Press Release: DCHA Appoints New Executive Director Brenda Donald
News Release — DC Housing Authority
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, August 13, 2021
Contact:
Tony Robinson
Neil Albert
Today, the District of Columbia Housing Authority Board of…
District Links: Census documents growth in Ward 6, drop in Black population; ACLU sues DC over MPD…
The release of granular data from last year's U.S. census reiterates Ward 6 as the epicenter of the District's growth over the past decade, setting the stage for a redistricting process that will require its boundaries to shrink.
Washington Post: D.C. teacher evaluation system has academic benefits, but is racially biased, new…
The District’s teacher evaluation system is not pushing effective teachers out of the classroom in significant numbers, according to a city-commissioned study released Friday. But the study found that the evaluation system, known as…
DCist: DC Housing Authority Board Authorizes Two-Year Contract For Interim Director Brenda Donald
The DC Housing Authority board of commissioners voted 7-2 Friday morning to authorize a two-year contract for Brenda Donald, the former chief of D.C.’s child welfare agency, to lead the city’s troubled public housing agency.
WTOP: Need a vaccine shot? DC will come to you
Unvaccinated D.C. residents can now request to get a shot at home, according to updated guidance from officials.
DCist: Technical Error Leads To Incorrect SmarTrip Card Balances For Some Metro Riders
Commuters returning to Metro for the first time might be surprised to have a lot more money on their SmarTrip card than they should — and even more surprised when that dollar amount drops suddenly.
Peter Wood in The Post: D.C.’s neighborhood commissions should be tools for progress, not the racist…
D.C. has long been cast as a homogenous haven of progressive values, a trope quickly refuted the moment you observe any of D.C.’s 40 advisory neighborhood commissions convene.
Michelle Harburg in The Post: A car-free Rock Creek Park could become the Central Park of D.C.
Could a car-free Rock Creek Park become D.C.'s version of New York’s Central Park? Yes — or an even better version. At 1,754 acres, Rock Creek is more than twice the size of Central Park’s 843 acres. But even with its smaller footprint,…
Press Release: DC Redistricting Subcommittee Releases New Website
News Release — At-large DC Council member Elissa Silverman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Sam Rosen-Amy
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 12, 2021 – The D.C. Council's Redistricting Subcommittee today released a new informational…
UrbanTurf: The Section of DC That Saw the Largest Population Boom Over the Last Decade
Although the 2020 Census counted fewer DC residents than anticipated, new population counts for the city's wards are not quite as surprising.
jonetta rose barras: Is Surfside coming to Ward 8, resulting in deaths and homelessness?
“When I go to sleep at night, I kind of sleep with one eye open, so I’m never really sleeping, because I don't want building to collapse and not be able to get myself and my baby out,” LaDonna May, a condo owner at River East at Grandview…
WTOP: DC coach reacts to new COVID health guidance for high school athletics
Student-athletes across D.C. have been waiting for information about how they’ll play and practice this season given the rise in the delta variant of COVID-19. A day after that guidance was released, one coach said his players are taking…
Washington Post: Census data shows Maryland is now the East Coast’s most diverse state, while D.C.…
Maryland, one of the two states in the country to flip from majority White to majority non-White over the last decade, is now the most diverse state on the East Coast, according to new data from the 2020 Census. Meanwhile, the District…
Washington Post: ACLU sues D.C. officers over use of chemical irritants and stun grenades during…
The lawsuit also asserts police wrongfully held a photojournalist overnight and refused to return his cellphone, camera and goggles for nearly a year.
DCist: ACLU Alleges D.C. Police Used Chemical Irritants And Stun Grenades On Protesters and…
The D.C. chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Thursday on behalf of two photojournalists, alleging that Metropolitan Police Department officers used chemical irritants and stun grenades against them and protesters…
Patch: Lawsuit Accuses DC Police Of Illegally Using Chemicals, Munitions
The ACLU of the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Thursday on behalf of two photojournalists against the Metropolitan Police Department.
WTOP: DC-area hospitals avoid COVID-19 crush, for now
Many parts of the D.C. area are now experiencing a “high” level of community of transmission of the coronavirus, according to criteria from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
WTOP: Many DC charter schools to require vaccination or regular testing for employees
A group of charter schools in the District has announced it will be mandating employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine or submit to regular testing as a condition of employment, the DC Charter School Alliance announced Thursday.
The Hill: ACLU sues DC, police officers over tactics used on journalists covering BLM protests
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Washington, D.C., government and a group of Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers who allegedly used chemical irritants and stun grenades on…
City Paper: Comparing Brenda Donald’s Resume to the DCHA Director’s Job Description
The housing authority's board of commissioners might abandon a national search for its executive director before it even started.