District Links: Council to vote Tuesday on disbanding Trayon White’s committee; MPD officers…
The DC Council is poised to vote Tuesday on a resolution to disband the Committee on Recreation, Libraries and Youth Affairs — thereby removing Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White Sr. from a post key to the bribery charge he faces in federal…
jonetta rose barras: Ward 8’s fight for its future
The challenge in Ward 8 right now is comparable, in my mind, to the one confronting millions of mostly rural citizens nationally, who have consistently supported former President Donald J. Trump, believing that, somehow, he will deliver on…
District Links: Trayon White pleads not guilty to bribery; auditor’s study calls for more MPD…
Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White Sr. pleaded not guilty this afternoon to a federal bribery charge in a courtroom filled with his supporters as well as reporters.
District Links: Bowser rebuffs Trump’s debate comments about Jan. 6 deployment; DC officials…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Council held their annual commemoration and memorial ceremony this morning at a downtown fire station on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
District Links: Pinto vows more oversight of 911 call center, proposes new accountability…
In the wake of high-profile errors and delays at DC's 911 call center, the head of the DC Council committee with jurisdiction over the Office of Unified Communications is vowing increased oversight and pushing new legislation to improve…
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.