City Paper: Nadeau Seeking Independent Investigation of Sexual Harassment Allegations Against John…
After a third accuser comes forward, the Ward 1 councilmember’s bill would task the inspector general with hiring an outside firm to conduct the investigation.
WTOP: Will a DC ambulance arrive quickly, or is it tied up dropping the last patient at the…
While they are improving, the wait times for ambulances to leave hospitals in D.C. and get back on the streets for more calls still need work, according to new data.
DCist: Ready To Jump Into The Anacostia River?
For the first time in more than 50 years, people will have a chance to (legally) swim in the Anacostia River this summer. Organizers of the one-time swim event announced it will take place on July 8 at Kingman Island.
Axios: D.C.’s long mosquito season stings
D.C.'s mosquito season — already in full force — is getting a little longer.
Washington Post: D.C. bill would mandate insurance, Medicaid coverage for infertility
Maya Martin Cadogan and her husband faced a difficult choice: buy a home in D.C., where six generations of her family have lived, or seek expensive infertility treatment to start a family. Like many couples in the District and around the!-->…
District Links: DC gets $100M from feds to expand internet access; woman seeking DC contract alleges…
The District will receive just over $100 million in federal funds to increase access to affordable, reliable high-speed internet, according to a White House announcement yesterday.
City Paper: Woman Seeking Government Contracts Accuses John Falcicchio of Sexual Harassment, Denying…
A woman seeking contracts with the D.C. government has come forward with further accusations of sexual harassment against John Falcicchio, claiming that the former high-ranking government official propositioned her for sex and denied her!-->…
DCist: A Mysterious New Pest Is Threatening One Of The Most Important Trees In D.C.-Area Forests
Even if you don’t recognize the American beech by name, you’ve surely seen the tree: it has distinctive, smooth, gray bark, often carved with people’s initials. In fact, beeches are the most common tree in much of the D.C. area, and now!-->…
DCist: Metro Runs More Trains, Changes Fare Structure As New Fiscal Year Begins
Metro says it will run more trains than at any other point in time during its 47-year history starting today, as service and fare changes go into effect with the beginning of a new fiscal year. Bus service is also returning to pre-pandemic!-->…
City Paper: Shaken and Stirred: Bowser’s Inner Circle Amid Falcicchio Fallout
Mayor Muriel Bowser’s most trusted adviser, John Falcicchio, resigned after he was accused of sexual harassment by multiple women.
Washington Post: D.C. cleared scores of homeless from McPherson Square. Then kept evicting them.
Most of the roughly 75 people who were living in McPherson Square remain unhoused, according to the District
Axios: How D.C. abortion care has changed one year after Dobbs decision
One year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, more people are seeking abortions in D.C. as Congress threatens to limit access.
District Links: WaPo interview offers details about alleged sexual harassment; how a long-delayed…
The DC government employee whose accusations of sexual harassment by a top mayoral adviser led to his abrupt departure provided extensive and explicit details about her allegations in an interview with The Washington Post.
‘A pile of assumptions’: How a long-delayed database project affected decision-making on rent caps
As debate kicked off on his rent control measure, at-large DC Councilmember Robert White issued a warning to his colleagues.
“There is an absolute lack of data here. We are working today on a pile of assumptions,” White said on!-->!-->!-->…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: A roommate arrangement that is at once ordinary and extraordinary
By creating two new housing opportunities in D.C., Best Buddies is fostering more than friendships between people with and without disabilities
Washington Post: Lewd texts, unwanted touching: Woman details allegations against Bowser deputy
Accuser, in her first interview since John Falcicchio resigned, alleges sexual harassment
WTOP: War of the wheels: Cycling advocates continue push for added bike lanes on popular DC road
D.C. resident Lee Mayer is adamant that putting bike lanes on each side of Connecticut Avenue NW in Ward 3 will be disastrous for businesses in the Northwest neighborhoods of Woodley Park and Chevy Chase.
Washington Post: D.C. to begin sending targeted messages to high-risk drivers
The pilot program, led by the city’s Department of Transportation and The Lab @ D.C., will send mailers and text messages to drivers with previous citations and traffic violations
Washington Post: D.C. police offer $1,000 rewards for illegal gun possession tips
Tipsters, who can also remain anonymous, will be eligible to receive the reward if the gun possession tip leads to an arrest
WTOP: DC offers new cash reward for tips on illegal guns
Tips that lead to the arrest and seizure of illegal guns in the District will now be eligible for at least $1,000 in cash.