City Paper: Bowser Is Promising Big Strides on Black Homeownership. But Is She Doing Enough to…
The city is letting foreclosures move ahead after a key moratorium expired, which looks likely to affect Black homeowners.
Washington Post: D.C. wants to save at-risk people. Violence, missteps marred the effort.
The city has yet to reach about half of those on its “People of Promise” list, and a top official graded the program as a C-plus.
Press Release: New Fiscal Year Brings Added Support For “Excluded Workers”
News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman
Returning citizens and others ineligible for unemployment insurance receive help
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
David Connerty-Marin
Director of Communications…
Press Release: D.C. Paid Leave Benefits Expand Substantially
News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman
Council action led to July tax cut, Oct. 1 increase of parental, family & medical leave
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
David Connerty-Marin
Communications and…
Press Release: Councilmembers Christina Henderson and Trayon White, Sr. Introduce Legislation to…
News Release — At-large DC Council member Christina Henderson
For Immediate Release
October 3, 2022
Contact: Chantal Fuller, Communications Director
Washington, DC- Today, Councilmember Christina Henderson and Councilmember…
Press Release: New Fiscal Year Brings Added Support For “Excluded Workers”
News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman
Returning citizens and others ineligible for unemployment insurance receive help
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
David Connerty-Marin
An estimated 15,000…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces a New Goal to Increase Black Homeownership by 20,000…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 3, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
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Press Release: Norton Expresses Disappointment Senate Adjourned Until November 14th Without…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
October 3, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today expressed disappointment that the Senate last week effectively…
Washington Post Editorial Board: Here’s who The Post endorses for D.C. Council and state education…
The District is so heavily Democratic, general elections can seem like an afterthought. Not so this year. On the ballot Nov. 8 are spirited contests for seats on the D.C. Council and the State Board of Education, and the stakes are high.
Washington Post: D.C. mayor’s latest goal: 20,000 new Black homeowners by 2030
Over the summer, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser convened a group of local advocates and city officials and tasked them with an ambitious directive: to come up with suggestions to increase the number of Black residents who own houses in the…
WTOP: DC aims to make 20,000 more Black Washingtonians homeowners by 2030
D.C. wants to make 20,000 additional Black Washingtonians homeowners by 2030.
WTOP: Food delivery drivers in DC may get a fine next time they block traffic
Many drivers in D.C. have laid on the horn at a food delivery driver who parked in the middle of the street to grab a meal from a restaurant, but those drivers may soon have to find a parking spot.
DCist: D.C. Sets Ambitious Goal Of 20,000 New Black Homeowners By 2030
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration has set yet another ambitious housing goal: 20,000 new Black homeowners by 2030.
DCist: D.C. Police Officers Placed On Leave For Seizing Guns From Suspects Without Arresting Them
Seven D.C. officers have been removed from the Metropolitan Police Department’s specialized crime-suppression team and placed on administrative leave or desk duty due to alleged misconduct, Chief Robert J. Contee III announced Friday…
Colbert I. King in The Post: D.C. police ‘street justice’ in gun seizures without arrest is no…
Growing up in the Foggy Bottom/West End area of Northwest D.C. in the late 1940s, we heard about cops assigned to the 3rd Precinct, then located at 21st and K streets NW, who sometimes confiscated criminal proceeds — gambling money,…
District Links: Bowser sets goal of 20,000 new Black homeowners by 2030; MPD probe finds officers…
Mayor Muriel Bowser is setting a goal of 20,000 new Black homeowners in DC by the time of the next census in 2030.
Washington Post: More aid but no solutions for owners at crumbling D.C. condo building
Several engineering reports have deemed the building on Talbert Street, in Anacostia, dangerous and unlivable
Theresa Vargas in The Post: They’re in federal prison, and they’re done staying quiet
One D.C. man in a federal facility describes a ‘revolving door of death and depression’ in a new report that offers a unique look into the nation’s prisons
Colbert I. King in The Post: Migrants used as political pawns deserve more humanitarian aid
Without so much as a “Thanks but no thanks” this week Congress ignored the request of D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and several of her House Democratic colleagues to provide $50 million in additional humanitarian assistance for migrants…
Washington Post: Fare evasion in D.C. is rising. Money troubles are pushing Metro to confront it.
Evasion has proliferated during the pandemic and is a visible reminder to many riders of revenue Metro is not collecting