City Paper: Investigations and Reform Efforts Spurred by the John Falcicchio Scandal Have Gone…
Contracting woes have held up the Council’s independent probe of the sexual harassment scandal that enveloped Bowser’s administration.
Washington Post: A D.C. politician wants to move a new high school. Not all are onboard.
Matthew Frumin’s idea to buy the old Whittle campus for MacArthur High School has received mixed reviews
Axios: Outside probe of D.C. sexual harassment scandal is delayed
An independent investigation into the John Falcicchio sexual harassment scandal has failed to launch.
District Links: New DC facility offers alternative to ER visits for intoxication; procurement issues…
Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon this morning on a new Stabilization Center, a 24/7 health care facility at 35 K St. NW that will assist individuals experiencing substance use disorder while providing an alternative to ER visits for…
Washington Post Editorial Board: How to fight crime without scaling back officer accountability
With crime a top concern among Americans, cities and states are looking back at the reforms many embraced following the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. The trick will be avoiding overcorrection, holding police…
Colbert I. King in The Post: An alleged offender on policing in D.C.? ‘Call them — they won’t do…
Monday’s disgusting attack on D.C. day-care teachers walking with 24 toddlers was shocking enough. But even more troubling was the way the alleged perpetrator seemed so confident he had no reason to fear being held accountable by the D.C.…
Axios: D.C. mayor needs $16 million to pay police for overtime
D.C. cops are working so much overtime that the mayor needs to shuffle more than $16 million in funding to cover their budget.
WTOP: How a new grant helps some DC kids prepare for college while they’re in middle school
For the last two years, students at Kramer Middle School in D.C. have had the opportunity to go on trips for college tours.
District Links: Council testimony faults Bowser admin for failing to curb opioid crisis; mayor seeks…
A DC Council roundtable yesterday elicited calls for Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration to do more to tackle the District's opioid crisis and reverse the surge of fatal overdoses in recent years.
Washington Post: Advocates urge D.C. to find new ways to stem rising opioid deaths
The opioid crisis should command more of mayor’s attention, advocates said, as a commission begins to decide how to use $80 million in settlement dollars
DCist: D.C.’s Opioid Crisis Is Worse Than Ever. Residents, Lawmakers Say Bowser Isn’t Doing Enough
More than a dozen residents, doctors, and public health professionals testified before the D.C. Council on Thursday, supporting a long-held demand that Mayor Muriel Bowser declare a public health emergency in response to the city’s…
DCist: Medical Providers At Unity Health Care, D.C.’s Largest Community Health Center, Move To…
Medical providers at Unity Health Care, the District’s largest federally-qualified health center that serves tens of thousands of the city’s most vulnerable patients, are trying to form a union.
DCist: ‘Like A Tiny Cog In A Broken Machine’: Overtime, Mismanagement Plummet Morale And Push Cops…
When you walk into Mike Savage’s house in Waldorf, Maryland, one of the first things you see is a table full of medals, awards, and photos — a shrine to his career as a police officer.
Washington Post: D.C. releases ‘highest ever’ school enrollment figures
The preliminary data show D.C. continues to outpace pre-pandemic growth in schools
District Links: DC reports enrollment increases at DCPS, charters; how overtime, other issues…
Preliminary figures released today by the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education show increased enrollment this year in DC Public Schools as well as charter schools, with both posting totals above those before the pandemic.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: A Day of the Dead altar in D.C. will honor a traitor, and be stunning
The ofrenda at the Mexican Cultural Institute will have all the traditional elements and pay tribute to a woman whose legacy shows the complexity of history
WTOP: Should 1,200 trees be removed from Rock Creek Park to better the golf course?
You now have until Nov. 4 to submit feedback on a proposed plan to remove 1,200 trees from Rock Creek Park in D.C.
WTOP: Acting police chief’s nomination unanimously approved by DC Council’s public safety committee
Acting police Chief Pamela Smith’s nomination to become the permanent leader of the District’s police force has been approved by a key D.C. Council committee. The nomination now heads for a final vote by the entire council next month.
DCist: These D.C. Police Officers Work So Much Overtime They Out-Earn The Mayor
There’s overtime pay, and then there’s this. A small group of MPD officers works 12-18 hours nearly every day. What’s going on?
Axios: D.C. mayor shakes up staff as Commanders stadium search heats up
Mayor Bowser is doubling down on building a new football stadium at RFK, freeing up her top confidant to focus on it and hiring consultants who worked on Nats Park.