District Links: Senate eases ‘vacancy crisis’ at DC courts with votes to confirm 7…
The lame-duck Senate has eased concerns about a judicial vacancy crisis in DC's local courts by confirming seven appointments last night.
DC Council set to fill gaps in pre-pandemic rental, nutrition assistance
After temporarily boosting housing and nutrition benefits in the first year of the pandemic, the DC Council is poised to make their expansion permanent. Legislators unanimously approved the measures during a first reading at their Dec. 6…
Washington Post: D.C. officials offer tax relief to turn downtown offices into housing
For years, the Vanguard building in downtown D.C., once home to the Peace Corps, has sat empty. On Thursday, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) celebrated the future of the 1960s-era Vanguard — and housing in downtown — at a ceremony kicking off…
Washington Post: As youth shootings soar, D.C. officials vow to bolster efforts
A top public safety official committed to implementing a gun violence reduction plan published earlier this year
DCist: Racine Lays Out Proposals To Reform Troubled D.C. Housing Authority, Limit Mayor’s Influence
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine has unveiled a series of proposals he says would help create a “truly independent” D.C. Housing Authority board and address some of the problems that have plagued the embattled agency charged with managing…
DCist: Former ‘Night Mayor’ Shawn Townsend To Lead Local Restaurant Association
Shawn Townsend, D.C.’s first “night mayor,” will take over as the president and CEO of the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, the regional trade association that represents the D.C. area’s food industry.
WTOP: Leaders, experts weigh in on a plan to bring down gun violence in DC
The surge in shootings in D.C. in recent years, particularly among young people, has inspired discussions, debates and ideas from various city leaders, but the numbers keep rising and the violence continues to impact families.
DCist: At Project Soapbox, D.C. Students Urge Local Officials To Take Action On Issues Close To Home
The sound of fingers snapping in appreciation echoed across the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library auditorium.
DCist: Why Some Pandemic ‘Open Streets’ Around D.C. Are Still Closed To Traffic
Early in the pandemic, people were desperate for more room to safely spend time outdoors. Officials in the D.C. area experimented with making more space by closing certain roads to car traffic, and opening them to pedestrians. Now, motor…
Axios: Convention center closures for Africa summit disrupt D.C. businesses
The U.S.-Africa Leaders summit being held in the center of downtown D.C. is a giant show of diplomacy — and a giant headache for locals who live, dine, and own businesses between Shaw and Mt. Vernon Square.
District Links: New and revised DCHA reform proposals unveiled as council debate nears; layoffs…
With the DC Council's last legislative meeting of the year set for Tuesday, debate continues over how to go about reforming the District's public housing authority in the wake of a blistering report from the U.S. Department of Housing and…
Press Release: AG Racine Releases New Report Calling for Increased Independence at DC Housing…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 15, 2022
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Office of Communications
Report Details the Lack of Independence at the Agency, the Consequences of Political…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Celebrates the Future of Housing in Downtown DC
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
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December 15, 2022
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Natalia…
Press Release: DC Public Schools to Open on a Two-Hour Delay on Thursday, December 15, DC Government…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 14, 2022
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Tonight, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that on Thursday, December 15, DC Public…
Press Release: Pinto, Silverman Propose Comprehensive D.C. Housing Authority Reform
News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman and Ward 2 DC Council member Brooke Pinto
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
David Connerty-Marin (Silverman
Genevieve Fugere Hulick (Pinto)
Refocus DCHA mission on…
Press Release: Norton Urges Postal Service to Expand Use of Security Cameras at Postal Facilities in…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 14, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter urging |the United States Postal Service (USPS) to…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser and Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. Seek Houses of Worship to Help…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor; Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development; DC Department of Housing and Community Development
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December 14, 2022
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Press Release: Norton Provision Will Keep D.C. Government Open if Federal Government Shuts Down…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 14, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the possibility of a federal government shutdown on Friday night, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)…
Washington Post: Metro will stay open late and offer free rides on New Year’s Eve
The transit system will waive fares after 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 and stay open beyond normal service hours
Axios: D.C.’s new animal welfare bill could change how pets are considered in divorces
Most of us think of our pets as family, and a new bill being considered by the D.C. Council acknowledges that fact, the Washington Post reports.