Washington Blade: Stein Club changes name to Capital Stonewall Democrats
Forty-five years after it was founded in January 1976, members of D.C.’s Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the city’s largest local LGBTQ political group, voted in a Zoom meeting on Feb. 8 to change its name to the Capital Stonewall…
Street Sense: Vaccine rollout begins in low-barrier shelters and PEP-V centers
D.C. began distributing COVID-19 vaccines to people experiencing homelessness in low-barrier shelters and Pandemic Emergency Program for Medically Vulnerable Individuals, or PEP-V, centers this month.
Street Sense: Despite 100% FEMA reimbursement, DC says they do not plan to expand the PEP-V program
The cost of hotels and similar facilities used to provide safe shelter to people experiencing homelessness since the start of the pandemic will be covered entirely by the Federal Emergency Management Administration, according to guidance…
CNN: US Capitol police to hold vote of no confidence Thursday
(CNN) — Members of the US Capitol Police plan to hold a vote of no confidence Thursday, more than a month after the January 6 riot at the Capitol that left dozens of officers injured and led to the death of officer Brian Sicknick.
City Paper: Washington Teachers’ Union Voted Against a Strike. But It’s Still Trying to Refine…
“We’re going to address the problem even more so, because I don't want the chancellor to get the sense that because the majority voted to continue that he can sort of relax on the standard. No.”
Washington Business Journal: Halcyon appoints director of impact investing. She has big plans.
D.C. social impact nonprofit Halcyon has tapped its first director of impact investing, and she’s no stranger to the work — or the organization.
DCist: D.C. Could Get More Than $2 Billion In Federal Aid Under Proposed COVID Stimulus Bill
The District could get roughly $2.2 billion in federal aid as part of the proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill working its way through Congress, an amount that includes hundreds of millions of dollars the city was shortchanged…
WTOP: Franklin Square building completes $18M renovation
Avision Young has announced the completion of a major, largely interior renovation to the Franklin Square building in downtown D.C.
Chase F. Robinson in The Post: A different Lunar New Year celebration in D.C.
The Lunar New Year — a holiday that celebrates light from darkness, honors family ancestors and includes traditions that sweep away bad luck — begins Friday.
UrbanTurf: Federal Railroad Administration Will Revisit Union Station Proposal
It appears that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) listened to those who registered their disapproval of the recommended path forward for the expansion of Union Station.
Press Release: DDOT to Launch Automated Enforcement Camera Pilot on Two DC Circulator Buses
News Release — District Department of Transportation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 10, 2021
Media Contacts:
Lauren Stephens
Mariam Nabizad
(Washington, DC) – Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT)…
Press Release: Norton Announces Victories for D.C. in Coronavirus Reconciliation Bill, Thanks…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 10, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today the victories for the District of Columbia she got in…
Press Release: DC Health Announces that Approximately 2,500 Vaccination Appointments Will Become…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 10, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, DC Health announced that on Thursday, February 11 at 9:00 a.m., approximately…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser to Deploy District Snow Team for Several Days of Winter Weather
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, DC Department of Public Workers, District Department of Transportation, DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, and DC Department of General Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
…
Salt Lake Tribune: Utah Sen. Mike Lee seeks to block D.C. effort to allow kids to obtain vaccines…
Utah Sen. Mike Lee — an outspoken critic of federal interference in state and local affairs — is leading an effort to block Washington, D.C., from allowing children as young as 11 years old to obtain vaccines without their parents’…
DCist: How D.C.’s New Gun Violence Prevention Director Will Approach The Spike In Homicides
Homicides in D.C. hit a 15-year high last year, and 2021 has brought more death. Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White recently called for the District to declare a state of emergency after three teenagers were fatally shot in the span of two…
Washington Business Journal: D.C. teachers vote against strike as MoCo, Arlington set school…
Members of the Washington Teachers' Union voted against a strike Tuesday a week after D.C. Public Schools students and teachers began returning to classrooms in larger numbers.
Press Release: Norton Calls Retrocession Bill Proof of Republican Fear of D.C. Statehood Momentum
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
February 10, 2021
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement today in response to the introduction…
District Links: Teachers union votes against authorizing strike; DC would get lost CARES Act funding…
Members of the Washington Teachers' Union voted against authorizing a strike on Tuesday. Meanwhile, union leaders wrote a letter to the mayor and schools chancellor calling for the establishment of a "situation room" to deal with emergency…
Press Release: DCHA Works with Johns Hopkins Medicine to Vaccinate Senior Residents
News Release — DC Housing Authority
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 9, 2021
Contact: Tony Robinson
All DCHA Senior Properties are Part of Pilot Program
District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) Executive Director Tyrone…