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.
Washington Post: As Commanders eye RFK, D.C. stadium’s neighbors hope team punts
Daniel Thompson smiles and his eyes widen as he imagines the return of his city’s football team to the soil on which it once played — and where he says it still belongs — down the street from his Northeast Washington rowhouse.
Washington Post: D.C. school boundary study sparks debate, worry from parents
City officials say they are trying to balance many imperatives, including student populations, equitable resources and proximity for families
Washington Post: D.C. couples rushed for marriage licenses as government shutdown loomed
Five D.C.-area wedding planners said they sent urgent emails to clients with imminent weddings, telling them to get their marriage license by Friday
Washington Post Editorial Board: Metro is dangling from a fiscal cliff. Regional leaders can’t sit…
About 800,000 Washington-area passengers ride Metro buses and trains on weekdays, and it’s a good bet many would be unhappy to learn their transit system faces a “death spiral” starting next summer. Yet those dire words appear not in a…
Colbert I. King in The Post: Serial offenders drive the spike in gun violence in D.C.
Parents of children attending Stanton Elementary School on Naylor Road SE received a letter Monday from principal Allen Richardson that said: “This afternoon at approximately 1:35 p.m., school administration was alerted to gunshots near…
WTOP: Southeast DC landlord to pay $2M for endangering tenants
The owners and manager of subsidized apartment complexes in Ward 8 will pay $2 million in penalties and restitution, including rent credits, for breaking D.C. law and endangering hundreds of tenants.
City Paper: Metro’s Financial Crisis Demands Leadership from D.C. But the Prospect of New Taxes is…
The regional transit agency is facing a $750 million deficit. Leaders know it needs a dedicated source of funding, which almost certainly requires some politically unpopular choices.
City Paper: A Man’s Cries for Help Went Ignored in the D.C. Jail. Then He Set Fire to His Mattress.
Several men were locked in their cells as the unit filled with smoke.
Axios: D.C.’s ban on cashless businesses takes effect
No cash, no more — D.C. will enforce a law starting Sunday that bans businesses from refusing cash payments.
Washington Post: D.C.’s sportsbook recorded a rarity in June: It lost money
At the District’s government-sponsored sportsbook, apparently the house doesn’t always win.
District Links: Amid worries over potential federal shutdown, speculation begins on impact to…
As part of Art All Night, a wide array of exhibits, performances, screenings and other activities for the next two evenings will celebrate the arts in DC.
District Links: Anacostia River earns failing grade despite long-term progress; council hears from…
A new expert analysis gives the Anacostia River a failing grade for the third time in six years, but also cites long-term progress that reflects slow but steady improvements in water quality and ecosystem health.
Washington Post: Ward 8 landlord to pay $2 million for endangering tenants
More than 400 residents at two apartment complexes lived in unsafe and health-threatening conditions for several years, the D.C. attorney general said
DCist: Anacostia River Gets Failing Grade, Even As Water Gets Closer To Swimmable
Just last weekend, close to 150 people were signed up for the first-ever Anacostia River splash day — the first legal swim in the river since the 1970s. Days earlier, DC Water announced the completion of a major sewer project, that…
Washington Post: D.C. panel endorses Bowser’s guidelines for high-rises in historic districts
A D.C. review board voted Thursday to support design guidelines for dramatically taller buildings that the Bowser administration is seeking to encourage in two Northwest Washington historic districts.
DCist: Amid Deadly Spike In Violence, Bowser’s Pick For Police Chief Receives Broad Support In…
Acting Police Chief Pamela Smith faced a room of mostly supporters on Wednesday as she testified before a D.C. Council committee preparing to vote on her confirmation as top cop.
Washington Post: Critics pan D.C.’s proposed Delta Phi Epsilon settlement
Fraternity members who brought the alleged misuse of funds to light say the D.C. Attorney General’s proposal is a “joke.” The AG has reopened settlement talks.