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Still Broken: DC’s Child Welfare System

Editor Dec 21, 2021 2,048

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. With…

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 48

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 56

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 63

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 55

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 63

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 58

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 58

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 73

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 182

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 57

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 167

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 49

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 57

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 64

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 2,591

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 57

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 47

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 73

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 government

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

Will Schick Nov 24, 2021 762

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.

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 61

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 63

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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Why this homeless services nonprofit sometimes evicts people

Will Schick Nov 19, 2021 966

When local activist Lindsey Jones-Renaud learned that her friend Yolanda Corbett received an eviction notice this fall, she was shocked. Jones-Renaud assumed her friend would always be safe in her home since Corbett was living in a…

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 944

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 government

Displaced Ward 8 homeowners file a new lawsuit against city and developer

Will Schick Nov 18, 2021 2,103

A dozen homeowners who purchased properties in Southeast DC that fell apart soon after they were constructed filed a new lawsuit last month against the city, the developer, and a housing nonprofit. The lawsuit builds on claims made in…

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 47

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 16

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 33

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 43

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.

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