Washington Business Journal: Biden removes Trump appointees from commission that oversees D.C.…
The Biden administration has removed two Trump appointees from the National Capital Planning Commission as the District asks for more dismissals from the federal boards that weigh in on the D.C.'s built environment.
DCist: D.C. Reports Cases of South African And U.K. Coronavirus Variants
The more transmissible variants of the coronavirus first reported in the U.K. and South Africa have been identified in D.C. residents, according to DC Health Director LaQuandra Nesbitt.
Washington Business Journal: MahoganyBooks to open National Harbor location in June
D.C. bookstore MahoganyBooks will open a second store at National Harbor on June 19.
DCist: ‘She Loved Hard’: D.C. Teacher Who Died Of COVID-19 Remembered For Her Motherly Touch
Helenmaire’ White spent most of her working life styling hair at The Ultimate Touch Hair Salon, a business she opened with her husband on Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue in Southeast D.C. in the late 1980s.
Washington Post: George Washington University commits to single-use-plastic ban
George Washington University will begin to eliminate single-use plastics from campus, Thomas LeBlanc, the school’s president, said at a sustainability event Thursday.
City Paper: 51 Reasons to Support D.C. Statehood
From missing out on $2–$3 billion in revenues annually to getting IDs turned down, 51 reasons D.C. should be a state.
City Paper: Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Nominees to the Utilities Regulation Commission Frustrate Energy…
Time is a flat circle at the Public Service Commission.
City Paper: Should Young D.C. Councilmembers Get Vaccinated Yet?
Some of them have already received doses.
Washington Post: The ‘garbage guy’ walks 12 miles a day around D.C. picking up trash: ‘I’ll pick up…
Most people walk by trash they pass on streets and sidewalks. Some people don’t even notice it. Then there’s Billy Adams. He not only sees it, he picks it up — all of it.
Press Release: D.C. Teens Examine the Intersection of Journalism, Sports and Race
News Release — DC Public Library
For Immediate Release:
February 11, 2021
Media Contact:
George Williams, Media Relations Manager
DC Public Library and The Undefeated partner to launch “Black History Always”
(Washington,…
jonetta rose barras: Beyond defunding the police in DC
The District Task Force on Jails & Justice may have begun its work “examining questions” about building a new correctional facility in DC. However, the group of more than 55 individuals, representing a panoply of organizations, has…
District Links: Regional leaders call for Biden admin to vaccinate federal workers; Biden removes…
Regional leaders are asking the federal government to take the lead on vaccinating tens of thousands of federal workers, contractors and Metro employees.
Washington Post: Leaders in Washington region ask FEMA for help in vaccinating federal workers
Leaders in the District, Maryland and Virginia made a joint request to the federal government this week, asking that it take responsibility for vaccinating tens of thousands of essential federal workers who live in the Washington region.
Press Release: DC Government and DC Public Schools Will Open On Time on Thursday, February 11
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 10, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Vaccination Sites Will Be Open; Public COVID-19 Testing Sites Will Be Closed
(WASHINGTON, DC) –…
Washington Post: Metro seeks bond sales to raise $350 million for capital projects
Weeks after a federal bailout helped Metro veer away from a fiscal crisis, the transit agency plans to borrow nearly $350 million through bond sales to expedite construction projects officials say will make the system safer.
Washington Post: Churches pair up with clinics to deliver coronavirus vaccine to those who most need…
Pastor Joseph Daniels folded his 6-foot-3-inch frame into the mobile coronavirus vaccine clinic outside Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church in Southeast Washington on Wednesday and joked that he was no fan of needles.
Washington Post: Senator attempts to block D.C. bill allowing vaccines without parental consent
A Republican senator from Utah is trying to block D.C. Council legislation that would allow children as young as 11 to receive vaccinations without the consent of their parents.
WTOP: Bowser, Hogan, Northam ask for dedicated COVID-19 vaccines, support for federal, Metro workers
The leaders of D.C., Maryland and Virginia are asking the federal government to set aside COVID-19 vaccines, supplies and sites for federal workers and contractors, as well as Metro workers.
DCist: U.S. Capitol Police Braces For Union No-Confidence Vote Following Jan. 6 Attack
The U.S. Capitol Police says it expects a union vote of no confidence in its leadership, which includes Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman, appointed to replace the chief who failed to adequately prepare for the violent invasion of the…
Washington Post: Biden removes Trump appointees from boards that shape the District
The Biden administration has removed key Trump appointees from several federal agencies that oversee the look and feel of D.C. neighborhoods and buildings — and city officials are pushing for more.