District Links: AG sues landlord over ‘deplorable, unsafe’ conditions for tenants; $1M…
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced two lawsuits today against a DC landlord, accusing Ali "Sam" Razjooyan of jeopardizing the health and safety of tenants at two apartment complexes east of the Anacostia River.
District Links: Ward 8’s Trayon White indicted on bribery charge; Rock Creek Park golf course…
A federal grand jury has indicted Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White Sr. on a bribery charge in the wake of his arrest last month.
jonetta rose barras: Trayon White must go, now
DC Councilmember Trayon White Sr. is a danger to all DC residents — not just those in Ward 8.
That’s the only conclusion, in my opinion, anyone can reach after reading the affidavit filed by FBI Special Agent Matthew Gano in…
District Links: DC selects first three recipients for tax abatements via Housing in Downtown…
Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning unveiled the first three conditional recipients of tax abatements for commercial-to-residential conversion projects downtown — a key milestone for a program years in the making as the District struggles…
District Links: DC picks developer for next St. Elizabeths East parcel; how DC’s probate…
As the yearslong transformation of the St. Elizabeths East campus in Ward 8 continues, Mayor Muriel Bowser and her administration announced this morning that a team led by Banneker Communities will redevelop a 202,758-square-foot site…
District Links: DC, Maryland file suit against three Montgomery County gun dealers over straw…
A new lawsuit seeks to hold three federally licensed gun stores in Montgomery County liable for enabling illegal gun trafficking into the District, with DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb blasting the dealers for choosing "profits over…
Courtney Stewart and Jasmine L. Tyler: We can transform public safety in DC by prioritizing…
The recent deaths of three individuals in the DC jail bring to light the dire medical care and unsafe conditions that have led to numerous lawsuits. These are not new issues; the jail facilities have been criticized for decades over…
District Links: Metro’s ‘Better Bus’ plans draw scrutiny as comment period winds…
With the deadline for public comment set for Monday, the proposed "Better Bus" overhaul that would alter routes — including some that date to DC's once-extensive streetcar network — and remove hundreds of stops is drawing increased…
jonetta rose barras: Is the DC government violating the Fair Housing Act?
For a group of homeowners in Ward 8’s historic Anacostia neighborhood, the answer to that title question is a resounding “Yes.” They recently filed a housing discrimination complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…
District Links: Bowser marks opening of first major office-to-residential conversion in Golden…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and other DC officials celebrated the opening of the first major office-to-housing conversion in the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District at a ribbon-cutting this morning, saying another 11 such projects are in…
District Links: GOP lawmakers seek to restrict DC spending on efforts such as racial equity and…
With a House vote expected this summer on the appropriations bill that includes the District of Columbia, multiple GOP lawmakers are pushing to add more riders to limit local spending and programs they deem objectionable.
District Links: Council to consider pilot program shifting some truancy referrals to DHS; GOP…
Amid concern about rates of chronic absenteeism and truancy that worsened during the pandemic and have shown only modest improvement, the DC Council is poised to consider a pilot program to test whether the mayor's push to refer such cases…
District Links: NATO Summit brings road, sidewalk closures downtown; Senate panel schedules action…
With sweltering temperatures predicted to continue for at least the next several days, Mayor Muriel Bowser has activated an Extended Heat Emergency through Thursday at 10 p.m. "or until conditions improve."
District Links: Feds impose $4.4M penalty on DC for too many errors in distributing SNAP benefits;…
Citing a recent increase in complaints to her office about DC's 911 call center, Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau is pushing for the Office of Unified Communications to take further steps to avoid dispatch failures and delays in…
District Links: DC bid to host 2027 NFL draft eyes events on National Mall; Initiative 83 proponents…
Independence Day is one of the busiest days each year for Metrorail, and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is once again offering free rides on July 4 from 5 p.m. until the system closes at midnight.
District Links: Security plans for NATO Summit will mean roadblocks, checkpoints downtown; water…
Ahead of next week's 75th Anniversary 2024 NATO Summit in downtown DC, local and federal officials are warning of roadblocks, vehicular and pedestrian checkpoints, bus route adjustments and more as the result of security zones around key…
District Links: House panel scrutinizes Amtrak plans for Union Station via eminent domain; council…
A House committee is scrutinizing Amtrak's efforts to use eminent domain to take control of Union Station's retail space as a means to improve railway operations in part by expanding passenger and customer areas.
jonetta rose barras: The DC Council ends its FY 2025 budget process with the same recklessness as it…
A couple of hours before the DC Council completed the final step in its budget process, approving unanimously by voice vote the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Support Act — with amendments — one member sighed, “We made it through.”
No one in…
District Links: Council hearing scrutinizes sexual harassment investigations into former deputy…
A DC Council hearing yesterday aired continued questions about the depth and scope of the internal investigations that sustained allegations of sexual harassment by John Falcicchio when he was deputy mayor for planning and economic…
District Links: Increased payroll tax in FY 2025 budget draws scrutiny; DC wins $25M for Northeast…
The Metropolitan Police Department drew high marks in key areas in a new assessment released today and conducted by the Policing Project at the New York University School of Law at the request of the Office of the DC Auditor.