the Wash: DC Council passes resolution eliminating cannabis plant count limits
Controversy remains over unused cultivator licenses
City Paper: All of Jack Evans’ Colleagues Recommend Expelling Him from the Council
Unless Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans can convince two of his Council buddies to flip, D.C.'s longest serving lawmaker will soon be removed from its legislative body. The final vote, which will likely take place in the new year, is merely…
Press Release: Councilmember Anita Bonds Introduces Legislation to Expand HPAP for First-Time…
News Release — At-large DC Council member Anita Bonds
Tuesday, December 03, 2019
Contact: Emmanuel Brantley
Washington, D.C. - Today, At-Large Councilmember Anita Bonds, Chairperson of the Committee on Housing and Neighborhood…
Press Release: Statement on Ad Hoc Committee vote to Expel Councilmember Evans
News Release — Office of DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson
CONTACT:
Lindsey Walton
Tuesday December 3, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC – DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson released the following statement regarding the Ad Hoc…
Washington Business Journal: Unanimous D.C. Council recommends Jack Evans be expelled
D.C. Councilman Jack Evans, D-Ward-2, is on the verge of losing his seat in the wake of a protracted ethics scandal, after all 12 of his colleagues voted to recommend expelling him from the council Tuesday.
Washington Times: Panel votes to expel Jack Evans from D.C. Council
An ad hoc committee of the D.C. Council has voted unanimously to recommend to expel council member Jack Evans after its investigation found that he had used his elected position to benefit his private clients.
WTOP: DC Council committee recommends expulsion of Evans
A committee of the D.C. Council composed of all members except Ward 2 Council Member Jack Evans has voted to expel Evans from the council.
DCist: D.C. Council Unanimously Recommends Expelling Jack Evans From Office
All 12 of Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans’ colleagues voted Tuesday to recommend that he be removed from office, the first time the city’s legislature has ever moved to expel one of its own.
Washington Post: D.C. Council votes to recommend expelling Jack Evans over ethics violations
All 12 D.C. Council members voted Tuesday to recommend that member Jack Evans be expelled in the face of ethics violations, an extraordinary step and the first time lawmakers ever moved to eject one of their own.
DCist: Next To The Botanic Gardens Is Another, Tinier Green Refuge
Bartholdi Park isn’t exactly hidden. Located at a busy intersection next to the Botanic Garden (which is celebrating its bicentennial this coming year) and mere steps from the U.S. Capitol, it’s got prime real estate. And that’s kinda the…
WTOP: Man arrested after historic DC synagogue defaced with swastika
A man has been arrested and charged with defacing public property in D.C. after the vandalizing of a Jewish landmark with anti-Semitic graffiti Friday.
DCist: Northeast Arts Space Dwell Is Trying To Reopen After The City Shut It Down
Twelve years ago, David Bernhardt, a local contractor and owner of an H Street laundromat, bought a former carriage house in an alley behind the 1200 block of Florida Avenue NE. A carpenter by trade, Bernhardt, along with his family and…
Press Release: Councilmember Grosso introduces legislation to make parent-teacher organizations’…
News Release — At=large DC Council member David Grosso
December 3, 2019
Contact
Matthew Nocella
Washington, D.C. – Councilmember David Grosso, chairperson of the Committee on Education, today introduced legislation to improve…
Press Release: DDOT Selects Operators for 2020 Dockless Vehicle Sharing Program
News Release — District Department of Transportation
December 3, 2019
Media Contact
Lauren Stephens
Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced the next phase in the District’s dockless vehicle sharing…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser to Set Tone for 2020 by Hosting 6th Annual #FitDC Fresh Start 5K…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Parks and Recreation
December 3, 2019
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Michael Tucker, Jr. (DPR)
Mayor’s Annual New Year’s Day #FITDC Fun Run/Walk to Be Held…
Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Assist Returning D.C. Citizens in Federal Custody
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 3, 2019
Contact: Jack Miller
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced the District of Columbia Returning Citizens Coordination Act of…
WTOP: Nats World Series documentary viewing party at Anthem is grand slam for fans
On a cold Monday night in December, Nationals fans came to see the Boys of Summer one more time before the winter pushes out their greatest baseball season till next year.
DCist: Arrest Made After Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found On Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
D.C. police arrested a man on Monday for allegedly scrawling anti-Semitic messages and images on the door of the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue over the Thanksgiving weekend, in what authorities are calling a possible hate crime.
District Links: Jack Evans unlikely to be expelled; DC’s social studies curriculum being…
Good Tuesday morning. A majority of the DC Council supports censuring Jack Evans, WaPo reports. Today the ad hoc committee will meet to talk about how to admonish Evans.
Washingtonian: You Won’t Want to Miss These 22 Merry Markets Around DC
Now that you've decked the halls, you'll need to find the perfect presents. We know just the places.