jonetta rose barras: DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s third time around has yet to become the charm
Muriel Bowser is only the second person in DC’s modern history of political quasi-independence to be thrice elected as mayor. The other was Marion Barry.
His third term was disastrous, misdirected by the increasingly prominent role of…
District Links: MPD readies new ‘real-time’ center to enhance monitoring, response; DC…
The Metropolitan Police Department will debut a new Real-Time Crime Center early next year, with plans for 24/7 staffing to monitor and respond to criminal activities more swiftly and efficiently in coordination with regional and federal…
District Links: Council aims to boost 911 staff via retired police, firefighters; DC laws fall short…
The DC Council yesterday approved emergency legislation to help address staffing shortages at DC's 911 call center by allowing retired firefighters and police officers to work as temporary call takers or dispatchers without reducing their…
District Links: Council bill aims to set up process to help low-performing schools; hundreds of WaPo…
The DC Council is poised to act soon on legislation that targets improvements at the city's lowest-performing public schools.
District Links: Bowser admin awards $5M in new food access grants in wards 5, 7 and 8; Frumin bill…
At an event this afternoon to kick off the sixth annual DMV Black Restaurant Week, the Bowser administration announced $5 million in new Food Access Fund grants in wards 5, 7 and 8.
District Links: Bowser releases ‘Carbon Free DC’ plan with 2045 target; new report shows…
Mayor Muriel Bowser today unveiled a strategy for DC to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045, an announcement made in conjunction with her participation in the Local Climate Action Summit convened as part of the 2023 United Nations Climate…
Peter Timothy Anderson: Let’s tackle education disparities in DC so all students reach their full…
In a city teeming with opportunities and potential for progress, it is disheartening to note that a significant percentage of public-school students here in DC remain designated as “at risk” in 2023. The fact is that it’s an outdated and…
Washington Post: Two in five D.C. students were chronically absent last year, data show
High schools suffered the most, with 60 percent of older students missing weeks of school
DCist: Chronic Absenteeism Remains Stubbornly High In D.C. Schools
Chronic absenteeism and truancy rates improved slightly in D.C. schools, but is still significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels, according to new data on the 2022-2023 school year.
Washington Post: First-time home buyers banked on D.C. aid. Then the city changed the rules.
Six years ago, as Alfred Swailes was entering retirement, he started to think: Would he ever be able to own a home in the city where he spent his whole life?
DCist: Capital One Arena Forever Changed Chinatown. Can It Reverse Downtown’s Post-Pandemic Slump?
On December 2, 1997, 26 years ago this week, the MCI Center opened at the corner of F and 6th Streets Northwest in the District’s Chinatown neighborhood. City officials celebrated, hoping the arena would be a catalyst for revitalizing the…
Axios: D.C. traffic deaths hit 16-year high
D.C. traffic deaths are up more than 60% this year from the same time in 2022, reaching the highest total in 16 years.
DCist: D.C. Attorney General Warns Retailers Not To Discriminate Against Residents Who Use SNAP…
D.C.’s Office of the Attorney General is warning retailers such as grocery stores and convenience stores to not discriminate against residents who are paying for food with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
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.