Washington Business Journal: Kennedy Center cancels performances at least through April
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has canceled all of its full-capacity programs through April 25, the venue said Wednesday.
DCist: D.C. Housing Authority Failed To Fix Lead Paint Issues In Public Housing On Time, Audit Says
Despite years of disruptive maintenance that has cost the city millions of dollars and forced some families to temporarily relocate from their homes, the D.C. Housing Authority has failed to rectify lead paint hazards in many of its public!-->…
WTOP: DC teachers’ union refuses to sign agreement reopening schools, cites lack of transparency
The Washington Teachers’ Union has refused to sign a tentative agreement with D.C. Public Schools to reopen classrooms for in-person instruction.
DCist: Washington Teachers’ Union Rejects School Reopening Agreement With D.C. Public Schools
The Washington Teachers’ Union has rejected an agreement with D.C. Public Schools over reopening campuses, creating another setback for the school system as it tries to bring students back to physical classrooms.
Washington Post: D.C. launches $100 million grant program for hard-hit businesses
The D.C. government has launched a new program that will allocate $100 million in grant funding to local businesses, a fresh injection of cash officials hope will help carry the city’s hardest-hit industries through the coronavirus!-->…
WTOP: Kennedy Center cancels all performances through April 2021
The Kennedy Center announced Wednesday that it is canceling all performances through at least April 25, 2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. is handing out another $100M in business relief grants
District officials will send out another $100 million in grants to businesses hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, the city’s largest effort to prop up struggling retailers and restaurants since an initial round of cash assistance this!-->…
Washington Post: Kennedy Center cancels live performances through spring. Honors are still on, with…
The Kennedy Center is canceling all scheduled live performances through April 25 as well as next summer’s slate of Broadway touring shows, pushing its pandemic-related closure into a second year, officials announced Wednesday. The annual!-->…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces $100 Million “Bridge Fund” to Support Hospitality,…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 18, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Shayne Wells (DMPED)
Fund to!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Funds Councilmember McDuffie’s $100 Million Business Support Grant…
News Release — Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, November 18, 2020
Contact: Jonathan McNair
Washington, DC – Today, Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chair of the Council of the District of!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: AG Racine Announces Apple Will Pay $2.6M+ To District for Deceiving Users About…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 18, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Communications
Apple Misled Millions of Consumers About Software Updates that Intentionally Slowed Phones,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: More Urgency Needed to Fix Lead-Based Paint Hazards in D.C.
News Release — Office of the DC Auditor
For immediate release
Contact: Diane Shinn
Auditor recognizes DCHA’s funding challenges and found that DOEE is responsive to complaints when hazards are identified but the process needs!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
The 74: D.C. Public Schools Welcomes Hundreds to School Hoping to Expand After Thanksgiving;…
AFSCME Local 1959 president Corey Upchurch, who represents about 900 bus drivers and attendants in D.C., has spent weeks in a holding pattern, watching as local plans for school reopening shift.
UrbanTurf: DC Releases Housing Violation Look-up Tool
In its ongoing efforts toward transparency, the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) is giving the public an easy way to check up on housing violations.
WTOP: Matchbox emerges from bankruptcy and will open in Reston, Northwest DC
Matchbox Food Group, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August, has emerged from reorganization under new ownership and with plans to open new locations.
DCist: D.C. Council Passes Emergency Bill To Boost Oversight Of Police Overtime
After D.C. Police logged more than $40 million in overtime in recent months to staff protests and civil unrest, the D.C. Council passed emergency legislation Tuesday to get a better handle on the costs.
District Links: DC Council seeks more heads-up on MPD overtime after $43M bill; Christina Henderson…
Happy Tuesday. DC Council members want the city's Metropolitan Police Department to regularly disclose its overtime costs after learning only after the fact about the $43 million bill following recent demonstrations.
WUSA9: DC councilmember in Moderna trial says COVID vaccine gave her side effects, but strongly…
"I’m taking it not just for myself. It’s for others," Councilmember Mary Cheh said. "This is something we have to do collectively to defeat this thing."
Washington Business Journal: Christina Henderson won’t be a business ‘foe’ on D.C.…
When Christina Henderson managed to win an at-large seat on the D.C. Council earlier this month, business groups and progressive advocates both rushed to claim victory.
Press Release: Council advances a public health approach to opioid crisis in D.C.
News Release — At-large DC Council member David Grosso
For Immediate Release: November 17, 2020
Contact: Matthew Nocella
Washington, D.C. – The following is a statement from Councilmember David Grosso on today’s passage on first!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…