Why DC’s housing waitlist is still so long
DC’s voucher waitlist is 37,000 people long, but the city government is only planning to fund 20 new vouchers for the residents on it.
DCist: Here’s What D.C.’s New Union Station Could Look Like
More details of the multibillion-dollar redevelopment of D.C.’s Union Station were unveiled on Thursday, including renderings of what modernized tracks and platforms, as well as a new train hall and mezzanine could look like.
Washington Post: D.C. attorney general sues city’s housing authority for discrimination
The office of D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine (D) filed a lawsuit against the city’s housing authority on Thursday, alleging widespread discrimination against people with disabilities, some of whom have waited as long as a decade for…
DCist: D.C. AG Sues Housing Authority, Citing ‘Egregious Pattern Of Discrimination’ Against…
Many District residents with disabilities living in public housing have had to wait years, or even more than a decade, for accommodations from the DC Housing Authority, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine alleges in a lawsuit filed Thursday.…
Washington Post: As Election Day in D.C. approaches, candidates remain hot on the trail
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser walked into D.C.'s most popular polling place on Thursday wearing a bright green “Reelect Muriel Bowser” sticker that she coordinated with her green necklace and matching purse.
DCist: Barry Farm’s Legacy Is The Subject Of A New Documentary By D.C. Filmmakers
A new documentary debuting Saturday at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library takes on the complex history of the Barry Farm housing development in Southeast D.C.
Washington Post: New D.C. fund takes $95 million aim at systemic health disparities
The first $10 million will focus on economic mobility and wealth-building
Press Release: D.C. Appropriations Bill Passes in Subcommittee, Contains Numerous Victories
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 16, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the fiscal year 2023 District of Columbia Appropriations bill, which includes many victories secured by…
City Paper: As the Ward 3 Field Clears for a Frumin-Goulet Matchup, Other Candidates Vow to Stick…
Some progressives are trying consolidate behind Frumin, but the field seems unlikely to shrink any further.
Axios: Food insecurity affected one third of D.C. area residents this past year
One third of people in the Washington region — more than 1.2 million people — experienced food insecurity in the past year, including nearly half of Prince George’s County households.
DCist: Giant Signs Tentative Deal To Build Grocery Store In Long-Vacant Site In Ward 7
D.C. and Giant have signed a tentative deal to bring a 55,000-square-foot grocery store to a long-vacant site in Ward 7, a move that would expand food access for neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River.
Press Release: Modified District Government Services for Juneteenth
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 16, 2022
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Monday, June 20, 2022, the District Government will observe…
Press Release: AG Racine Sues DC Housing Authority for Systematically Failing Tenants With…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 16, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Alleges that DCHA Forces Vulnerable Residents to Wait Years for…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Launches Financial Empowerment Center in Ward 8
News Release — DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, June 16, 2022
CONTACT: Art Swift (DISB)
(Washington, DC)—Today, Mayor Bowser announced the grand opening of a new Financial…
District Links: DC announces deal for new Giant supermarket in Ward 7; latest renderings show…
The city has a tentative deal for Giant to open a full-scale supermarket at Capitol Gateway Marketplace in Ward 7, where development plans stalled years ago after Walmart pulled out of plans to operate there.
WTOP: Bowser: DC to use eminent domain to bring a new Giant Food store to Ward 7
Bowser: DC to use eminent domain to bring a new Giant Food store to Ward 7
Washington Post: A first look at plans for the new Union Station in D.C.
New renderings show the major overhaul being proposed for the 115-year old train hub
Christina Henderson: DC voters would win with a ranked choice voting system
Today in the District, our elections are more competitive than they have ever been. At the time of writing this, Democratic primary voters in Ward 3 have six active candidates to choose from for their council representative (though nine…
Washington Post: Race for D.C. Council chair means first explaining: What’s council chair?
D.C. Council chair might be among the District’s most powerful local positions — but many voters don’t know much about it.
WTOP: As crime surges, DC looks for both big and small solutions
Murders and robberies are up substantially around D.C., driving an overall double-digit increase in violent crime.