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District Links: Evans wants opportunity to refute law firm’s ethics findings; Mary Cheh has proposal to restrict e-scooters; and more

Cuneyt Dil Jun 25, 2019 19

Happy Tuesday. Mary Cheh has a new bill to restrict use of e-scooters, co-introduced today with Brianne Nadeau, Jack Evans and Charles Allen.

Opinion

Molly Whalen: Multiple school closings are exacerbating DC’s failure to properly educate students with disabilities

Commentary Jun 24, 2019 2,629

It’s often said that failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Unfortunately, that can all too often be said of DC’s education leaders — and the latest instance, occurring right now, has extreme consequences for the city’s most vulnerable…

District Links: New details on DC Council committee to investigate Evans; Metro police officer under investigation after using taser; and more

Cuneyt Dil Jun 24, 2019 31

Happy Monday. Jack Evans was spotted at Sette Osteria in Dupont Circle a day after federal authorities raided his Georgetown home in connection with their ongoing investigation …

District government

HUD Secretary Ben Carson on hand to congratulate seven housing voucher recipients in DC who just became homeowners

Jake Maher Jun 24, 2019 2,288

At a recent celebration, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson personally congratulated the most recent class of seven new homeowners for successfully completing the DC Housing Authority’s little-known Home…

District Links: FBI raids Jack Evans’ home — he will resign from Metro board amid whirlwind scandal; council expected to take further action; and more

Cuneyt Dil Jun 21, 2019 35

TGIF! FBI agents raided the Georgetown home of Jack Evans this morning, the latest development in a whirlwind two-day period that began with Evans denying any ethics violations — before he admitted he didn’t disclose a conflict of interest…

District Links: How Evans helped Colonial Parking — detailed in investigation memo Post publishes; plus, Evans admits ethics violation; and more

Cuneyt Dil Jun 20, 2019 92

Happy Thursday. Jack Evans ended up admitting to the Post that he did violate the Metro “board’s ethics code by failing to disclose a conflict of interest and agreed not to seek reelection as chairman to help settle an investigation into…

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: Playing fast and loose with at-risk education funds

jonetta rose barras Jun 20, 2019 936

It’s understandable that some DC residents might feel as if they’ve been cast in a remake of Groundhog Day. In that 1993 film, Bill Murray’s character keeps waking up to the same day, replete with the same remarks and the same behavior by…

District Links: Metro board bungles probe into Evans, drawing criticism from all sides; tax break for Line Hotel delayed; and more reads

Cuneyt Dil Jun 19, 2019 18

Happy Wednesday and Juneteenth. Here's how badly Metro’s board bungled the ethics investigation into Jack Evans:

Arts and Culture

Short film starring DC students explores ‘pushout’ in high schools

Will Lennon Jun 19, 2019 1,598

Half out of breath, Teonna rushes through the front door of her high school. She throws her bag and jacket onto a conveyor belt, which ushers her belongings toward an X-ray machine. She asks a classmate for the time and is relieved to…

Opinion

Iris Bond Gill and Suzanne Wells: DC needs an education vision for equity and efficiency

Commentary Jun 19, 2019 1,442

In what has become an annual rite of spring, the DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) last month approved the opening of five new charter schools: one elementary, two middle and two high schools. From 2012 to 2018, the board approved the…

News

GU student and ANC member reaches deal with New Jersey, insurance provider for care she needs to return to DC

Jake Maher Jun 18, 2019 401

Anna Landre — Georgetown University student, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E member and disability rights activist — will be coming back to DC in the fall, after all. Landre reached an agreement Friday with her insurance provider…

District Links: DC Council poised to win fight against CFO, Post reports; law firm that investigated Evans for Metro found ethics violations; and more

Cuneyt Dil Jun 18, 2019 44

Good Tuesday morning. The DC Council looks to have won the battle of wills over using $47 million from Events DC reserves, with the chief financial officer expected to approve the proposal, WaPo scoops.

Built Environment

Construction in AU Park kicks off long-planned $500 million initiative to bury vulnerable Pepco feeder lines

Cuneyt Dil Jun 18, 2019 1,976

Seven years after a derecho downed trees and power lines in DC and the region, Pepco started work this month to bury high-voltage utility lines in the outer neighborhoods of the city — a project envisioned in the aftermath of the powerful…

District Links: Spat over Events DC money to be resolved, Mendelson says; schoolchildren under-vaccinated for measles, health official says; and more

Cuneyt Dil Jun 17, 2019 24

Happy Monday. The Line Hotel in Adams Morgan is trying to push back against attempts to yank its $46 million tax break, as some council members say the hotel didn't meet hiring conditions to get the tax credit. The Bowser administration…

Built Environment

New Iona East day center to serve seniors east of the river, replicating successful Ward 3 program

Diane Gross Jun 17, 2019 1,581

Under a Monday afternoon drizzle in Congress Heights, community advocates and politicians teamed up with a local nonprofit and a developer to break ground last week on Iona East, a new adult day center to serve District residents east of…

District Links: Bowser responds to Mystics player who demands meeting about shootings in SE; protest against Trump hotel’s liquor license; and more

Cuneyt Dil Jun 14, 2019 17

TGIF and happy Flag Day! President Donald Trump owes the District $7 million for his 2017 inauguration, while he plans a new July Fourth bash.

News

Community forum yields mixed views on reducing drug kingpin Rayful Edmond’s life sentence

Cuneyt Dil Jun 14, 2019 1,396

At an unusual public forum Thursday night to discuss whether former DC drug lord Rayful Edmond III deserves a reduced prison sentence, those who came forward to testify included one of Edmond’s cousins and an activist who said his family…

Books

New community bookstore expands literacy options in Ward 8

Candace Y.A. Montague Jun 13, 2019 1,465

On the evening of May 27, 2015, Charnice Milton was on the bus, heading to her home in Ward 7’s Benning Heights neighborhood. A journalist working for Capital Community News — which publishes the local news outlets Hill Rag, East of the…

District Links: Top economic development official Brian Kenner leaving for Amazon; Events DC paid $150K to lobby for extended RFK lease; and more

Cuneyt Dil Jun 13, 2019 48

Happy Thursday. Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Brian Kenner is leaving for Amazon, WBJ scoops.

District government

Anna Landre, GU student and ANC commissioner, may step down due to insurance cuts

Jake Maher Jun 13, 2019 2,001

Two years into her education at Georgetown University and four months into her term as a member of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E, Anna Landre expects that she will have to leave it all behind. Landre — who has spinal muscular…

Opinion

jonetta rose barras: time to rescue traditional public schools east of the river

jonetta rose barras Jun 13, 2019 974

The Ward 7 Education Council gathered last week to discuss DC Council member Charles Allen’s Public School Transparency Amendment Act 2019. As written, the proposed legislation would mandate public charter schools’ adherence to the same…

District Links: DC’s no-bid sports betting contract to benefit politically connected subcontractors, Post reports; Mendo vs. CFO continues; and more

Cuneyt Dil Jun 12, 2019 21

Good Wednesday morning. Let DL draw your attention to one point in the clash between Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and Chief Financial Officer Jeff DeWitt.

Features

New Woodley House scholarship helps five recipients in recovery transform ‘hard-fought knowledge into their life’s work’

Gabrielle Wanneh Jun 12, 2019 618

At the age of 57, Calvin Watson is recovering from a long addiction to crack cocaine — the drug of choice that led him down a path that included time in jail and conversations with disappointed family members. He is a veteran living with…

District Links: Budget uncertain as chief financial officer says he won’t certify it; redevelopment of Housing Authority HQ stalls; and more

Cuneyt Dil Jun 11, 2019 20

Good Tuesday morning. There is an unprecedented showdown between Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and Chief Financial Officer Jeff DeWitt over next fiscal year’s budget, making good on the CFO's promise that he would reject a plan that dips…

Features

In Brookland, it’s all about community, gardens and friendship

Susan Bodiker Jun 11, 2019 1,224

Mr. Rogers would feel right at home in Brookland. At 1801 Upshur St. NE, plantings on the back deck offer pops of color. (Photo by Susan Bodiker) Just four miles north of the Capitol, the close-knit confines of Ward 5’s Greater…

Media

The Northwest Courier, started by two Current alums, says it will bring a weekly paper back to the quadrant

Scott Nover Jun 11, 2019 3,723

From the ashes of one neighborhood newspaper arises another. The Northwest Courier, which launched online on April 29, aims to fill the void left by The Current Newspapers, which officially stopped publication last month after a long…

District Links: Most people complain about drivers, WaPo poll finds; fourth Evans challenger; City Paper reviews DC’s scooter scene; and more reads

Cuneyt Dil Jun 10, 2019 19

Happy Monday. A fourth challenger in Ward 2 has emerged to the expected re-election bid of longtime legislator Jack Evans, the subject of a federal investigation and recall effort.

Built Environment

DC Council approves $70 million in revenue bonds for Howard University to renovate Tubman Quad dorms, two historic LeDroit Park homes

Christian Zapata Jun 7, 2019 8,498

A proposal to issue nearly $70 million in DC revenue bonds for the renovation of historic Howard University dormitories won approval from the DC Council this week. The measure will also provide a boost to long-awaited restorations of two…

District Links: Cars dominate the region’s transportation picture, poll says; Virginia pushes for release of Metro’s Jack Evans ethics probe; and more

Cuneyt Dil Jun 7, 2019 41

TGIF! There’s a new WaPo-Schar School poll that shows most people in the region drive cars to get around, with 64 percent of District residents saying they have driven to get someplace in the past year.

District government

Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle talks summer reading with local students

Will Lennon Jun 6, 2019 1,211

Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle, a fan favorite, pitched the merits of robust summer reading to dozens of first-graders at a DC Public Library kickoff event Tuesday at Murch Elementary School, where students gathered in the…

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District Links: House panel advances bill limiting DC taxing authority; auditor cites heavy overtime, leave usage at…

Jul 22, 2026 5

The GOP-led House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform this afternoon voted 23-18 along party lines to approve legislation that would prevent DC officials from imposing or increasing any tax…

District Links: DC officials blast bill to restrict local taxing authority ahead of key vote; House Dems decry GOP…

Jul 21, 2026 14

Ahead of a key committee vote tomorrow, DC officials are blasting consideration of recently introduced House legislation that would block the local government from imposing or increasing any tax or…

District Links: Judge orders repairs at five buildings in AG’s case against a ‘slumlord empire’; DC…

Jul 20, 2026 16

A federal judge has ordered immediate repairs to address dangerous and illegal conditions at five apartment buildings owned and controlled by Ali "Sam" Razjooyan and his mother.

District Links: House committee set to vote on bill to limit DC’s ability to alter local taxes; Commanders stadium…

Jul 17, 2026 15

The GOP chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform yesterday introduced legislation to block DC leaders from imposing or increasing any tax or fee — or amending the District's…

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