DCist: At-Large Councilmember Elissa Silverman Appeals Campaign Finance Ruling, Hearing Set For…
The D.C. Board of Elections will hold a hearing Friday afternoon to consider a formal appeal from D.C. Councilmember Elissa Silverman (I-At Large) of a recent ruling from the Office of Campaign Finance that found she had misspent public…
Axios: Sneak a peek at Metro’s new Silver Line
Even before Dulles officially opened in 1962, there were talks of adding a train to carry passengers to the airport. Decades later, it’s finally happening.
District Links: Silverman appeals ruling by Office of Campaign Finance; NPS agrees to close upper…
Mayor Muriel Bowser is pushing for changes to the sweeping revision of the District's criminal code prior to the DC Council's second vote.
Why didn’t DC use all of its housing vouchers in FY 2022?
DC’s plan to eliminate homelessness for single adults appears to be faltering.
Prior to the start of fiscal year 2022, the District did something unprecedented. In a bid to end homelessness for single adults, the DC government funded a…
WTOP: Upper Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park to remain closed to vehicles year-round
Pedestrians and cyclists can continue to traverse the upper part of Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park in D.C. without worrying about sharing it with motorized vehicles. The National Park Service said that portion of the road will remain…
Washington Post: Part of Rock Creek Park’s Beach Drive will stay closed to cars year-round
The National Park Service initially proposed seasonal closures but changed course after public input
DCist: Rock Creek Park’s Beach Drive Will Stay Car-Free 365 Days A Year
The National Park Service will keep Rock Creek Park’s Beach Drive closed to cars year-round, backing away from an earlier proposal to reopen the road to drivers, except during summer months.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: Leaving toys on graves was once seen as a strange D.C. cemetery custom
A recently discovered 1894 article offers clues to what two of Washington’s oldest Black cemeteries once looked like
Washington Post: Architect of the Capitol abused car privileges, posed as law enforcement, report…
J. Brett Blanton used government SUVs for personal affairs and misrepresented himself as a law enforcement official, inspector general alleges
DCist: Proposals To Tweak D.C.’s Free Residential Parking Face Questions In D.C. Council
A proposal to shrink the size of the zones where D.C. residents can get free on-street parking faced some skeptical questions and opposition during a D.C. Council committee hearing last Friday, and its proponents concede that the specifics…
Washington Post: For Red Grant, D.C. mayoral run is about ‘purpose over popularity’
The comedian turned politician has never run for office before, but his long-shot candidacy has won over some residents
City Paper: After a Career Spent Raising Ethics Questions, Elissa Silverman is in the Crosshairs
Silverman’s critics are demanding federal investigations into her Ward 3 polling. Will this fight impact the at-large race?
Axios: D.C.’s first 100 days with new Metro CEO Randy Clarke
WMATA CEO Randy Clarke has officially been on the job for 100 days. While most of the big problems he inherited remain – the large budget deficit, the long Metrorail waits – there’s cautious optimism among local leaders that the agency…
District Links: Council votes to postpone COVID vax mandate in schools, gives initial OK to criminal…
Despite skepticism from several legislators, the DC Council yesterday approved emergency legislation to delay enforcement of the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for DC students until the 2023-24 school year.
Press Release: D.C. Council Approves Multiple Initiatives Advanced by Councilmember Bonds’ Committee…
News Release — At-large DC Council member Anita Bonds
November 1, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kevin B. Chavous
The initiatives include two bills aimed at promoting limited equity coops, a period equity bill, and a bill…
WTOP: ‘Choice between two harms:’ DC Council delays COVID-19 vaccination requirements for students
The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to delay enforcement of the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for some students to the next school year.
Washington Post: A teen is killed, as D.C. again grapples with young victims of violence
Those who knew 14-year-old Antoine Manning described him as a jokester with a magnetic personality. His death reverberated in D.C.’s youth football community.
Washington Post: D.C. Council votes to delay students’ coronavirus vaccine requirement
The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to delay its coronavirus vaccine mandate for students age 12 and older until next school year, despite reservations from some members.
Washington Post: D.C.’s criminal code revamp passes first City Council vote
The bill, which is not without controversy, must still pass another vote and be signed by the mayor to become law
DCist: D.C. Council Gives Initial Approval To Criminal Code Overhaul, Delays COVID-19 Vaccine…
The D.C. Council on Tuesday gave unanimous initial approval to a sweeping rewrite of the city’s criminal code, while also delaying — again — a requirement that many school kids get the COVID-19 vaccine.