District Links: Council hears mix of views at hearing on Bowser’s latest public safety bill;…
After a daylong hearing on crime and policing legislation proposed by Mayor Muriel Bowser, the chair of the DC Council's Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety stressed the need to act collectively while adding that she's committed…
Julie Camerata: Three intentional steps to live up to our promise to DC’s students with disabilities
When the federal government enacted the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1975, this landmark legislation was premised on what was then a radical idea: that all students, including students with disabilities, are…
Washington Post: D.C. residents weigh in on Bowser’s bill to address crime trends
Dozens of D.C. residents, business owners and activists on Wednesday sounded off at a hearing on a crime and policing bill introduced last month by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D), offering mixed opinions on its wide-ranging provisions as…
Washington Post: In downtown D.C., a long-vacant historic building could pose opportunity
In its past life, the Webster School in downtown Washington had been many things: a segregated school for White children built in 1882, an “Americanization” school for assimilating immigrants after World War I, a rehabilitation school for…
District Links: Bill aims to improve 911 center by shifting some tasks to fire department; feds look…
The Bowser administration is inviting applications for $1.1 million in grant funds to support public safety initiatives in three commercial corridors.
DCist: New Bill Would Reduce Responsibilities Of D.C.’s Embattled 911 Agency
A new D.C. Council bill would transfer some 911 dispatching responsibilities away from the troubled Office of Unified Communications and back to the D.C. fire department. The bill, which Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau unveiled…
City Paper: Litigious Dupont Lawyer Ed Hanlon Claims Brooke Pinto Repeatedly Violated Campaign…
Hanlon believes Pinto improperly mixed Council and campaign business, filing complaints just as her reelection bid heats up.
District Links: WaPo warns of potential layoffs if buyouts remain short of target; teachers union…
The Washington Post is warning of impending layoffs if more employees don't sign up for voluntary buyouts, per multiple reports.
Folger Theatre solves one of Shakespeare’s ‘problem plays’ — at least in part
For the unacclimated, an advertisement for William Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale might conjure images of holiday stories that are often seen on stage this time of year. But DC audiences will find a twisting, tangled yarn spun of jealous…
District Links: Bowser travels to Middle East as delegate to climate summit; MPD case closure rate…
Mayor Muriel Bowser is visiting Dubai in the United Arab Emirates this week as part of a delegation from the U.S. Conference of Mayors for the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28).
DCist: D.C. Teachers Union Urges DCPS To Come To The Table On Contract Negotiations
The Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU) says timely negotiations on a new contract are needed to address issues of teacher retention and other after-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington Post: Their sons’ lives ended in gunfire. In grief, they found a second act.
After losing their children to gun violence, these moms turned their ‘pain into purpose,’ performing in a play to empower and uplift other grieving women.
Washington Post: D.C. weighs banning cars in three corridors to create pedestrian zones
A D.C. Council proposal would establish pedestrian corridors starting in 2026, closing roads to cars for at least some hours each week
Associated Press: Homicides are rising in the nation’s capital, but police are solving far fewer of…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Though it’s no longer the homicide capital of the United States, the nation’s capital is witnessing a multiyear spike in the number of homicides but solving far fewer of them.
Washington Post: D.C. doubled its number of traffic cameras this fall. 140 more are coming.
The District has doubled its number of traffic cameras this fall, and officials say plans include adding another 140 devices before the end of March as part of a large-scale modernization and expansion of the city’s automated traffic…
Washington Post: Fire displaced families in D.C. housing program. Some call it a blessing.
Weak code enforcement and high housing costs can strand families in the city’s rapid rehousing program in terrible living conditions
DCist: Water Is Flowing In The Dupont Circle Fountain Again
Water is flowing in the century-old Dupont Circle Fountain once again following the completion of a major rehabilitation project, the National Park Service shared in a post on X on Tuesday.
DCist: Starting Nov. 22, Free COVID-19 Tests Are Back At Local Libraries
Free COVID-19 rapid tests are back and available for pick-up at D.C. Public Libraries again, just in time for Thanksgiving.
City Paper: How Some Landlords Skirt D.C.’s Rent Control Law
Weak government oversight allows property owners to evade rent control and unlawfully raise rents on working-class Washingtonians.
Washington Post: D.C. teens, now new authors, celebrate book launch
The high school students wrote books about climate change, extreme weather and grief