Press Release: Norton Recommendation Ana Reyes Advanced by Senate Judiciary Committee; Full Senate…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
August 4, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
If confirmed by the full Senate, Reyes will be the first Hispanic woman and the first openly LGBTQ judge on the U.S. District Court for D.C.…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Celebrates FiscalNote Public Listing on NYSE
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 4, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Natalia Vanegas (DMPED)
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Greater Greater Washington: Why a Red Line train with passengers on board headed towards a track…
Metro officials unknowingly sent a Red Line train with riders on board towards a track fire, according to agency statements and information provided to Greater Greater Washington. At the time a Red Line train was traveling from the Woodley…
WTOP: Local criminal justice expert on what’s needed to address increase in gun violence
D.C. is seeing an increase in homicides, even as it continues to fund programs that they hope will deter crime.
Washington Post: A city beset by violence seeks solutions — from those in jail over it
D.C. runs a program asking those behind bars to propose ways to stem crime in the city
DCist: Humane Rescue Alliance To You: Please Adopt These Dogs
The Humane Rescue Alliance has an urgent plea: please adopt (or foster) an animal.
WTOP: Now’s a great time to adopt a pet: DC animal shelter is getting crowded
If you’ve been thinking about adding a four-legged roommate to your household, listen up.
Washingtonian: At Full Capacity for Dogs, the Humane Rescue Alliance “Desperately” Seeks Adopters…
Unusually high intake and low adoption rates have created the perfect storm.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: Study confirms what D.C. parents have known: Drivers don’t care
The report’s findings that vehicles are speeding through school zones would be concerning, if so many people weren’t already concerned
Washington Post: Casa Ruby bank accounts frozen as D.C. investigates nonprofit’s collapse
A D.C. Superior Court judge has granted D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine’s request to temporarily freeze Casa Ruby’s bank accounts, court documents filed Wednesday show. The ruling follows a Washington Post report that raised questions…
DCist: After A Rocky Relationship With The Public, One D.C. Government Agency Is Breaking Up
If the D.C. government was a romance novel, the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs would be the troubled couple working its way through a lengthy, painful breakup.
DCist: Loved Ones Mourn, Demand Justice For Kevin Hargraves-Shird, Fatally Shot By D.C. Police
Kevin Hargraves-Shird was loved; that much was made apparent by the crowd of about 150 supporters honoring his life at Tuesday’s vigil.
Press Release: DC Health to Provide Limited Walk-Up Monkeypox Vaccinations on Fridays for Eligible…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and DC Health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
August 3, 2022
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Kelsey Felton (DC Health)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, DC Health announced…
District Links: DCRA enters its final months before council-mandated split; 4 Black women sue over…
The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs has drawn criticism for decades over its handling of permits, housing inspections and its many other responsibilities. While there's also been intermittent praise from some quarters for…
Washington Post: Black female firefighters sue D.C., alleging racial and gender bias
The lawsuit comes almost a year after a similar case was filed by current and former Black female police officers in the District
Washington Post: Metro hires new chief operating officer
Brian Dwyer replaces former chief operating officer Joseph Leader, who resigned in May amid a safety lapse
Washington Business Journal: Affordable housing complex in Southeast D.C. lines up financing for…
It may have taken a few years, but an affordable housing complex in Southeast D.C. has finally lined up the financing to pay for much-needed renovations and upgrades.
DCist: How Monkeypox Messaging And Response Is Failing, According To Local LGBTQ+ Advocates
More than one month after the first monkeypox case was reported in D.C., former DC Health director LaQuandra Nesbitt issued a warning.
DCist: Portions Of National Air And Space Museum To Reopen In October, With Timed-Entry Passes…
Portions of the National Air and Space Museum will reopen to the public in mid-October, some six months after the entire building was closed as part of a seven-year, $1 billion facelift of the iconic and popular destination on the National…
WTOP: Many DC drivers speed in school zones, study says
Many drivers in the District speed through school zones and ignore signs that tell them to slow down, according to a new report from the traffic analytics company INRIX.