NPR: Documents show Trump lost millions operating D.C. hotel
The Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., a hangout for Republican allies of former President Donald Trump during his term at the White House, was a big money loser for Trump’s company, according to a cache of documents released…
WTOP: DC officials anticipate improvement in school virus testing program, detail child services…
Days after passing legislation aimed at expanding virtual learning flexibility in D.C. public and charter schools, council members on Friday were updated on school testing procedures and learned how many parents have been referred to the…
DCist: Virginia And Maryland Rebuff D.C.’s Request To Force Drivers To Pay Traffic Camera Tickets
Virginia and Maryland’s governors say they won’t allow their respective DMV’s to hold their state’s drivers responsible for outstanding tickets and fines from D.C.’s traffic cameras, according to a new report filed with the D.C. Council…
DCist: After NoMa Encampment Incident, D.C. Lawmakers Call For Changes To Future Clearings
Several D.C. lawmakers are calling for changes to how the city conducts its clearing of homeless encampments, and some say the clearings should be paused altogether in the wake of an incident earlier this week where an unhoused man in a…
WTOP: DC’s big ‘Snallygaster’ beerfest returns
Are you a hophead? Or maybe you love those fruited sours.
Colbert King in The Post: Press releases aren’t going to prevent gun violence in D.C.
“Friday, October 1, 2021. (Washington, DC) — Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the five identified focus areas for the 2021 Fall Crime Prevention Initiative (FCPI). These areas include: …” I interrupt this official press announcement to…
Washington Post: Trump’s D.C. hotel made millions from foreign governments but still struggled,…
Hundreds of pages of the hotel’s financial documents show that the federally leased hotel lost $71 million while Trump was in office
Press Release: Modified District Government Services for Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Press Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 8, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Monday, October 11, 2021, the District Government will observe Indigenous Peoples’…
District Links: No pause on encampment pilot despite growing calls for a halt, deputy mayor says;…
Calls are growing for Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration to reconsider its pilot program to clear out several of the largest homeless encampments in the District after trying to get the residents into permanent housing. Several council…
UrbanTurf: Groundwork to Begin on First Phase of Park Morton Redevelopment
Last summer, raze permits were filed for the long-delayed redevelopment of the Park Morton public housing complex east of Georgia Avenue between Park Road and Morton Street NW (map). Now, demolition is right around the corner, setting the…
Axios: Council member Robert White considers D.C. mayoral run
Democratic At-large Council member Robert White is considering jumping into the District’s mayoral race, his two-time campaign chair tells Axios.
WTOP: Council member offers recommendations to ‘restore trust’ as DC works to house homeless
The video of a homeless man in a tent being accidentally scooped up in a front-end loader as the District removed an encampment this week was a startling image. Now, a council member is offering recommendations for restoring trust during…
WTOP: Mayor extends DC’s COVID-19 public emergency to 2022
D.C.’s public emergency, which gives the city’s government the power to provide COVID-19 guidance, has been extended to 2022, according to a new Mayor’s order released Thursday.
WTOP: How do students who lose SmarTrip cards get to school? DC council member seeks solutions
At-large D.C. Council member Robert White learned last month that an eighth grade student was facing a dilemma at a Metro station because she lost her SmarTrip transit card issued through the city’s Kids Ride Free program.
Washington Post: Calls to halt District program meant to move homeless out of tents into housing…
On Monday, just hours after city workers packed up and left a Northeast Washington homeless encampment after scooping up a sleeping man still inside his tent, Deputy Mayor Wayne Turnage assessed the job the District did there as part of a…
Washington Informer: Struggles Faced by District’s Homeless Citizens Return to the Spotlight
As the D.C. courts gear up for a flood of eviction proceedings, many homeless and housing-insecure District residents continue to make last-ditch appeals to landlords, case workers and housing advocates to prevent their precarious…
Washington Informer: As Redistricting Process Begins, Ward 6 Leaders Have their Say
The consideration of redrawing the ward boundaries in the District — redistricting — has started and some Ward 6 leaders are making it clear to the D.C. Council what they think the priorities should be during the three-month process.
WTOP: DC AG Racine argues in defense of bill that would keep 16, 17-year-olds from adult justice…
The D.C. attorney general made the case for a bill that would keep 16- and 17-year-olds from being charged as adults at a hearing before the D.C. Council Thursday.
These Foggy Bottom neighborhood commissioners are skeptical of city’s new plan to connect…
Meet Foggy Bottom advisory neighborhood commissioners Yannik Omictin and Evelyn Hudson, who have used their elected office to advocate for the rights of their constituents experiencing homelessness.
DCist: Kennedy Center Stagehands To Strike Unless Tentative Agreement Is Reached, Union President…
The October run of the award-winning Broadway hit Hadestown is uncertain in D.C., as negotiations between the Kennedy Center and the union representing its stagehands have stalled, the parties announced Thursday.