DCist: DC SAFE Unveils New 24-7 Crisis Shelter For Domestic Violence Survivors
DC SAFE, the only organization in the city that provides around-the-clock emergency housing for domestic violence survivors, unveiled a new low-barrier crisis shelter Thursday, a massive expansion of the nonprofit’s services.
DCist: In A Victory For Local Officials, U.S. House Rejects Plan To Increase Long-Haul Flights At…
The congressional delegation in the D.C. region notched a win on Wednesday evening when the House of Representatives roundly rejected an attempt to add more long-haul flights to Reagan National Airport.
Washington Post: Bid to add long-distance DCA flights fails as House passes FAA bill
Vote is major victory for region’s congressional delegation, which said more flights would cause delays and compromise safety
District Links: House votes down proposal to add more flights at DCA; Norton pushes feds to sell…
A bipartisan coalition in the House of Representatives fell short in their attempt to force the addition of new flights at Reagan National Airport and the relaxation of the long-standing "perimeter rule" that limits long-distance flights.
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Council extends Rapid Rehousing timeline, tightens limits on rental application fees
At its last meeting before the summer recess, the DC Council voted unanimously to pass two bills related to housing. The first reforms a major housing program for people exiting homelessness. The second builds on existing tenant…
DCist: Demolition Starts On Long-Troubled Dave Thomas Circle, With New Intersection (And Name) To…
From this point on, the history of Washington, D.C. could credibly be divided into two distinct eras: BDTC, and ADTC. And on Wednesday, residents and city officials happily bid goodbye to the first and welcomed the second, as work started…
Washington Post: D.C. sues more than 25 companies it says polluted city with toxic chemicals
The attorney general’s office alleged the companies made products that contained dangerous chemicals and hid health risks from the public
Washington Post: Construction work begins for infamous Dave Thomas Circle intersection
The project will address safety issues at one of D.C.'s most hazardous intersections, where a Wendy’s restaurant closed two years ago
Axios: The summer of meddling in D.C.
It’s been a losing month in Congress for local leaders.
WTOP: DC bill aims to crack down on fake temporary vehicle tags
D.C. Council members are looking to crack down on fake temporary vehicle tags, proposing new legislation that allows city workers to immediately tow and impound vehicles in the District that display counterfeits.
District Links: Construction begins on ‘Dave Thomas Circle’ remake; Dems seek to derail…
"I come to bury you, not praise you," advisory neighborhood commissioner Joe Bishop-Henchman said this morning of Dave Thomas Circle as DC officials kicked off a long-awaited project to remake the intersection.
DCist: D.C. Democratic Party Pushes To Keep Ranked Choice Voting And Open Primaries Off The Ballot
Officials and activists associated with the D.C. Democratic Party on Tuesday expressed their opposition to a proposal for ranked choice voting and open primaries to be adopted for the city’s elections, arguing that a proposed ballot…
Washington Post: Compromise would add more long-distance flights at Reagan National
Facing opposition from the D.C. region’s congressional delegation, proponents are backing off a plan that would have added 28 daily round trips
DCist: UDC, Howard University Offer Free Courses To Train Next Generation Of Public Health…
Some of us may remember incessantly refreshing D.C.’s various COVID data dashboards every afternoon, trying to make sense of the bar graphs jumping up (bad) or down (good), as charts moved from yellow, to red, to green, to yellow again,…
WTOP: New proposal would add fewer flights at Reagan National than originally proposed
A new compromise proposal under consideration in Congress would add more flights at Reagan National Airport — but far fewer than originally proposed.
DCist: Workers At Beloved D.C. Sandwich Shop Compliments Only Seek To Unionize
Employees of beloved D.C. sandwich shop Compliments Only are trying to form a union and seeking a $21 per hour wage.
City Paper: Harry Thomas Jr. Was Elected As Chair of the Ward 5 Dems. Opponents Couldn’t Find Anyone…
Some bumbles by local politicos helped the disgraced former councilmember notch an easy win in his comeback tour.
District Links: Latest congressional proposal would add 7 new flights at DCA; Schwalb sues chemical…
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb is suing more than 25 companies for manufacturing "forever chemicals" that he says are contaminating the District's waterways and other natural resources.
WTOP: Bowser nominates Pamela Smith as DC’s new chief of police
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has nominated former U.S. Park Police chief Pamela A. Smith to lead the city’s police force.
DCist: Bowser Picks Park Police Veteran Pamela Smith To Lead Metropolitan Police Department
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday nominated Pamela Smith to serve as chief of the Metropolitan Police Department, tapping the former chief of the U.S. Park Police and current ordained minister to replace former chief Robert Contee at a…