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District Links: DC exceeds 1,000 coronavirus deaths, mayor’s sister among them; vaccine slots to open for ages 18-64 with health conditions; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Feb 24, 2021 24

DC surpassed 1,000 deaths related to the coronavirus on Wednesday, and Mayor Muriel Bowser said her elder sister died in the morning after battling COVID-19 at Washington Hospital Center.

District Links: Intel failures enabled mob to ransack Capitol, officials testify on Hill; DC police responses to protests scrutinized; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Feb 23, 2021 31

On Capitol Hill Tuesday, security officials said a failure to pass along intelligence about the potential for violence on Jan. 6 led to an unprepared police force getting rolled over by a mob.

District Links: Jobless claims glitch affected 39,000 unemployed; Bowser to speak next month at House hearing on statehood; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Feb 22, 2021 25

DC officials said that the glitch that plagued the disbursement of jobless claims last week affected about 39,000 people who did not receive their unemployment benefits.

District Links: Glitch delays unemployment benefits for unknown number of people; DC leaders mark U.S. rejoining Paris climate accord; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Feb 20, 2021 32

The DC Department of Employment Services said on Friday that a glitch resulted in some unemployed people not receiving jobless benefits this week.

District Links: Vaccines to become available to general population with health conditions; who could become the next CFO?; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Feb 19, 2021 31

Starting March 1, DC will allow vaccinations for residents 16 and older who have serious medical conditions, officials announced on Thursday. The full list includes people with cancer, congenital heart disease, asthma, HIV and…

District Links: CFO Jeff DeWitt departing DC; vaccine eligibility expanding to include more grocery, other essential workers; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Feb 17, 2021 132

DC Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey DeWitt, who has overseen the city's pursestrings for seven years, abruptly announced on Wednesday night he would depart the District.

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Surviving trauma: Northwest resident shares her path from foster child to world-champion boxer in hopes of helping others go the distance

Ijeoma Okere Feb 17, 2021 2,886

Growing up in the District’s foster care system, Lisa Cohen bounced among 13 different families over 19 years. Now 52, Cohen — a motivational speaker and former boxing champion who lives in Northwest DC — never had a birthday party as a…

District Links: How DC’s downtown could look after the pandemic; eight recommendations from DCFPI on legalizing marijuana sales; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Feb 16, 2021 26

The post-pandemic future in the Washington region may include considerably more teleworking than before, threatening downtown DC's economy, according to a new report.

District Links: DC expects to vaccinate most seniors this month; Racine’s office weighs charging Trump under local law; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Feb 12, 2021 31

The District expects to have vaccinated 70% of all residents aged 65 and over by the end of the month, City Paper reports, which could mean opening up vaccine eligibility to people with underlying medical conditions.

District Links: Virus strains are detected in DC; non-senior council members offered vaccine priority, City Paper reports; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Feb 11, 2021 28

The U.K. and South Africa variants of the coronavirus have been confirmed in DC, officials said on Thursday.

District Links: Regional leaders call for Biden admin to vaccinate federal workers; Biden removes Trump appointees from NCPC; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Feb 10, 2021 52

Regional leaders are asking the federal government to take the lead on vaccinating tens of thousands of federal workers, contractors and Metro employees.

District Links: Teachers union votes against authorizing strike; DC would get lost CARES Act funding under Dem proposal; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Feb 9, 2021 21

Members of the Washington Teachers' Union voted against authorizing a strike on Tuesday. Meanwhile, union leaders wrote a letter to the mayor and schools chancellor calling for the establishment of a "situation room" to deal with emergency…

District Links: DC vaccinates more educators; a teacher has died of COVID-19, union says; $11M investment in unemployment system; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Feb 8, 2021 41

DC's expansion of vaccine eligibility to workers at licensed child care providers and independent and charter schools resulted in about 2,000 vaccinations in the first week, officials said.

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Trans sex worker advocate supports others facing trauma due to gender and sexual identity or job risks

Dionna Duncan Feb 8, 2021 2,893

At 15, Tamika Spellman got a girl pregnant. Born a boy in Buffalo, New York, she’d had a pretty “typical childhood” growing up with her parents, she said in a recent interview. But it was around the time Spellman’s girlfriend got…

District Links: Constituent services funds have $300K unused in pandemic, City Paper finds; DC reports 2020 budget surplus; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Feb 5, 2021 60

Mayor Muriel Bowser and six DC Council members have funds for constituents' needs — such as utility payments and rent — that are sitting with over $300,000 in them during the pandemic.

District Links: Mixed financial picture as budget season kicks off; DC knocking on doors to get more seniors vaccinated; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Feb 4, 2021 27

The District has depleted its reserves for unemployment benefits and will borrow from the federal government to cover the unprecedented crush of claims during the pandemic, according to DC Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey DeWitt.

District Links: DC finishes building its 7th family shelter; more vaccine appointments to come online for target ZIP codes; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Feb 3, 2021 35

DC's journey to fully replacing the former decrepit family homeless shelter at DC General has reached the finish line with a final planned opening in Ward 1.

District Links: DC Council overrides two of Bowser’s vetoes; bill to expand paid leave for family deaths withdrawn until next month; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Feb 2, 2021 30

The DC Council overrode two of Mayor Muriel Bowser's vetoes on Tuesday, reiterating its support for the breakup of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and the creation of an ombudsman for the city's child welfare agency.

District Links: Schools to reopen on Tuesday for in-person learning; Capitol fence temporarily stymies congressional review of DC laws; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Feb 1, 2021 20

The District's public school system plans to bring back in-person learning on Tuesday, after wintry weather led to a one-day delay of its plan — meaning that students had a slate of virtual classes rather than a traditional snow day.

District Links: Child care providers to get vaccine access; DC Council likely to override two Bowser vetoes; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jan 30, 2021 42

Child care providers and independent school teachers and staff will be able to schedule appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations as of noon Monday, according to the mayor’s office.

District Links: DC leaders push back on security perimeter for Capitol grounds; Bowser shakes up cabinet; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jan 28, 2021 46

DC leaders are objecting to the permanent expansion of the security perimeter around the U.S. Capitol, as federal officials eye measures that could dramatically alter public access on Capitol Hill after the Jan. 6 riots.

District Links: Progress on vaccination equity lags; DC urges removal of plywood from downtown; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jan 27, 2021 46

The effort to get more vaccines to the DC communities hardest hit by the coronavirus in terms of fatalities and cases isn't going very smoothly.

District Links: Debate over ‘fortress’ Capitol security; mayoral proposal for ailing hospitality sector; Post editor Marty Baron to retire; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jan 26, 2021 39

The acting U.S. Capitol Police chief apologized Tuesday to Congress over the Jan. 6 riots as debate continues over the future of security at the complex.

District Links: DC officials call for more vaccine doses as city begins shots for teachers; 7,000 Nat’l Guard troops to remain for weeks; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jan 25, 2021 24

Happy Monday. Mayor Muriel Bowser received her first coronavirus vaccine shot on Monday as the city urges the federal government to send more doses for its residents.

District Links: Senate statehood bill introduced — earliest ever; 19+ Capitol Police officers test positive for coronavirus after riots; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jan 22, 2021 50

TGIF. Democratic U.S. Sen. Tom Carper introduced the Senate's DC statehood bill on Friday, which advocates said is the earliest statehood legislation has ever been introduced in a Senate session.

District Links: DC set to expand vaccine access to overweight, those with preexisting conditions; no new Biden comment on statehood bill; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jan 21, 2021 48

Happy Thursday. DC will open vaccine eligibility to people with a wide range of health conditions — and anyone overweight — in an upcoming phase of its distribution plan. With 43,377 first doses administered, according to federal data,…

District Links: Inauguration runs smoothly as fences begin coming down in DC — fireworks cap night; Trump pardons developer Douglas Jemal; and more

Editor Jan 20, 2021 36

Happy Wednesday. DC's closures will begin to ease in the coming days as fences come down and roads reopen after the smooth inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

District Links: Bowser becomes public face of inauguration prep, security; Post ed board calls out mayor for veto; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jan 19, 2021 19

Happy Tuesday. In the extraordinary days leading up to the inauguration, Mayor Muriel Bowser has acted as a leading spokesperson for the event and as chief executive of a city under siege.

District Links: Internal Capitol Police report warned of potential attack on Congress, WaPo reports; Bowser vetoes 2 bills; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jan 15, 2021 28

TGIF. In the lead-up to the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol, an internal Capitol Police report warned that the seat of Congress itself might be the target of an attack, WaPo scoops.

District Links: How MPD officers battled Trump rioters; Racine wants to interview Trump Jr.; Bowser seeks to reduce development appeals; and more

Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil Jan 14, 2021 33

Happy Thursday. Everyday new revelations emerge about the violence that occurred during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riots.

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

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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