WTOP: DC-area cab drivers experience dramatic decrease in demand during coronavirus crisis
Demand for cabs is down at least 70% at one of D.C.’s largest taxi cab companies amid concerns and changes of routine related to the coronavirus outbreak.
Washingtonian: DC Restaurants Can Now Offer Alcohol With Food Deliveries
The DC Council passed the change as part of its Covid-19 emergency response bill
WAMU: Facing Likely Economic Downturn From Coronavirus, D.C. Council Passes Emergency Relief Bill
The D.C. Council unanimously passed an emergency bill Tuesday to amplify the city’s response to the growing coronavirus pandemic, largely by expanding eligibility for unemployment insurance and providing financial assistance for businesses…
Washington Post: Metro further reduces service to protect front-line workers from coronavirus
The reductions in hours and frequency are the second in two days
Washington Business Journal: Metro to cut service again, asks public to stay off system as…
Metro has asked the public to stay off its buses and trains unless "absolutely necessary" and further cutting service following a ridership decline of nearly 70%.
WAMU: Rent Freezes? Emergency Subsidies? Coronavirus Sparks Calls To Protect Renters
Leaders and tenant advocates across the Washington region are calling on officials to step up protections for renters amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Washington Business Journal: D.C.-area restaurant industry makes major layoffs amid coronavirus…
On a typical St. Patrick's Day, The Dubliner Restaurant would be at capacity with 600 people or more waiting in line.
Council passes COVID-19 legislation to protect against ‘almost certain economic insecurity’
Meeting in an alternative hearing room to enable social distancing, DC Council members today unanimously passed emergency legislation regarding COVID-19 relief.
The COVID-19 Response Emergency Amendment Act was introduced by all council…
Press Release: AG Racine to Enforce New Emergency Protections for District Residents
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
March 17, 2020
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Legislation Prohibits Evictions, Utility Shut-Offs, and Stockpiling of Essential Items During COVID-19 Public Health…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces DC Businesses Can Now Apply for SBA Disaster Assistance Loans
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
March 17, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
DC Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) Can Now Apply for Federal Relief Funds
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel…
Press Release: DC Council approves emergency legislation in response to COVID-19
News Release — Ward 6 DC Council member Charles Allen
March 17, 2020
Contact: Erik Salmi
The DC Council approved a wide-ranging emergency bill today that makes significant changes to expand eligibility for unemployment…
Bisnow: As Restaurants, Retail Owners Brace For ‘Absolute Disaster,’ D.C. Passes Relief…
Geoff Dawson, the owner of major D.C. bars including Penn Social and Franklin Hall, says he is preparing to lay off about 90% of his 300 employees.
WAMU: Facing Likely Economic Downturn From Coronavirus, D.C. Council Passes Emergency Relief Bill
The D.C. Council unanimously passed an emergency bill Tuesday to amplify the city’s response to the growing coronavirus pandemic, largely by expanding eligibility for unemployment insurance and providing financial assistance for businesses…
Bisnow: Capitol Riverfront Site Eyed For 900-Unit Development With A Food Hall
A major new development could be coming to the eastern edge of the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood.
District Links: Council OKs relief bill as CFO says city “not in financial trouble” but…
Happy Tuesday. The DC Council passed its wide-ranging bill offering various COVID-19 relief mechanisms, but members said they expect further legislation will be necessary in the coming weeks.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. Council passes bill offering assistance for workers, businesses in…
The D.C. Council passed a series of measures Tuesday designed to offer some relief to workers and businesses feeling the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak.
City Paper: Restraining Orders in Domestic Violence Cases Extend Through April Due to Coronavirus
D.C. Superior Court is making changes to several divisions, including domestic violence.
Washington Post: Md. man convicted of sex trafficking in prostitution crackdown in D.C.’s Logan…
A Clinton man charged in an FBI and D.C. Police crackdown on prostitution in some of the District’s trendiest neighborhoods was convicted on one count of sex-trafficking by a federal jury.
Washingtonian: How to Help Struggling DC-Area Restaurant and Bar Workers Right Now
Give a virtual "tip" to your favorite bartender or donate to a meal and supply fund
City Paper: The Coronavirus Emergency Didn’t Stop an Encampment Clearing
A recent sanitation sweep happened after some Dupont residents complained about unhoused people on 17th Street NW.