Washington Post: As D.C. opens sobering centers, advocates push bolder action on opioids
With fatal overdoses at record highs, District officials are under pressure to escalate the city’s response to a crisis that is primarily killing Black men
DCist: Here’s How D.C. Restaurants Are Supposed To Disclose Service Fees
D.C.’s Office of the Attorney General is attempting to demystify restaurant service fees, which have become increasingly common after District residents voted to phase out the tipped minimum wage structure in November.
DCist: Pepco Violation Could Cost Community Solar Owners Thousands
After regulators ruled that Pepco violated D.C. law in its implementation of community solar in the city, the utility company is telling solar owners they will need to manually track solar generation, entering thousands of lines of data…
District Links: Mounting homicide toll leads Ward 8 councilmember to suggest use of National Guard;…
With 162 homicides so far in 2023 and a particularly violent start to August, the District has already matched or exceeded the full-year tallies recorded between 2009 and 2018.
WTOP: As Commanders eye RFK Stadium, DC Council battles over bringing them home
The Washington Commanders are the closest they’ve ever been to returning to the old RFK Stadium site in D.C. — the NFL team’s home base from the days when it won three Super Bowls and captured the city’s attention each Sunday.
Washington Post: D.C. Democrats sue to block ranked-choice voting ballot measure
Just weeks after the D.C. Board of Elections determined that a proposed ballot initiative to bring ranked-choice voting and open primaries to the city’s elections was legally sufficient to move forward, the D.C. Democratic Party has filed…
DCist: West End Property Owners Sue To Stop Construction Of A Shelter In Old GW Dorm
A civic association in West End filed a lawsuit against the D.C. government and Mayor Muriel Bowser to prevent the city from acquiring the Aston, a vacant graduate dorm owned by George Washington University that officials hope to turn into…
Washington Post: American University president to step down after the coming school year
Sylvia M. Burwell came to AU in 2017 after serving in the Obama administration
Washington Post: In D.C.-paid housing, he tried to stay sober as drug dealers took hold
The city let buildings fill with people grappling with mental illness and addiction, leaving the landlord and neighbors to figure it out
Washington Post: DeSantis, Trump and the history of treating D.C. residents like they aren’t…
Upon learning of former president Trump’s most recent indictment last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had a novel take: “Americans,” he tweeted, should “have the right to remove cases from Washington, D.C.” On Fox News, he added, “It is…
City Paper: A D.C. Employee Got Caught Doing Favors for a Contractor Sending Him Sexy Photos
The ex-procurement manager inappropriately helped a woman selling D.C. masks and other PPE, the city’s ethics board recently ruled.
WTOP: An office return of federal workers could help revitalize downtown DC
Many businesses in downtown D.C. are breathing a sigh of relief after reports from Friday that President Joe Biden is pushing cabinet members to bring federal workers back to offices.
DCist: D.C. Democratic Party Sues To Keep Ranked Choice Voting And Open Primaries Off The Ballot
The D.C. Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit aiming to keep a ranked choice voting and open primaries from getting onto the city’s ballot for next year, saying that both changes to how D.C. runs its elections would run afoul of the city’s…
District Links: IG releases request for outside counsel to review sexual harassment investigations;…
The DC Office of the Inspector General late last week released its formal request seeking an outside firm to review the two internal investigations that upheld sexual harassment complaints by two employees against John Falcicchio, former…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: Here are the parts of D.C. Trump said became ‘sad’ after he left.
His motorcade traversed a handful of uncovered blocks in the city as he headed from the airport to the courthouse.
Washington Post: House GOP diverts funds for D.C. public schools to voucher program
Supporters say the private school voucher program needs a boost, while critics worry about the effects on public education
Washington Post: After 2 probes, questions remain over who knew of D.C. deputy mayor’s conduct
After months of conducting interviews and scouring evidence, a pair of investigations concluded that a former top adviser to Mayor Muriel E. Bowser made unwelcome sexual advances toward two female employees. But what the investigations did…
WTOP: Why some DC students will have virtual classes every Friday next year
Paul Public Charter School in Northwest D.C. will again offer “Virtual Friday” programming to middle and high school students in the upcoming school year.
Washington Post: D.C. officials outline scope of outside probe of Falcicchio allegations
The D.C. inspector general released a request for proposals this week to hire outside counsel to investigate sexual harassment allegations against John Falcicchio
jonetta rose barras: Sexual harassment, John Falcicchio and the DC government — what a mess
John Falcicchio’s sexual harassment of women under his supervision may not have risen to the level of that perpetrated by the notorious Hollywood producer and filmmaker Harvey Weinstein. However, the serial nature of the abuse performed by…