City Paper: Implementation of Expanded Advocacy Program Paused As Advocates Push to Center Rape…
“We cannot conceive of any reason that it benefits survivors for half of them to be handed off to another organization.”
WTOP: National Park Service looks to reduce deer populations in DC, Maryland parks
Citing a need to protect, preserve and restore native plants and landscapes, the National Park Service is proposing plans to curtail deer populations in several national parks in D.C. and Maryland.
Washington Post: D.C. mayor announces public safety grants to help combat gun violence
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Monday announced grants that will be available to individuals and organizations as part of a public safety initiative that treats gun violence as a health crisis.
Press Release: Norton Secures Increased Funding for Metro and other D.C. Victories in Surface…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
June 7, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chair of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, who helped write the…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Highlights $59 Million Investment in Reducing Gun Violence and Building…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, DC Office of Gun Violence Prevention and DC Office of the City Administrator
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 7, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Reggie Sanders (GVP)
Daisha…
UrbanTurf: North Capitol Street Deckover Could Get Public Funding
Proponents for a proposed promenade that would deck over a stretch of North Capitol Street have won a small victory.
Washington Business Journal: Renovated office building near Franklin Square lands major lease
Software company Enovational has inked a 97,000-square-foot lease near Franklin Square in downtown D.C.
Washington Business Journal: Foxhall home that was part of Brady estate, D.C.’s last…
An 8,200-square-foot home off Foxhall Road in Northwest D.C. that is part of the former Brady estate and, subsequently, the District's last large subdivision, has been listed for sale for $4.49 million.
Robert McCartney in The Post: Yet another D.C. regional group aims to overcome the east-west…
Many have tried, all have failed. But yet another group is trying to promote cross-border cooperation within greater Washington to overcome our region’s chronic east-west economic divide.
Washington Post: What the pandemic has stolen from Black America
Howard Croft was part of a generation who challenged segregation, then died of covid-19 decades later.
WTOP: DC-native boxer Jalil Hackett has a knockout punch and GPA to match
In the classroom, D.C.-native Jalil “The Major” Hackett knocked out schoolwork with a 3.5 grade-point average at Cardozo High School. Now, he is on a quest to knock out opponents in the boxing ring.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Activates Heat Emergency Plan for Sunday, June 6 and Monday, June 7
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, and the DC Department of Human Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 5, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
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WTOP: Sun, sweat, a go-go beat and vaccinations on BLM Plaza
The word jab — as in an injection and also a quick boxing punch — had a double meaning at an event near the White House on Saturday.
DCist: Sidewalk Palooza: District Residents Reporting Sidewalk Safety Issues This Month
The District government has long had multiple events to address problem infrastructure, with cute names like Pothole Palooza and Alley Palooza.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: ‘Death stole everything’: A vivid reminder of immigrant lives lost to…
Moisés Hernández Delgado loved to dance with his daughter.
WTOP: National Zoo director to retire in August
The director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute will retire in August.
District Links: Statehood could cost up to $2 billion, WaPo reports; DC plans incentive program for…
A DC government internal analysis suggests the transition to statehood could cost between $755 million and $2 billion, WaPo reports.
Washington Post: Leaders say a final Gate 35X farewell, christening airport terminal and urging…
The event allowed leaders of D.C. and Virginia to mark the occasion of something even more significant: the restart of travel.
Press Release: PSC Order Granting Pepco a $108.6 Million Rate Increase through 2023 is Appalling and…
News Release — DC Office of the People's Counsel
June 4, 2021
Washington, DC -- Earlier this afternoon, the DC Public Service Commission (PSC) approved both a $108.6 million increase to Pepco’s distribution rates and Pepco’s request…
Press Release: DCPSC Approves Multiyear Rate Plan
News Release — DC Public Service Commission
For Immediate Release: June 4, 2021
Contact: Kellie Didigu
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) –Today, the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (Commission) took the first step in…