Washington Post: Pinto releases plans to tackle crime as violent summer ends
Package of plans released Monday drew criticism from D.C. judges concerned about the legality of proposed searches
District Links: House panels set to consider bill to extend DC lease on RFK campus; Pinto proposal…
Bipartisan efforts in Congress to extend the District's lease on the RFK Stadium campus and allow mixed-use development there — potentially including a new Washington Commanders stadium — are moving ahead.
Recent reforms are helping DC distribute unused vouchers for foster youth
After years of letting federally funded housing vouchers for people leaving foster care and facing homelessness go to waste, DC is implementing a new law to ensure every young person who needs a voucher gets one.
The federal…
WTOP: New Whitman-Walker Max Robinson Center opens with more health care resources in DC’s Ward 8
Part of a massive economic redevelopment project is expanding the reach of health care to D.C.’s Anacostia neighborhood in a state-of-the-art facility.
DCist: New Anacostia River Tunnel Goes Online, Will Cut Sewage Overflows By 98%
Almost 25 years ago, a coalition of local environmental groups filed a lawsuit against DC Water for allowing billions of gallons of untreated sewage to spill into the District’s rivers. Now, work is complete on a massive system of tunnels…
Axios: Georgetown students and faculty call for end to legacy admissions
A student-led petition urging Georgetown University to ban legacy admissions has gained more than 800 signatures in several weeks.
District Links: Mayor cuts ribbon on Whitman-Walker’s expanded Ward 8 facility; Pinto releases…
Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon this morning on Whitman-Walker's new 118,000-square-foot health care and research facility on the St. Elizabeths East campus that will allow the organization to triple the number of patients it sees in…
Washington Post: From HVAC to pests, D.C. schools are still waiting on crucial repairs
The Department of General Services, which is responsible for maintaining school buildings, said crews are working “as hard as possible”
WTOP: Infertility treatments in DC will soon be covered by insurance
There’s now some relief for those looking to get in vitro fertilization treatments in D.C., as health insurers now have to cover the often costly treatment.
WTOP: DC Water finishes work on tunnel to alleviate Northeast flooding
Construction on a new tunnel has just finished in D.C., with the goal of alleviating dangerous flooding during major storms.
DCist: D.C. Area Gets Tens Of Millions In Funding For ‘Tree Equity’
Local nonprofits will plant tens of thousands of trees across the D.C. area in Black and brown neighborhoods that currently lack tree canopy. It’s an effort to promote ‘tree equity‘ — making sure the many benefits of trees reach everyone.
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Washington Post: Bill that could allow Commanders stadium at RFK will get first hearings
Action in Congress is needed before D.C. can pursue plans to redevelop the site of the aging RFK stadium
jonetta rose barras: What’s the problem with DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb?
During the past month, I have heard that question multiple times from people across DC who are not satisfied with AG Brian Schwalb’s performance. Some are upset with his apparent unwillingness to aggressively prosecute juvenile crime in…
District Links: DC Council returns from summer recess with gun violence among issues looming this…
The DC Council returns today from its summer recess and will hold its first legislative meeting of the fall on Tuesday, with an agenda slated to include an emergency extension of the DC Central Kitchen's food services contract with DC…
Washington Post: Remote work thrived again in 2022, new data show, with D.C. a top hub
Even as many of America’s workers returned to the office, the share of those working from home last year remained well above what it was before the coronavirus pandemic, census data released Thursday show, reflecting a lasting change that…
District Links: New DCHA director wants to make troubled agency into a model; auditor faults…
The DC Housing Authority yesterday announced the selection of a new executive director after a nationwide search: Keith Pettigrew, a DC native who is currently CEO and president of the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority.
DCist: DC Housing Authority Board Taps D.C. Native, Former Barry Farm Resident To Run Agency
Longtime housing administrator Keith Pettigrew was appointed on Wednesday to take the helm of the D.C. Housing Authority, amid a worsening housing crisis and ballooning rates of homelessness across the region.
Washington Post: Veteran housing director to lead beleaguered D.C. Housing Authority
Keith Pettigrew, the CEO of Alexandria’s housing authority, has been appointed executive director of the D.C. Housing Authority as it seeks to correct years of mismanagement and move past a grueling federal review.
District Links: Bowser touts downtown revitalization efforts at office ribbon-cutting; House panel…
Mayor Muriel Bowser cut the ribbon this morning on a new downtown headquarters for cybersecurity firm Virtru — the first company to receive incentives through the District's Vitality Fund, part of the Bowser administration's announced…
Washington Post: No progress on hunger in D.C. region since pandemic, new report finds
About one-third of residents experienced food insecurity in 2023, according to the Capital Area Food Bank’s hunger report