DCist: New D.C. Council Bill Could Provide Reparations To Descendants Of Enslaved People
D.C. could become the latest jurisdiction to explore providing reparations to the descendants of enslaved people.
DCist: D.C. Had The Cleanest Air In Decades This Summer
It may have been tough to enjoy it, gulping air through a mask while avoiding other humans, but D.C. had the lowest smog levels in many decades this summer.
Washingtonian: DC Had Its Lowest Ozone Pollution on Record This Year—Thanks in Part to the Pandemic
Restrictions due to the pandemic and weather helped lower pollution levels this year.
City Paper: Mendo’s Report on Woodrow Wilson Chafes Council
The Council chairman agreed to edit his report and postpone a resolution to change the name of Woodrow Wilson High School.
DCist: D.C. Is Launching $10,000 Grants To Help Small Businesses ‘Pivot’
D.C. is launching a new $3 million Small Business Resiliency Fund that will offer small District businesses $10,000 in emergency operational funds.
Washington Post: Washington had best summer air quality on record because of covid-19 restrictions…
As traffic eased during the spring and summer because of the coronavirus pandemic, Washingtonians enjoyed the cleanest air in decades.
WTOP: DC ballot drop boxes: What you need to know
Imagine a vault for your vote. That’s what D.C.’s mail-in ballot drop boxes are.
Washington Post: A new exhibit at the Woodrow Wilson House isn’t actually in the house
There are some museum exhibits that should probably not be mounted outside. I’d worry if the National Gallery of Art moved its Leonardo da Vinci painting to the sidewalk or the National Archives unrolled the Declaration of Independence on…
DCist: D.C. Recorded The Highest Number Of Daily Coronavirus Cases In Four Months
D.C. just recorded the highest number of daily coronavirus cases in more than four months.
DCist: Local Democrats Call On White House To Protect Staff Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Nine congressional Democrats from the D.C. region denounced the White House’s handling of its coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday.
DCist: D.C. Council Strengthens Requirements For Notice Of Eviction Cases
The D.C. Council unanimously approved a measure that requires landlords to provide photographic evidence that tenants have been given notice of eviction cases against them. The measure was a new amendment added to emergency renter…
Courtland Milloy in The Post: A drug rehab center fought an outbreak of covid-19. It has a few…
A few weeks into the covid-19 pandemic, the Gaudenzia residential drug treatment facility in the District took a hit: 13 patients and 11 employees tested positive for the virus.
DCist: D.C. Releases Official Halloween COVID-19 Guidance
Do: carve pumpkins with people in your household. Don’t: bob for apples.
Press Release: Councilmember McDuffie Introduces Measures to Create a Reparations Task Force and…
News Release — Ward 5 DC Council member Kenyan McDuffie
The proposed measures will establish a Task Force to Research and Develop Reparation Proposals for African American descendants of slavery and declare racism a public health crisis…
Press Release: Bowser Administration Launches moveDC 2021, Encourages Residents to Share Their…
News Release — District Department of Transportation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 6, 2020
Media Contacts:
Lauren Stephens
Mariam Nabizad
(WASHINGTON, DC) - Today, the Bowser administration, through the DC…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Invests $3 Million to Improve Food Access in Underserved Neighborhoods
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 6, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Kate Hartig (DMPED)
Neighborhood…
The Crime Report: ‘The Doors Don’t Lock’ in DC Jail Program for Young Adults
A program that houses long-term incarcerated individuals together with younger ones offers an alternative model of incarceration centered on education, personal growth, and transformation, and has helped foster an unprecedented “culture…
Press Release: Norton Joins National Capital Region Delegation Statement on White House Coronavirus…
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
October 6, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), Majority Leader Steny Hoyer…
Press Release: Norton Sends Letter to White House Physician Seeking Answers on Contact Tracing
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
October 6, 2020
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today sent a letter to Dr. Sean Conley, physician to the President and…
UrbanTurf: The Nearly 2,100 Units Under Construction in NoMa
Although a few projects remain up in the air (both literally and figuratively) for NoMa's residential pipeline, several developments are now well on their way to completion.