City Paper: ‘I Don’t Think Any New Law Will Fix This’: Can Legislation Repair D.C.’s Troubled Crime…
The persistent influence of prosecutors has many observers wondering if the Department of Forensic Sciences can be fixed.
DCist: D.C.’s Legendary Carter Barron Amphitheatre Is Falling Apart. This Group Wants To Bring It…
On the east side of Rock Creek Park, nestled between Beach Drive and 16th Street NW, lies a swath of recreational heaven with outdoor jungle gyms and picnic areas. There’s a hardcourt tennis stadium, which draws thousands of fans each…
Washington Post Editorial Board: The Senate ignores D.C., while judge vacancies pile up
Disenfranchising a city of more than 700,000 people, it turns out, requires a lot of work, if the contretemps between the D.C. municipal court system and the U.S. Senate is any indication.
WTOP: New report faults DC crime lab’s internal oversight — and prosecutors
A new report from the D.C. Auditor says internal oversight practices at the troubled D.C. crime lab were broken and ineffective long before the lab lost its accreditation last year.
Washington Post: Facing D.C. council opposition, Bowser defends nominee to head 911 call center
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) and top public safety officials on Friday offered a public show of support for Karima Holmes — her choice to lead the District’s oft-scrutinized 911 call center — defending her nomination while pushing back…
DCist: Bowser Defends Nominee To Head Troubled D.C. 911 Agency Ahead Of Uncertain Confirmation Vote
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Friday stridently defended her nominee to head D.C.’s troubled 911 agency, Karima Holmes.
Washington Business Journal: Bowser administration reissues long-delayed Reeves Center RFP for…
The District government is reissuing its request for proposals to redevelop the Reeves Center — what’s been a long-delayed process for one of the city’s most prominent sites — but this time without a requirement for the eventual developers…
City Paper: Housing Authority Commissioners’ Emergency Meeting Thwarted By Website Crash
Some DCHA commissioners will host an unofficial meeting with Empower DC ahead of a D.C. Council vote on a bill that would reconfigure the board.
WTOP: Bowser makes one last pitch for embattled OUC nominee
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser gathered the top chiefs from the city’s public safety agencies to talk about plans to make holiday shoppers feel safer in commercial districts.
DCist: New Audit Delivers Another Blow To D.C.’s Embattled Forensics Lab
The D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences has failed to operate as an independent part of the justice system, a report from the Office of the D.C. Auditor has found.
Colbert I. King in The Post: Rebuilding safety means rebuilding some families
A reader, Leroy Swain, took me to task for stating in last week’s column on juvenile crime that I didn’t want to start a “blaming and shaming game about unstable families in our community.”
City Paper: Who Will Sit on Bowser’s Reconfigured Housing Authority Board?
Mayor Muriel Bowser is proposing a new DCHA board that would eliminate critics.
Washington Post: Joseph’s House, a haven for the ill and unhoused, fights to stay open
On a quiet, tree-lined street near D.C.’s Adams Morgan neighborhood, one house looks just like all the others. Plants and garden figurines cover the front yard, with concrete steps that lead up to the front door. On a sunny day, there’s…
District Links: Bill to overhaul DCHA board draws flak over tenant representation; crowded council…
Legislators are slated to decide next week whether to accept Mayor Muriel Bowser's plans for reforms to the governance of the DC Housing Authority amid loud objections from many advocates for residents of the city's public housing.
DC Council poised to pass domestic workers bill of rights
As Yeny finished a recent 16-hour workday, she discovered she’d lost money.
Yeny, who’s being referred to by just her first name to prevent retaliation, works construction and child care jobs as a domestic worker in DC. That day,…
jonetta rose barras: At-large DC Council member Anita Bonds’ redemption tour
Former DC Mayor Marion Barry often extolled the collective and generous forgiving nature of District residents. He said that helped fuel his post-prison comeback, which included elections as the Ward 8 DC Council member, a fourth term as…
WTOP: DC Council to vote on plan making Metrobus free in DC
The D.C. Council is set to vote on a proposal making all Metrobus service in the District free starting next Summer.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. Council proposes more incentives to address office, retail…
D.C.'s streets and office buildings are fuller now than they were for most of 2020, but foot traffic and the economic activity that comes with it remain far below pre-pandemic levels.
City Paper: Who Will Sit on Bowser’s Reconfigured Housing Authority Board?
Mayor Muriel Bowser is proposing a new DCHA board that would eliminate critics.
Washington Post: Bowser moves to dissolve, reconfigure D.C. Housing Authority board
The legislation could give Mayor Muriel E. Bowser more control over governance of the embattled agency as its leaders work to comply with federal standards