jonetta rose barras: One fresh face for the DC Council, but is there a new tradition taking root?
“I’m waiting to see the day when we’ll be at home and pull up the computer and start voting right from there,” Rip Preston told me Tuesday as he worked the polls for at-large Councilmember Robert White outside Turkey Thicket Recreation…
Lara Pukatch and Jesse Rabinowitz: Biden and Bowser’s encampment evictions push us farther away from…
Despite their repeated public commitments to address the housing crisis that has left many without shelter in DC, the Biden administration and Mayor Muriel Bowser have evicted nearly 90 homeless individuals from their communities in Foggy…
District Links: Auditor finds progress on Vision Zero enforcement but says more is needed; coalition…
The District needs to do more to protect residents from dangerous drivers, habitual offenders and hazardous intersections, according to a new audit examining implementation of the District's Vision Zero initiative.
District Links: Incumbents prevail in DC primary as Felder declares victory in tight Ward 7 race;…
Tuesday's Democratic primary in DC brought victories for all the incumbents on the ballot — and an apparent victory for the Ward 7 candidate endorsed by the incumbent, who opted not to seek reelection.
District Links: DC primary enters final hours with eyes on Ward 7 council race; election workers…
DC's primary election is today, with 75 voting centers across the city open to eligible voters and same-day registrants until 8 p.m.
District Links: WaPo announces abrupt change of top editor ahead of reorganization; AG reaches $40M…
The Washington Post last night announced the immediate departure of Sally Buzbee, its executive editor for the past three years, and the appointment of a replacement to serve through the November election.
District Links: Council budget actions spur questions about new DC jail, spending trajectory;…
A reported near collision at Reagan Washington National Airport this week prompted regional leaders to reiterate criticism of the planned addition of five new round-trip flights — approved over their objections earlier this month by the…
jonetta rose barras: The short path to ruin in DC
The DC Council gave preliminary approval this week to a $21 billion Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and Financial Plan that included dozens of significant adjustments to the proposal submitted in April by Mayor Muriel Bowser. Legislators roundly…
District Links: Council gives initial OK to Mendelson budget proposal; DPW says its ‘scofflaw…
The DC Council yesterday voted 11-1 to give initial approval to the District's fiscal year 2025 budget as proposed by Council Chair Phil Mendelson, aside from modest tweaks to the distribution of funds to schools within the Jackson-Reed…
District Links: Council opens debate on FY 2025 budget as mayor criticizes Mendelson’s…
The DC Council's budget deliberations are underway, with legislators posing a series of questions — and a few concerns — about aspects of Chair Phil Mendelson's fiscal year 2025 financial plan unveiled yesterday.
District Links: Mendelson unveils budget revisions ahead of tomorrow’s council debate; new…
DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson released his fiscal year 2025 budget proposal late this morning in advance of tomorrow's scheduled consideration, saying his revisions are targeted to education, social justice and affordable housing.
District Links: DC seeks to host future NFL draft; challengers vie against Ward 8 incumbent as…
In advance of the unofficial start of summer, Mayor Muriel Bowser will kick off the outdoor pool season this afternoon as the Anacostia Pool hosts the Department of Parks and Recreation's annual "Jump in, DC" celebration.
jonetta rose barras: Will cries for new political leadership in DC’s Ward 8 be answered?
A recent straw poll by the DC Ward 8 Democrats received so much attention on social media, a casual reader may have thought it was a full-on endorsement of candidates running in the June 4 Democratic primary. However, the results meant…
District Links: House votes to block DC from allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections; Pinto…
Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto is pushing to include funding for the Jelleff Community Center Boys & Girls Club to operate in temporary quarters during upcoming reconstruction of the city-owned facility in Georgetown.
District Links: DC earns top ranking among big-city park systems for fourth year; WaPo poll finds…
The District's park system drew top honors for a fourth consecutive year in the Trust for Public Land's annual ranking of the nation's 100 largest cities, unveiled this morning.
District Links: AG introduces Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services reform bill amid…
Citing a need to get the DC Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services "back on track" and a growing concern about recidivism rates among juveniles committed to the agency's care, DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb is calling for reforms…
District Links: Council releases redacted version of OIG report on harassment; House poised to vote…
The DC Council on Friday evening released a redacted version of the recently completed review of the internal investigation that upheld complaints from two employees about sexual harassment by the former deputy mayor for planning and…
District Links: Felder wins Gray’s endorsement in crowded race for Ward 7 council seat;…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and four members of the DC Council are headed to Las Vegas this weekend as part of the DC government's delegation to the commercial real estate industry's largest gathering each year — ICSC Las Vegas, hosted by the…
jonetta rose barras: Is generational change coming to Ward 7 via the DC Council race?
For some Ward 7 residents and political observers the general answer to that question appears to be yes. After all, there is a batch of young politicians who might remind some of that Nina Simone song: “To be young, gifted and Black / Is…
District Links: House OKs bill to block DC Council from changing criminal penalties; DCPS chancellor…
With support from 18 Democrats, the GOP-led House of Representatives approved legislation yesterday to exert congressional control over criminal sentencing in the District by barring the DC Council from acting to increase or decrease…