react to city’s new vaccination rules; child welfare investigations often start late and end early, probe finds; and more

Chris Kain Dec 23, 2021 52

The DC Child and Family Services Agency's investigations often aren’t launched in the timely manner required by law — and are frequently closed too quickly and labeled “unfounded” or “unsubstantiated.”

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Children at risk: Abuse and neglect investigations are opened too late and closed too soon

jonetta rose barras Dec 23, 2021 2,431

One day in April 2020, a person renting a room from Diamond Taylor and Tyvez Jackson in their apartment at 2812 Pomeroy St. SE made an anonymous call to the hotline operated by the DC Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA). He told the…

District Links: DC to add vaccine mandate for entry to restaurants, various other venues; council opts not to restrict encampment removals; and more

Chris Kain Dec 22, 2021 51

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced today that a variety of DC businesses — including restaurants, bars, and indoor cultural and entertainment venues — will soon have to require COVID-19 vaccination for patrons ages 12 and older.

District government

Children at risk: 32 years and billions of dollars later, DC fails to protect thousands from abuse and neglect

jonetta rose barras Dec 21, 2021 3,082

Outside the three-story, red brick apartment building at 935 Division Ave. NE, it must have seemed like an ordinary spring day on April 1, 2020, with an overcast sky and a temperature of around 45 degrees. Yet the tragic events unfolding…

District Links: 32 years later, broken system still fails vulnerable children, investigation finds; COVID-19 case numbers rise further; and more

Chris Kain Dec 21, 2021 189

Over the summer, the DC government announced it had reached a settlement in the 32-year class-action lawsuit that sought extensive reform of the city’s child welfare system — a case initially known as LaShawn A. v. Marion Barry Jr.

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Still Broken: DC’s Child Welfare System

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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.

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With Stay DC no longer accepting applications, here’s where people in need can find assistance for utilities

Will Schick Dec 1, 2021 2,509

Even as STAY DC applications are closed and the city has lifted its utility moratorium, residents still have access to myriad resources to help pay for their utilities this winter.

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.

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Council considers ranked-choice voting amid larger debate on making elections more inclusive

Will Schick Nov 24, 2021 738

A long line of people testified at an eight-hour public hearing last week to share their views about a proposed measure to revamp the city’s electoral process. Numerous speakers testified both for and against implementing ranked-choice…

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.

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District Links: Council set to vote on youth curfew with new amendments; MPD probe reportedly implicates at least 15…

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The DC Council is slated to revisit the issue of an expanded youth curfew at Tuesday's legislative meeting, with a final vote on permanent legislation and a rescheduled vote on emergency legislation…

jonetta rose barras: Has Janeese Lewis George’s mayoral campaign violated DC election finance laws?

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Earlier this week, Wesley Williams, operations and policy officer for the DC Office of Campaign Finance, confirmed that his agency has opened an investigation into whether the relationship between…

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

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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…

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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…

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