AG Racine Reaches $148 Million Nationwide Settlement Over Uber Data Breach
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Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018
AG Racine Reaches $148 Million Nationwide Settlement Over Uber Data…
Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbon on the Ward 4 Short-Term Family Housing Program, Marking Monumental…
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September 26, 2018
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Sean Barry (DMHHS)
Mayor Bowser Cuts the Ribbon on the Ward 4 Short-Term Family Housing Program, Marking Monumental Step Forward in Closing and Replacing DC…
Curbed: Washington electric-scooter death could be first of its kind in the U.S.
On Friday, September 24, an SUV in Dupont Circle hit 20-year-old Carlos Sanchez-Martin as he rode a rented electric scooter from Lime, a San Francisco-based startup whose vehicles have popped up in cities across the nation in recent months.
Washington Post: Violating D.C. traffic laws could soon cost you more
If you exceed a D.C. speed limit by more than 25 mph, it could cost you $500; roll through a right-turn-on-red and it will cost you $100; and if you fail to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk, you could get a whopping $500 ticket under…
WAMU: D.C.’s Newest Arena Will Spur Economic Development. Will Current Neighbors Benefit?
Residents of the Southeast D.C. neighborhood of Congress Heights stood by on Saturday as local politicians, developers, and tall young men holding basketballs under their arms cut into a ceremonial red ribbon with oversized scissors. They…
Washington Post: D.C. must do more to address safety following deaths of bicyclist and scooter…
Council Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3) says city needs more bike lanes, especially the kind that separate bicycles -- and maybe scooters -- from vehicles
Washington Post: Drivers continue to ignore speed cameras in the District, earning city more than…
The District issued more than 1 million speed-camera tickets last year, according to data released Wednesday, a record high for a city that has built a reputation as a “speed trap” for motorists in the nearly two decades since the automated…
DC honors pioneering African-American architect with street renaming
Paul Devrouax, the visionary African-American architect behind many landmark DC sites — including Nationals Park, the city convention center and the building that helped rejuvenate U Street NW — now has a street dedicated to his legacy.…
Washington Times: Bucking U.S. trend, D.C. homicide total already tops 2017
Bucking a trend in other major U.S. cities where the homicide rate is heading down, the District has just passed a grim milestone: More people have been killed in the city so far this year than for the entire year of 2017. And there’s more…
Deborah Simmons in The Washington Times: D.C. needs jolt from Jeff Sessions
The Washington Times reported on New Year’s Eve 2014 that “the city finished the year with 105 homicides, one more than was recorded in 2013 — a year that included 12 people killed in a mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard.” 2014 also…
DCist: ‘It Just Happened So Quickly’: Two Gay Men Beaten On U Street NW In Potential…
Two gay men were physically attacked on U Street near 16 Street NW in an incident that D.C. police are investigating as a potential hate crime, according to a police report taken at the scene of the crime. The incident occurred on September…
Mayor Bowser Presents 33rd Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards, Celebrates the Creative Spirit and…
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September 25, 2018
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LaToya Foster (EOM)
Jeffrey Scott (CAH)
Mayor Bowser Presents 33rd Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards, Celebrates the Creative Spirit and Achievements of Washingtonians…
Greater Greater Washington: Drivers hit four DC schoolchildren in the first days of the school year
Many of my neighbors and I were alarmed to see a message on our neighborhood email list near the start of September. Doug Hollis, Deputy Chief of Operations and Programs for DC Public Schools, wrote: "In the first 7 days of the traditional…
Mayor Bowser to Cut the Ribbon on Ward 4 Short-Term Family Housing Program, Marking Monumental Step…
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September 25, 2018
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Sean Barry (DMHHS)
Mayor Bowser to Cut the Ribbon on Ward 4 Short-Term Family Housing Program, Marking Monumental Step Forward in Closing and Replacing DC General…
Norton Gets Her Provisions to Combat Airplane Noise and Other Priorities in FAA Reauthorization Bill…
Contact: Benjamin Fritsch
September 25, 2018
Norton Gets Her Provisions to Combat Airplane Noise and Other Priorities in FAA Reauthorization Bill to Be Considered on the House Floor, This Week
WASHINGTON, D.C.—With aircraft noise…
Klingle Valley Trail Closures Begin October 1
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September 25, 2018
Media Contacts
Terry Owens
Lauren Stephens
Klingle Valley Trail Closures Begin October 1
(Washington, DC) – The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will temporarily close…
Mayor Bowser Breaks Ground on Capitol Vista, Delivering 3rd Affordable Housing Project in Mt. Vernon…
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September 25, 2018
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Chanda Washington (DMPED)
Mayor Bowser Breaks Ground on Capitol Vista, Delivering 3rd Affordable Housing Project in Mt. Vernon Triangle in Past 4 Months
Capitol…
Planned closure of Providence Hospital services draws protests
DC residents, nurses, doctors, union activists and a city council member showed up to a recent community meeting to voice concerns about Providence Hospital’s plans to shut down acute care services to transition into a new model focused on…
Washington Post: Shootings in District claim four lives, as the homicide count surpasses 2017’s…
Four people were fatally shot in the District on Monday and early Tuesday, bringing this year’s homicide count to 119, surpassing the number of people killed in the city in all of 2017. The surge of violence has continued since this past…
WAMU: Bowser Picks Former Consultant For Deputy Mayor Of Education
Mayor Muriel Bowser has chosen Paul Kihn, a former consultant for D.C. Public Schools to be the District’s new Deputy Mayor of Education. As the highest education official in the city, Kihn would be charged with overseeing education…