WTOP: No urban flight in the DC area
While many large cities, particularly San Francisco and New York, have seen a decline in the pace of rising home sales and home prices, and an exodus in renters — the number of vacant apartments in Manhattan rose to 15,000 in August,!-->…
Washington Post: D.C. adds eight ‘high-risk’ states to list requiring arrivals to quarantine
D.C. health officials on Monday added eight states to the city’s list of locations considered “high-risk” for travel because of the coronavirus pandemic, raising the total number of states under the designation to 39 as new cases continue!-->…
An overview of endorsements in DC Council, State Board of Education races
If it’s hard to keep track of all the candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot, it may be even tougher to keep track of everyone who has endorsed them. To that end, The DC Line compiled as many endorsements as we could find to help voters as they!-->…
AG Racine Leads 17-State Coalition Opposing Alabama’s Attempt To Ban Curbside Voting
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
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October 19, 2020
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Coalition Argues in Supreme Court That Curbside Voting is a Reasonable Option for Safe and!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
UrbanTurf: The Latest Design for Dupont Circle Deckover, Complete with Bike Lanes
The design for the Dupont Circle deck-over woonerf continues to evolve — and now, by popular demand, includes bike lanes.
WTOP: Are people using DC streets closed to traffic during the pandemic?
A number of D.C. roadways have shut down or partially closed to traffic during the coronavirus pandemic — and a new study has examined the impact.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. adds 8 states to list of high-risk locations subject to…
D.C.’s executive order calling for anyone traveling to the District for nonessential activities from places deemed Covid-19 hot spots to self-quarantine has been updated with a new list of 39 states it considers high-risk.
WTOP: 39 states on DC’s latest high-risk coronavirus list
As coronavirus cases continue to rise around the nation, D.C. added eight states to its list of high-risk states where the seven-day moving average of daily new coronavirus cases is 10 or more per 100,000 persons.
Press Release: DC Health Releases Updated List of High-Risk States
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 19, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, DC Health released an updated list of high-risk states where the seven-day!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
WTOP: Campaign pushes to ban the sale of tobacco flavored products to teens in DC
More than 70 community and public health organizations are coming together and calling on D.C. legislators to stop the sale of all flavored tobacco products in the District.
DCist: Capitol Hill Baptist Church Holds First Outdoor Service In D.C. After Court Victory Over…
The Capitol Hill Baptist Church held an outdoor service in D.C. on Sunday morning, its first in-person gathering in the city since the pandemic started — and one that comes in the wake of a legal victory over Mayor Muriel Bowser’s COVID-19!-->…
WUSA9: ‘We need to stand together’ | Family of DC homicide victim calls for end to…
A week after Noelle Wilson died in a reported homicide, friends and family members gathered to remember the life of the 31-year-old.
NBC4: DC Kids Make & Sell the Perfect Gadget for Trick-Or-Treat 2020: The Candy Chute
One D.C. family's candy chute could be the magic spell that makes trick-or-treating more social-distancing friendly
ABC7: DC man unemployed by COVID uses free time to start winter coat drive for people in need
Like so Americans around the country, Tri Trinh suddenly found himself not working once the pandemic brought the economy to a grinding halt six months ago.
DCist: Metro Names New Director For Its Embattled Rail Operations Control Center
Metro has selected Edward Donaldson, a veteran Federal Aviation Administration official, to oversee the transit agency’s troubled rail operations control center beginning in November.
DCist: The Kerfuffle Around Protesting Outside Of D.C. Councilmembers’ Homes, Explained
A protest outside of At-Large Councilmember Anita Bonds’ house last week has led to a counterprotest, a debate about demonstration tactics, and an opportunity for some candidates in the crowded at-large race to sling shots at one another.!-->…
Washington Post: Metro selects new director for troubled operations control center
New director is expected to improve workplace climate within the ROCC
DCist: WAMU Editor Files $10 Million Defamation Lawsuit Over Article Describing Employee…
A WAMU editor has filed a lawsuit against American University, Current (a nonprofit news service of its School of Communications), and current and former WAMU staff members over an article published this summer.
District Links: Over 81,000 ballots cast via mail-in voting so far; Brooke Pinto critics hope for…
TGIF. The DC Board of Elections has received 81,784 mail-in ballots so far — which amounts to just over a quarter of the total turnout in the District's 2016 general election. About two-thirds of those were returned via the city's 55!-->…
Washingtonian: A WAMU Editor Is Suing Over a Report That He May Have Created a Hostile Work…
Zuri Berry says he was defamed. He's seeking $10 million in damages.