District Links: Data breach affected fewer than 4,000 records, election officials say in update;…
The DC Board of Elections reported yesterday that a forensic analysis has so far determined that the recently disclosed data breach affected fewer than 4,000 voter records.
WTOP: DC’s new deputy mayor has big plans for downtown
Building on what she says is a great foundation, D.C.’s new deputy mayor for planning and economic development wants to make the District a place of national envy.
DCist: After A Banner Year For Art All Night, D.C.’s Annual Fest Could Grow Even Bigger
While the D.C. government is still tallying up attendance numbers from September’s Art All Night, artists and city leaders say they’re pleased with this year’s turnout as the annual arts festival becomes an annual tradition for many. Now,…
Washington Post: D.C. seats opioid commission as overdose deaths rise
The board will recommend how to spend settlement money to slow an epidemic with an outsize impact on older Black men that is increasingly claiming young lives
District Links: New deputy mayor vows strategies for downtown that ‘get us wins…
On her first day as the District's new deputy mayor for planning and economic development, Nina Albert said today that one of her priorities is using her extensive local and federal experience to develop and implement a vision for a…
WTOP: DC Mayor Bowser taps former Biden appointee to lead office held by ex-aide Falcicchio
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has selected a former appointee in President Joe Biden’s General Services Administration to lead the city’s planning and economic development office, filling a position left vacant by the departure of embattled…
Axios: Mayor Bowser taps new economic development chief
D.C. has a new economic development chief, and she knows a thing or two about empty office space.
Colbert I. King in The Post: D.C. officials should weigh in on Republican proposals on crime
Having watched video of the House Judiciary Committee field hearing on crime in Democratic-led New York City in April, I wasn’t the least bit surprised by the approach taken by House Republicans during this week’s Judiciary subcommittee…
Washington Post Editorial Board: Why ‘soon’ is too late for D.C.’s sexual harassment response
The culture of any institution emanates from its top leaders.
Washington Post: Bowser taps Biden appointee to lead D.C.’s economic development strategy
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) has tapped a top official in the General Services Administration to join her cabinet overseeing economic development in the District, a critical position that had been without permanent leadership after its…
District Links: Bowser names outgoing GSA appointee as deputy mayor for economic development; House…
Mayor Muriel Bowser today announced Nina Albert as her choice to head the District's economic development efforts — a far-reaching agenda that includes reinvigorating downtown, gaining control over the RFK Stadium campus and boosting…
Within days, DC’s rental assistance program maxes out during first application window
The need for rental assistance in the city is high. DC's Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) reopened on Oct. 1 after closing in March due to the volume of applications. But by Oct. 10, the program closed again, due to high demand,…
jonetta rose barras: Is a whole DC government response to crime a figment of the imagination?
It’s hard not to be seduced by at-large DC Councilmember Robert White’s concept of a “whole government response” to the indisputable public safety crisis in the nation’s capital, underscored by near-daily reports of multiple shootings,…
District Links: Planned buyouts expected to shrink WaPo’s Metro staff; proposed new name for…
Mayor Muriel Bowser yesterday praised the choice of "Mamie 'Peanut' Johnson Plaza" as the name for the redesigned intersection of Florida and New York avenues NE.
Washington Post: At House subcommittee hearing, agreement that D.C.’s in a crime crisis
House Republicans probed the rise of violent crime in D.C. in a contentious hearing Thursday, describing the District as embroiled in a “culture of lawlessness” and pressing authorities to impose harsher punishments on those convicted of…
Washington Post: D.C.’s ‘Dave Thomas Circle’ renamed to honor Black baseball pioneer
A hazardous D.C. intersection once informally referred to as “Dave Thomas Circle” will be renamed to honor female African American baseball pioneer Mamie “Peanut” Johnson, officials said Wednesday.
DCist: GOP House Members Lambast D.C. Officials Over Violent Crime (Again)
GOP members of the House of Representatives convened a hearing on violent crime in D.C. yet again Thursday, echoing sentiments expressed in multiple previous hearings on the topic. Republicans lambasted local officials for what they…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: At the Congressional Cemetery Death Cafe, life often winds up on the menu
We’re a society that doesn’t like to talk about death, and that’s not good for life
Washington Post: Washington Post cuts follow rapid expansion, unmet revenue projections
‘This is a really good business that we overshot on expense,’ interim CEO Patty Stonesifer said. Now the company is hoping to reduce staff through buyouts.
Washington Post: Cardozo English educator named D.C.’s 2024 Teacher of the Year
Beth Barkley was honored for her work with newcomers to the United States