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District Links: Two MPD officers testify at House inquiry into insurrection; DC sees four-fold rise in COVID-19 infections in July; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 28, 2021 18

Metropolitan Police Department Officers Michael Fanone and Daniel Hodges returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to offer their firsthand accounts of the Jan. 6 insurrection as the new House investigation gets underway.

District Links: Bowser urges DC Council to reconsider tax hike on incomes over $250K; Biden nominates new U.S. attorney for DC; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 27, 2021 73

A week after the DC Council voted 8-5 to increase taxes on incomes in excess of $250,000, Mayor Muriel Bowser is encouraging legislators to "reconsider" their stance before taking final action on the DC budget.

District Links: Bowser admin faces varied challenges over gun violence; charter network seeks permission to offer virtual option; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 24, 2021 37

Thursday night's brazen shooting on 14th Street NW has people "mad as hell," in the words of DC's new police chief — particularly coming as it did only a few days after the murder of a 6-year-old in Congress Heights in another drive-by…

District Links: New COVID-19 dashboard shows rarity of breakthrough cases; DC is among cities chosen for AG’s efforts against gun violence; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 23, 2021 28

DC officials for the first time added information on so-called "breakthrough cases" of COVID-19 that have occurred in vaccinated individuals, and the initial numbers show just how rare such cases have been in the District.

District Links: MPD adds new patrol unit on bikes, scooters; Bowser signs bill to ban sale of flavored tobacco products in DC; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 22, 2021 35

After riding up in a motorcycle, DC Police Chief Robert Contee on Wednesday announced his department's newly created Community Focused Patrol Unit, described as a data-driven effort to supplement the staffing available from the existing…

District government

Evictions will restart soon in DC. Here’s what you need to know about the protections and resources available to tenants.

Will Schick Jul 21, 2021 3,609

With the public health emergency ending, DC tenants have a range of protections and resources available to help navigate responding to an eviction notice.

District Links: Council votes 8-5 to raise taxes for wealthy residents over Mendelson’s opposition; Racine lays out anti-violence ideas; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 21, 2021 53

The two newest members of the DC Council helped pass a higher tax rate on incomes over $250,000 — a reversal of last year's budget vote, when a similar revenue-raising effort fell short.

District Links: Bowser authorizes expanded MPD overtime amid recent violence; council to vote Tuesday on Mendelson’s budget proposal; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 20, 2021 81

After a violent weekend in the District and on the eve of a DC Council vote on next year's budget, Mayor Muriel Bowser said she's directing the Metropolitan Police Department "to use any overtime necessary to meet our public safety needs"…

District government

Ahead of DC Council’s first 2022 budget vote, a look at some of the changes sought by committee chairs

Will Schick Jul 19, 2021 925

UPDATE: DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson released the Committee of the Whole’s draft committee reports on the Fiscal Year 2022 Local Budget Act and the FY 2022 Budget Support Act on Monday afternoon. He also released a statement…

District Links: Bowser stops short of announcing a third mayoral bid; Nellie’s statement doesn’t quell protesters’ objections; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 17, 2021 28

Anyone expecting Mayor Muriel Bowser to use her appearance on Friday's "Politics Hour" to announce she'll be running for a third term didn't quite get what they wanted — but she did drop another in her series of hints.

District government

More chickpeas, fewer chickens: DC food emissions bill set to upgrade diets for city meal recipients

Bridget Reed Morawski Jul 16, 2021 1,194

For Emilie Cassou, the meals served to students like her son at his public elementary school in the District aren’t worth the tray they’re served on. Some might look at a typical lunch served to students and see a ham and cheese…

District Links: DC, region see slow rise in COVID-19 cases from earlier lows; candidate files for Ward 5 council seat; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 16, 2021 45

Three months ago, an additional 41 new coronavirus cases in the District's daily update would almost certainly have seemed like a favorable sign. But with cases having plummeted locally this summer, Thursday's COVID-19 report is spurring…

District government

DC sees growth in cashless businesses even after DC Council’s vote to prohibit them

Will Schick Jul 15, 2021 955

A law meant to protect consumers by prohibiting businesses from refusing to accept cash took effect on April 4. There’s just one problem — it’s unenforceable. Or, rather, DC officials put off enforcement during the public health emergency,…

District Links: Metro adds an hour to Metrorail service as of Sunday; Bezos gives $200M to Smithsonian; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 15, 2021 40

For anyone who's peered through the metal gates into a closed Metro station on a weekend night, relief is in sight — at least until the clock strikes 12.

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‘Read in Color’ aims to expand book access, diversify DC’s Little Free Libraries

Will Schick Jul 14, 2021 696

Built of wood and featuring a distinctive A-frame construction, the new Little Free Library at CentroNía, a bilingual and multicultural early childhood education provider in Columbia Heights, looks much the same as the existing…

District government

DC Council emergency votes aim to prevent unfair debt collection practices, phase out eviction limitations

Will Schick Jul 14, 2021 229

With the District’s public health emergency due to expire soon, the DC Council voted Tuesday to approve legislation aimed at avoiding a sudden end to the consumer and tenant protections in effect in the District since the pandemic began.…

District Links: DC Council lays out scheduled end to city’s eviction ban; Mendelson unveils police accountability bill; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 14, 2021 29

A unanimous DC Council voted Tuesday to lay out a timeline for the end of the District's eviction ban in hopes of avoiding a feared "tsunami of evictions" if the pandemic restrictions all expired two months after the public health…

District Links: Senators at odds over Capitol security funding; DC surpasses 100 homicides; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 13, 2021 26

After a celebratory weekend in DC as the fencing around the U.S. Capitol came down, the appropriations bill that will determine emergency spending on security upgrades there is the subject of partisan bickering in the Senate.

District Links: A continuing push to deliver aid to undocumented workers hurt by pandemic; Capitol fence begins coming down; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 10, 2021 31

Undocumented workers and others in DC excluded from government aid during the pandemic are pushing for $200 million in cash assistance from the DC government.

District Links: More people left DC in 2020 than in 2019, analysis suggests; fatal opioid overdoses increase; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 9, 2021 22

At least 17,000 more people moved out of DC during the pandemic than in the year before, a new analysis suggests.

District Links: Sports betting operator missed local hiring requirements, audit finds; Capitol fencing coming down; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 8, 2021 32

The company that operates DC's sports betting program is behind on requirements to hire locally, the DC auditor found.

Built Environment

As zoning hearings on redevelopment continue, Barry Farm residents still don’t know whether they will be able to return home

Will Schick Jul 7, 2021 1,840

There’s not much left of Deatrice Belt’s old neighborhood, the public housing community on Eaton Road SE known as Barry Farm. There’s the old basketball court, a surface now cracked and covered over with weeds, where people used to gather…

District Links: Metro ridership recovery sees boost thanks to July 4; AG files suits against three apartment complexes; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 7, 2021 27

There were 285 COVID-19 cases reported in the region — DC and bordering jurisdictions — in the week ending July 4. That's an increase of 65 cases from the previous week, following 11 weeks of consecutive declines.

Homelessness

DC nonprofit opens its third LGBTQ youth home in 4 years to meet growing demand

Will Schick Jul 2, 2021 894

Keith Pollard, the deputy director of youth housing programs at SMYAL (pronounced “smile”), knows just what it’s like to come face to face with discrimination. He began his advocacy work with the organization in 2015 because he “always…

District Links: DC prepares for return of July Fourth festivities; Jack Evans agrees to pay ethics fine with payment plan; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 2, 2021 26

Fourth of July on the National Mall is back, along with neighborhood parades slated for the holiday.

District Links: Council members, mayor split on whether to break up DCRA; Racine proposes juvenile justice reform bill; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jul 1, 2021 37

The mayor and DC Council are at odds over how to deal with the giant Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, the oft-criticized agency that lawmakers sought to break up.

District government

Mayor vs. Council: The struggle over funding and the breakup of DCRA

Will Schick Jun 30, 2021 1,800

Long-held criticism of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs — which manages everything from licensing plumbers and other professionals to enforcing housing safety codes and issuing building permits — led to a new law in April…

District Links: DC Council approves ban on flavored tobacco sales; massive Medicaid contract leads to lawmaker clash; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jun 30, 2021 55

The DC Council voted on Tuesday to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco.

District Links: New vaccine incentives include $51 gift card for getting someone vaccinated; deets on DC’s population growth; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jun 29, 2021 41

DC is hoping to turn everyday citizens into organizers for the vaccination effort, pledging to award individuals a $51 gift card for each unvaccinated person they bring to one of three clinics for a shot.

District Links: Zero COVID-19 deaths recorded in DC over past seven days; city aims to reach unvaccinated young people; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jun 26, 2021 27

The seven-day average for new coronavirus deaths in the city went down to zero on Friday, with no deaths reported over the past week.

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District Links: Now mayor-elect, Janeese Lewis George names transition team; council panel advances 911 call center…

Nov 4, 2026 19

After easily prevailing in yesterday's general election, Janeese Lewis George emerged as mayor-elect, and today she announced her transition team as well as a new jobs portal for people interested in…

District Links: Councilmember Christina Henderson switches from independent to Democrat; feds submit concept plan for…

Nov 3, 2026 28

Independent at-large Councilmember Christina Henderson this morning announced that she has switched her party registration to affiliate once again with the Democratic Party — doing so in the wake of…

District Links: DC begins $19M modernization of Ward 4’s Upshur Rec Center; task force calls for feds to give DC…

Nov 2, 2026 33

Mayor Muriel Bowser helped break ground this morning on a $19 million modernization of Ward 4's Upshur Recreation Center and the adjoining outdoor pool — a project that will expand a facility that…

District Links: Robert White’s campaign confirms he’ll resign from council on Monday; DC considers lawsuit…

Oct 30, 2026 113

Robert White, the Democratic nominee to become DC's delegate to the House of Representatives, announced yesterday that he will resign as an at-large member of the DC Council effective Monday in order…

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