Ronald Hampton: Increasing incarceration is not a pathway to safety
DC residents deserve to be safe in their homes and neighborhoods, and they are understandably demanding city leaders address the recent rise in homicides and gun violence with actions that will ensure their communities are safe,…
District Links: Council to vote tomorrow on amended Secure DC bill; latest Metro plan eyes fare…
With the DC Council scheduled to take up the massive Secure DC package at Tuesday's legislative meeting, the bill's author has introduced an amended version aimed at addressing issues raised in recent weeks by colleagues.
District Links: DC officials warn of FY 2025 budget challenges amid flat revenues; District agrees…
Top DC officials pointed to challenging budget deliberations ahead as they released last year's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, which showed a surplus for fiscal year 2023 that wasn't sufficient to fully replenish two key reserve…
District Links: Feds mull courthouse security plans during Trump trial; Senate panel advances 7…
Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon this morning on a modernized Ward 2 recreation center that is the District's first "Net Zero Ready" recreation center.
District Links: New policy boosts ‘at-risk’ enrollment at some schools; digging into why…
A new report from the D.C. Policy Center found that implementation of a new "Equitable Access" policy resulted in increased enrollment of "at-risk" students at most of the participating schools in entry grades.
District Links: New report cites need for more coordination to curb gun violence in DC; debates over…
A new bill introduced by DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton would allow DC residents 70 and older to opt out of local jury duty.
District Links: Student activists gain support in push for greener schools; Bowser touts activity…
Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning touted increased activity downtown as well as millions in grant funding to help local businesses and create more family-friendly programming for visitors and residents alike.
District Links: Feds vow ‘surge’ of resources to battle carjackings, other violent crime…
The U.S. Department of Justice is touting a "surge in law enforcement resources" intended to reduce carjackings and other violent crime in the District.
jonetta rose barras: Has Brooke Pinto secured her reelection?
It probably doesn’t matter that despite a historic rise in violent crime that is instilling fear in many DC residents, causing them to dramatically alter their daily routines while contributing to the closure of significant numbers of…
District Links: DC program trains paramedics to perform blood transfusions; Jack Evans appointment…
The DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department and Mayor Muriel Bowser this morning announced a new pre-hospital blood transfusion program aimed at saving lives.
Playwright Mike Bartlett asks if ‘Love, Love, Love’ is really all you need in new production at…
In an oft-quoted 1780 letter to Abigail Adams, then-Envoy to France John Adams declared, “I must study Politicks and War, that my sons may have liberty to study Mathematicks and Philosophy … in order to give their Children a right to study…
Lewis T. Tait Jr. and Ryane Nickens: DC must address root causes of public safety crisis by…
Gun violence. Rising rents. Wildfire smoke. If your only perspective of DC over the past year came straight from the headlines, you might wonder: What crisis is next? Amid rising concerns around public safety, many voices have clamored for…
District Links: Council opens discussion on sweeping public safety bill ahead of Feb. 6 vote; former…
The DC Council opened discussion on the sweeping Secure DC Omnibus legislation yesterday afternoon, with an hour or so for questions and answers prior to the Committee of the Whole clearing the bill for consideration at the council's Feb.…
District Links: HUD investigating whether landlords are overcharging voucher holders; Norton bill…
DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and Delaware Sen. Tom Carper today announced they are reintroducing legislation to make the District eligible for federal flood mitigation funding.
District Links: Emergency rental assistance gets funding boost amid strong demand; DC Lottery eyes…
When the DC Department of Human Services opened applications Jan. 2 for the city's Emergency Rental Assistance Program, the window closed in just four hours with 3,500 requests — but a funding boost will increase the quarterly allotment…
After monthslong fight between mayor and council, emergency rental assistance gets more funding
Thousands more District residents who are behind on rent will get help this year than previously expected.
DC will put an extra $20.6 million into the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) in 2024, the Department of Human…
District Links: Council audit faults city’s ‘broken’ housing inspections process;…
Early this morning, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that DC Public Schools would be closed today for the snow but that the DC government would operate on a normal schedule with supervisors encouraged to offer liberal leave.
jonetta rose barras: Oh SNAP, it’s temporary
Many people — myself included — supported the DC Council’s recent move toward filing a lawsuit against Mayor Muriel Bowser for her unwillingness to follow the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Support Act, which mandated that a portion of any…
District Links: Timely evacuation avoids injuries at day care from gas explosion in Anacostia;…
Mayor Muriel Bowser and others are praising firefighters for evacuating a child care center and adjoining buildings in historic Anacostia this morning in response to a reported gas leak — and less than a half hour before the situation…
District Links: Civil rights group faults use of MPD’s gang database; Fannie Mae eyes early…
The DC Council's Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety voted unanimously this morning to advance wide-reaching Secure DC public safety legislation, even as a coalition of social and racial justice organizations is urging against the…