jonetta rose barras: The DCRA indictment
The recent report from DC auditor Kathy Patterson and her team has revealed numerous weaknesses within the inspection and enforcement regime at the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA). It has also served as an indictment of…
Washington Post: D.C. Council will consider law to strengthen prevention of lead poisoning in homes
Safety measures to ensure that children are protected from the dangers of lead poisoning while living in District homes may soon become a lot more stringent. The D.C. Council is considering a bill to shore up weaknesses in…
WTOP: ‘Where is the urgency?’: DC Council, advocates critical of ‘Vision Zero’
WASHINGTON — D.C. residents and officials envision a time when the number of pedestrian deaths falls to zero, but with several recent fatal collisions, many are beginning to question why progress has been so slow. At a joint public…
Washington Post: Principal placed on leave after being taped mocking student’s sex assault claim
A D.C. high school principal captured on tape ridiculing a student who had reported a sexual assault was placed on administrative leave Thursday by city officials amid growing calls for the principal’s ouster. The action came after The…
WTOP: Residents say gas fumes persist after DC lifts stop-work order
WASHINGTON — Gas fumes persist inside a luxury apartment building near Nationals Park in Southeast even after the city lifted a stop-work order imposed at a neighboring property. The cease and desist order was issued Aug. 24, after…
The Rev. Judie S. Martin of InnerCity Collaborative Community Development Corp.: Mentoring matters
On a 95-degree day, high risk intervention strategist (mentor) Ronnie Myers ventured to Lincoln Heights to pick up five youth, ages 13-19. He gazed across the street to see what they see on a daily basis – crime, drug deals, fancy cars…
Washington Times: Metro Board axes its rider advisory council, gives GM Wiedefeld a raise
The Metro Board is poised to dissolve its only direct mechanism for rider feedback and advocacy, the Rider Advisory Council (RAC), according to testimony during a Thursday morning meeting. “You have a serious credibility gap with the…
City Paper: D.C. Rape Crisis Center Reports Spike in Hotline Calls During Kavanaugh Saga
If watching the testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee today is triggering your buried memories of assault—or even that time a friend told you about their experience with assault—you…
Greater Greater Washington: “It just takes too long” to make DC streets safer, councilmembers and…
Four people have been killed on bicycles and scooters over the past few months, and 27 total people killed on DC roadways this year. In the shadow of those tragedies, advocates and councilmembers packed a hearing to express frustration at…
Mayor Bowser Celebrates Historic Investment in Parks and Recreational Activities for Residents with…
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WAMU: Vote On Repeal Of D.C.’s Tipped Wage Ballot Initiative Set For Next Week
The D.C. Council will vote next Tuesday on a bill repealing Initiative 77, the ballot measure approved by D.C. voters in June that would gradually raise the minimum wage paid to tipped workers. Chairman Phil Mendelson notified members of…
DCist: Poll: Incumbents Bonds And Silverman Are Favorites In At-Large D.C. Council Race
Incumbent At-large Councilmember Elissa Silverman released a poll that indicates she is the leading non-Democratic candidate running for one of the two citywide seats, a show of popularity after Mayor Muriel Bowser recently endorsed her…
UrbanTurf: So Others May Eat Plans 139 Affordable Apartments for North Capitol Street
The developments planned for the intersection of North Capitol Street and Florida Avenue NE continue to pile up. Nonprofit So Others May Eat (SOME) has filed a zoning application to deliver an all-affordable development just south of the…
Maya Martin of PAVE: How Parents Can — And Should — Change Our Education System
When I worked in DC schools, I heard from families every day about what they wanted to see in our education system. Every day, I heard about the challenges and obstacles that families must overcome to make sure their child has the…
Forest Hills Connection: When a tree falls on a Rock Creek Park trail, here’s who responds
They move so quickly to clear the trails that I saw more and more of their work, but no trace of them. They started to take on a mythical quality.
Washington Post editorial board: A 74-year-old was left in a burned-down building for five days.…
AT 10:45 P.M. last Wednesday, hours after fire broke out at a senior housing complex in Southeast Washington, a member of the company that manages the property delivered the news that all the elderly residents had been accounted for. “ ‘By…
WTOP: K2 overdoses draining DC resources
WASHINGTON — A spike in overdoses in D.C. linked to the dangerous street drug known as “K2” is draining critical District resources, officials said Wednesday. “Our emergency responders continue to respond to dozens of K2 overdoses every…
Washington Post: D.C. principal was taped mocking student’s sex assault claim, lawsuit says
In June of last year, a freshman at Roosevelt High School in Northwest Washington reported to Principal Aqueelha James that she had been sexually assaulted by another student in a school bathroom. James at first expressed concern over the…
WAMU: D.C. Schools Don’t Have Enough Transit Cards For Kids. The City Says It’s Not A Shortage.
Public school officials in D.C. have underestimated the demand for new SmartTrip cards for students, which could leave many kids stranded at Metro stations and bus stops next week. Starting Monday, students will no longer be able to use…
UrbanTurf: From B&B to Airbnb? Remixing a Mount Vernon Triangle Mainstay
Remember the historic firehouse renovation-turned-Airbnb rental in Logan Circle? Well, that's not the only historic property that owner Michael Abbenante has big plans for. Last December, Abbenante purchased the bright red Spanish-style…