District Links: Voters throughout DC back Initiative 83; questions arise over what a second Trump…
The District's unofficial election night tallies show commanding victories for Democrats running for office as well as a strong win for Initiative 83, which will bring ranked choice voting and semi-open primaries to DC if the mayor and…
District Links: Metro modifies new routes in revised Better Bus overhaul for 2025; DC’s 75…
Regional transit officials have unveiled their revised plan for a dramatic overhaul of Metrobus routes in the District and the suburbs, with a vote scheduled later this week and implementation expected by summer 2025.
District Links: Election preps include security fencing as DC girds for potential unrest; city drops…
Amid concerns about the potential for unrest related to the presidential election, Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Pamela Smith are slated to provide an update this afternoon on security plans for Election Day and the presidential…
District Links: Bowser announces departure of longtime DHS director; DC voters to decide on ranked…
As Tuesday's general election draws near, more than a third of DC's registered voters have already submitted their mail-in ballots or taken part in the first four days of in-person early voting.
jonetta rose barras: Plotting the political future with ranked choice voting
District voters may be trying to decide whether to mark yes or no for Initiative 83, a general election ballot measure that could partially open political party primaries to non-members and install a candidate selection system known as…
District Links: Redevelopment in Ward 8’s Bellevue spurs political battles; Great Streets…
The DC Council this week voted unanimously to expand the number of business corridors eligible for grants via the Great Streets program, with passage of emergency legislation that will mean eligibility for the grant round slated to open in…
District Links: Council overrides Bowser veto of bill to help DC Circulator workers; court upholds…
This year's contentious budget cycle continues to reverberate, with the DC Council yesterday voting 11-0 to override Mayor Muriel Bowser's veto of legislation to assist bus drivers, mechanics and others losing their jobs because of the…
District Links: Council OKs narrowed bill to limit amplified noise at protests in residential areas;…
The DC Council voted 9-2 this afternoon to approve a narrowed version of emergency legislation intended to address early-morning and late-evening protests in residential neighborhoods using bullhorns and other amplified sound devices.
District Links: DC’s early-voting centers open ahead of Nov. 5 election; WaPo draws flak over…
The Washington Post is drawing flak after announcing just days before the Nov. 5 election that its editorial page wouldn't endorse a presidential candidate for the first time in decades — a decision reportedly made by owner Jeff Bezos…
District Links: WaPo won’t endorse in presidential race for first time in decades; new lawsuit…
A new class-action lawsuit seeks emergency relief for 800-plus families facing an end to assistance through the District's rapid rehousing program.
District Links: Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent Gray says he won’t vote on legislation due to…
AG Brian Schwalb today announced a $500,000 settlement payment from Universal Title after an investigation into allegations of an illegal kickback scheme.
District Links: Downtown’s holiday plans include an indoor ice-skating rink; 11th Street…
The National Building Museum's huge atrium will host an indoor ice-skating rink over the winter holidays as part of new and expanded activities aimed at drawing crowds downtown.
District Links: Chain draws outcry over marketing of ‘Marion Berry’ dessert; charter…
A local pizza chain is facing threats of a boycott and demands that it drop its recently announced sugar-coated "Marion Berry" pizza knots amid criticism that the dessert item's marketing is racist, disrespectful and insensitive to the…
District Links: Bowser proposes $87.5M purchase of Capital One Arena in finalized deal with Leonsis;…
Mayor Muriel Bowser has submitted legislation to the DC Council to buy Capital One Arena for $87.5 million as part of a public-private partnership with Monumental Sports & Entertainment to keep the Wizards and Capitals at the Gallery…
jonetta rose barras: The DC Council violates the law to investigate its alleged law-breaking member,…
When I was growing up in a five-generation household in New Orleans, the elders passed around wives’ tales, family lore, adages and ethics lessons as frequently as they did crawfish bisque or jambalaya. My grandmother often warned that,…
District Links: Delays beset opening of new West End homeless shelter; House Democrats say Trump…
DC's elected shadow representative, Dr. Oye Owolewa, is speaking out while recovering from an Oct. 4 car wreck that left him hospitalized for a week with a concussion, neck pain and a back sprain.
District Links: AG sues road construction firm for allegedly polluting waterways; Bowser set to…
Attorney General Brian Schwalb is suing Fort Myer Construction Co. — a major DC contractor with highly visible road-paving projects across the city — for allegedly flouting the District's environmental laws and polluting local waterways by…
District Links: AG reaches settlement with owner of troubled Shaw apartment building; council…
Attorney General Brian Schwalb today announced a settlement with the owners of a Shaw apartment building that will mean at least $1.65 million in penalties and restitution as well as preservation of at least 76 affordable apartments for 30…
District Links: Two new giant pandas arrive at National Zoo; fired contracting official wins $3.7M…
Giant pandas are once again living in the District of Columbia, with a public debut slated for January.
jonetta rose barras: The aging homeless among us
I saw her multiple times from the window of the Number 33 bus as we drove past Tenley Circle NW: an older white woman seated on the bench fronted by stacks of black containers, her luggage inside a large cart. It didn’t matter the weather…