District Links: Council hearing brings new round of criticism of 911 call center; Kenilworth Courts…
A DC Council committee yesterday heard renewed criticism of the District's 911 call center from an array of public witnesses, but the director of the Office of Unified Communications defended its overall performance and said recent hiring…
Maynard Jackson returns to the political stage in ‘Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard’ at…
Standing at nearly 6 feet 4 inches, Atlanta Mayor Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. was a formidable presence in national Democratic politics, both in spirit and stature, for three decades. Now, in Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard, a…
jonetta rose barras: DC housing co-op warrior Linda Leaks receives well-deserved national honor
When Linda Leaks first got word that she would be inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame this week, she told me: “I did what Harriet Tubman did when she crossed the border into freedom. I myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming.”
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City Paper: Robert White Wants to Hire More Crime Scene Technicians. But Will That Solve the Crime…
White is backing new hiring incentives for DFS. But without accreditation, the lab still can’t test much of the evidence it collects at crime scenes.
City Paper: D.C. Council Bill Could Expand Access to Rental Assistance For Undocumented People
The Council is considering legislation that would prohibit questions about a housing voucher applicant’s citizenship or criminal record.
District Links: Council bills address ‘disjointed’ public safety system, 911 staff…
Ahead of today's public hearing on the operations of the District's 911 call center and legislation to improve transparency and response times, Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen announced legislation aimed at addressing an ongoing…
Washington Post: ‘There wasn’t a delay’: D.C. 911 chief defends response to District Dogs flood
The director of the District’s beleaguered 911 call center, before a D.C. Council committee on Thursday, denied any missteps by her agency in a response to an August flash flood that killed 10 dogs at pet day care facility, saying “there…
DCist: ‘Built Hopes Up To Break Them Down’: Kenilworth Courts Residents Say D.C. Housing Authority…
On a dreary morning in mid-September, Kenilworth Courts resident Sheila Herring walked us through the complex, taking a brief reprieve from her own apartment. It’s being treated for a mouse infestation so severe that the critters have…
DCist: Latest In A Flurry Of Council Crime Bills Focuses On 911 Response, Crime Lab Staffing, And…
At-large councilmember Robert White introduced a public safety bill Wednesday aimed at uniting the city’s multi-agency response as homicides reach their highest rates since the 1990s.
Washington Post: D.C. SNAP recipients expected to get boost thanks to city’s excess revenue
Low-income families who rely on food assistance and workers who were excluded from pandemic aid, such as undocumented immigrants, are expected to receive millions in boosted benefits and cash, respectively, after the District ended up in…
District Links: Recent carjacking intensifies focus on crime as Bowser eyes ways to help MPD…
Amid a flurry of questions about carjackings and other violent crime, Mayor Muriel Bowser told reporters today that her administration is working on a new legislative package to include changes intended to improve the ability to recruit…
Washington Post: Carjacking of congressman renews cries to quell D.C. crime
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D) was attacked Monday in front of his Navy Yard apartment building, police said, which houses other lawmakers, both Democrats and Republicans
Courtland Milloy in The Post: Seeding high-schoolers’ minds for a harvest of love for the earth
A program with Anacostia High teaches students about environmental science — and justice
Washington Post: Pepco to pay D.C. more than $57 million for Anacostia River pollution
Pepco will pay more than $57 million to the District after the electric utility discharged toxic chemicals in the city for decades, polluting the Anacostia River and other areas.
DCist: Pepco To Pay D.C. $57 Million Over Anacostia River Pollution
For decades, Pepco knowingly discharged toxic chemicals into the Anacostia River, using the river and other District waterways as a “cost-free dumping ground,” according to lawsuits filed by D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb.
Washington Post: Office workers march through D.C. rush hour traffic for higher wages
Unionized building workers, including many immigrant office cleaners, marched through downtown D.C. streets during the Monday evening rush to draw attention to labor negotiations and their demand for higher wages.
City Paper: Attorney General Brian Schwalb Has Started An Antitrust Investigation of a Company…
A source says the AG is targeting RealPage, a company facing class action lawsuits and federal scrutiny for alleged anticompetitive actions.
District Links: AG announces $57M+ settlement with Pepco over Anacostia River pollution; marchers…
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb today announced that Pepco will pay over $57 million to resolve allegations that the utility company discharged toxic chemicals that contaminated the Anacostia River.
District Links: CFO revenue revisions enable SNAP funding boost; 290 DC employees have filed sexual…
An improved short-term economic outlook has led the District's chief financial officer to increase revenue projections enough to trigger two funding provisions inserted by the DC Council into the FY 2024 budget law: $20 million for…
Washington Post: As D.C. weighs sexual harassment policy, data shows scope of complaints
Roughly 300 D.C. employees have lodged complaints of sexual harassment in city government since Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s anti-sexual harassment order took effect in 2017.