WTOP: Will lunch out become more expensive? Tipped minimum wage increases in DC
You may be paying a little more for that pasta primavera or bacon cheeseburger at your favorite lunch spot in D.C.
Washington Business Journal: Georgetown University pitches huge redevelopment of law center near…
Georgetown University is pitching a significant redevelopment of its Gewirz Student Center building near Capitol Hill.
DCist: A ‘Downtown Killer:’ Mayor Bowser Decries D.C. Council Plan To Cancel K Street Transitway…
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday pushed back against a pair of budget proposals from the D.C. Council which she decried as “downtown killers” that would hamper the city’s plans to help revitalize the ailing area.
Washington Post: K Street, rideshare surcharge proposals would harm downtown D.C., mayor says
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Monday criticized the D.C. Council’s plan to pay for free Metrobus service at the expense of a long-planned downtown transit project that she said is critical to rejuvenating the downtown corridor amid…
Axios: H Street set for big makeover with largest development coming
The H Street NE AutoZone and its large surface parking lot would turn into 200 apartments under a new redevelopment proposal.
District Links: Bowser pushes against budget ideas as ‘downtown killers’; study faults…
As DC Council members work to finalize a budget proposal for initial consideration in two weeks, Mayor Muriel Bowser is decrying two proposals that she casts as detrimental to fostering a resurgence in downtown DC.
Paul Kihn: Together, we must make DC an oasis for teachers
Anyone following local DC affairs will tell you this is a surprisingly tough budget year for the District. Just two months ago, the District’s independent chief financial officer lowered revenue projections by almost $400 million. Combined…
WTOP: DC council member wants to add $2 rideshare surcharge for some downtown trips
A D.C. council member is advocating to include a $2 surcharge on rideshare trips, hoping to encourage more people to use public transit and decrease traffic congestion.
Washington Post: Police chief’s exit the latest among key D.C. government departures
The retirement of D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III — who plans to take a top-level position with the FBI — is the latest in a string of high-profile departures from the administration of Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D), who is months into…
Washington Post: D.C. jail medical care ‘systemically dysfunctional,’ suit alleges
People incarcerated in D.C. and their advocates filed a federal lawsuit against the District this week, alleging that the city’s Department of Corrections does not provide prisoners the medical care that the Constitution demands.
Washington Post Editorial Board: D.C. should heed pleas of outgoing Police Chief Robert J. Contee…
D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III announced this week that he will leave his post on June 3, after just two years in the top job, to become an assistant director at the FBI. It’s a blow to the community that in part follows his…
Washington Post Editorial Board: Why is Mayor Bowser proposing cuts to the D.C. Circulator?
Jose Chaj looks unhappy when told that his preferred bus may not show up anymore. “That’s not good,” the 52-year-old laborer said. He frequently rides the red D.C. Circulator bus between Columbia Heights and downtown — and he’ll often let…
DCist: D.C. Council Wants To Buy Georgetown’s Trolley Trestle And Turn It Into A Trail
The D.C. Council’s transportation committee wants to buy a condemned and dilapidated relic of D.C.’s street car network — Georgetown’s trolley trestle bridge — and turn it into a multi-use trail. (Talk about a tongue twister!)
DCist: D.C. Forces People Out Of An Encampment In The Deanwood Neighborhood
A wooded area behind a row of single-family homes in Ward 7’s Deanwood neighborhood provided ample shade to a 13- to 15-person tent community for over a year. But earlier this month, D.C.’s Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human…
District Links: Budget battles brewing over downtown, funding for fare-free buses; council panel…
A battle is brewing in the DC Council over two proposed mechanisms to fund fare-free Metrobus service and new late-night bus routes.
Axios: Pandemic mental health diagnoses increased in D.C.
Mental health diagnoses in D.C. during the pandemic were up 15% above the baseline, per a new Georgetown University report for the D.C. Auditor's Office.
Axios: Robert Contee will oversee a new policing strategy in D.C. as he exits
Police Chief Robert Contee will undertake one last major initiative before leaving for a new post at the FBI: getting cops out of their cars and walking in their communities.
DCist: D.C. Council Pushes Back Against Mayor’s Proposal To Delay Key Climate Policy
The D.C. council is moving to increase funding for climate and environmental programs, after Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed a 14% cut in her budget for the upcoming 2024 fiscal year. The council is also proposing to restore the original…
Washington Post: Bowser announces national search to replace outgoing D.C. police chief
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced Thursday she will conduct a nationwide search to find the city’s next police chief, seeking to fill what officials say will be a massive void that is left when Robert J. Contee III formally retires…
WTOP: DC police launch new community policing program with boots-on-the-ground approach
One day after D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee announced he’d be moving on to a new job at the FBI, he also unveiled a new community policing initiative aimed at reducing crime through deeper neighborhood involvement.