District Links: Council set to vote on slate of DCHA reforms in wake of HUD report; AG sues chemical…
The DC Council is slated to vote on emergency legislation Tuesday to undertake several immediate reforms to the DC Housing Authority in the wake of a blistering report prepared by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
jonetta rose barras: DC elected officials claim to care about poor people, but the HUD report says…
Don’t expect me to mince words here. The DC government and, thus, the entire city, particularly low-income residents, have been drowning in high-cost mediocrity and breathtaking incompetence for decades. Some of the adverse consequences of…
WTOP: DC may delay COVID-19 vaccination deadline for students again
D.C.’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination deadline for eligible school kids, may be pushed back again.
WTOP: DC bar that lost liquor license for violating COVID regulations files suit against health…
A D.C. bar that lost its liquor license for not complying with vaccine rules filed a lawsuit against the District’s health department, challenging the city’s right to close it during the pandemic.
Washington Post: Tensions simmer as Metro ridership grows during train shortage
The strain between the agency and its regulator spills into the open during a Metro board meeting
DCist: DC Council Could Extend COVID Vaccine Mandate Deadline For Students
At-Large Councilmember Christina Henderson says she will propose emergency, temporary legislation to delay D.C.’s COVID vaccine mandate for students over 12 to the 2023-2024 school year. The mandate was introduced a year ago, and was…
Associated Press: DC sues chemical manufacturer over pesticide pollution
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court Thursday against chemical manufacturer Velsicol Chemical, LLC, claiming it violated city environmental laws by polluting a major waterway, the Anacostia…
DCist: As Fallout Over D.C. Housing Authority Audit Continues, New Bill Would Impose Quick Reforms
An emergency bill that could get a vote in the D.C. Council as early as next week would impose a number of quick reforms at the D.C. Housing Authority, the agency reeling from a scathing federal audit that recently identified significant…
DCist: D.C. Lawsuit Targets Chemical Company, Saying It Knowingly Polluted Waterways With Carcinogen
A major chemical manufacturer polluted D.C. homes, yards and waterways with a toxic pesticide for decades, even after learning it could cause cancer, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine alleges in a new lawsuit.
Washington Business Journal: Events D.C. taps new leader to replace Greg O’Dell
The Events D.C. board voted unanimously Thursday to appoint Angie M. Gates, now head of the District's film office, to succeed Greg O'Dell as its new chief executive.
WTOP: DC cuts the ribbon on new emergency shelter for domestic violence victims
As part of its recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the District and its nonprofit partner My Sister’s Place cut the ribbon Thursday on a new emergency shelter for domestic violence victims — one of two new buildings DC’s…
Washington Post: D.C. bar that flouted vaccine rules sues city health department
A D.C. bar that was championed by conservatives earlier this year after it lost its liquor license for violating vaccine rules sued the city’s health department Thursday, alleging the District had no authority to close it.
Washington Post: Cancer-causing pesticide polluted local rivers for decades, D.C. alleges
D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced a lawsuit against a chemical manufacturer on Thursday, alleging that its pesticide contaminated the Potomac and the Anacostia rivers for decades with chemicals it knew were linked to cancer.
WTOP: Overcrowding a concern on Metro system still hobbled by sidelined railcars
More people are choosing to ride Metrorail, and it’s leading to crowding issues on a system still hobbled by a lack of railcars.
Colbert I. King in The Post: HUD report on D.C. public housing should outrage and embarrass…
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s scathing report on management and operational shortcomings in the D.C. Housing Authority has documented more than 80 deficiencies ranging from inadequate management to lack of…
Washington Post: D.C. Council could delay coronavirus vaccine mandate for kids
A year after introducing a law that requires D.C. students over 12 to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, Councilmember Christina Henderson will put forward emergency and temporary legislation to delay the plan by another school year.
WTOP: Bowser embarrassed by report detailing DC public housing failures
Saying that she was “embarrassed” by an extremely critical report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser promised a swift response from the city.
DCist: Big Board Sues D.C. Over Public Health Emergency Orders And Loss Of Liquor License
An H Street NE bar that became a cause célèbre amongst conservatives for resisting a vaccine mandate earlier this year is now suing D.C. over the very public health emergency declarations that allowed Mayor Muriel Bowser to impose the…
Brenda Donald in The Post: We already are working on making the D.C. Housing Authority better
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s assessment report of the D.C. Housing Authority was not pretty, nor were the findings unexpected. The report came after an on-site review of the DCHA this year.
DCist: As Climate Change Increases Extreme Rain And Flooding, D.C.’s Most Vulnerable Residents Pay…
The first days of D.C. fall were gray and gusty this year, with temperatures that slipped into the 40s and rain that wavered between a drizzle and a downpour for days. The remnants of Hurricane Ian, whose forces devastated parts of North…