DCist: Metro To Investigate Top Manager After Audit Describes ‘Toxic’ And Dangerous Culture
Metro will conduct an independent review of a senior WMATA rail employee following an audit report that called Metro’s Rail Operations Control Center a “toxic workplace” with a culture “antithetical to safety.”
Washington Post: Jessica Krug resigns from position at GWU
Jessica A. Krug, a George Washington University associate history professor who lied about being Black, has resigned, officials said Wednesday.
Washingtonian: Jessica Krug, the Professor Who Pretended to Be Black, Resigns From George Washington…
Jessica Krug, the white woman who last week confessed in a Medium post that she had been pretending to be Black her entire career, has resigned from her position as a history professor at George Washington University.
Washington Post: Metro reassigns top rail official and opens investigation into allegations from…
Metro has temporarily reassigned a top rail official and launched an outside review after an independent safety commission alleged interference with its work, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post.
Conor Williams in The 74: As D.C. Feels Gentrification Pressures, New Study Finds Its Pre-K Lottery…
A half year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the country is wearing its world-lagging coronavirus response particularly badly. The administration is doing its level best to pretend its way around mounting a serious national response.…
Washington Post: Small groups should return to D.C. public schools this month, mayor says
The District’s public schools started classes online this semester, when officials said instruction would remain online-only until at least November. On Wednesday, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) modified the plan, suggesting she “would expect”…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Presents Art All Night: Virtual Edition
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Small and Local Business Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 9, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
James Partlow IV (DSLBD)
The District’s…
News Release: The Office of Campaign Finance announces the inaugural 2020 DC debates
News Release — DC Office of Campaign Finance
CONTACT: Wesley Williams
The Office of Campaign Finance will host debates for the At-Large Member of the State Board of Education and At-Large Member of the Council of the District of…
Washingtonian: A Team of DC Industry Vets Are Opening a Massive Outdoor Bar and Restaurant on Union…
Hi-Lawn, a year-round concept from the teams behind Tiger Fork and Royal, opens next weekend.
DCist: GALA Hispanic Theatre Could Be One Of D.C.’s First To Reopen
GALA Hispanic Theatre will celebrate its 45th season this fall by becoming one of the first theaters in the D.C. region to reopen for indoor, in-person theatrical performances.
Washington Post: ‘Anacostia Delta’ dawns: Documentary explores life of D.C. guitarist Danny Gatton
The late guitarist Danny Gatton could probably have plucked the monofilament line on a fishing rod and made it sound like anything from a buzz saw to an angel’s sigh, but for most of his career he favored the Fender Telecaster, a solid…
Washingtonian: DC Statehood Gets Increasing Support from Democrats
A new poll also finds a major shift among young and Black voters.
DCist: D.C. Synagogues Will Collectively Blast Ram Horns On The Eve Of Rosh Hashanah
At 5 p.m. on September 18, don’t be alarmed if you hear a long, low blast of sound resembling a French horn blaring across the D.C. region.
DCist: DC Health Adds New At-home and Walk-in STD Testing Options through GetCheckedDC.org
Faced with a looming, pandemic-induced budget shortfall, Metro says it will continue to operate with reduced service, institute furloughs for non-union workers and possibly lay off other employees in the coming year if the federal…
Press Release: DC Health Adds New At-home and Walk-in STD Testing Options through GetCheckedDC.org
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 9, 2020
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Dr. Kimberly Henderson (DC Health)
Free At-home STD Test Kits and Walk-in Testing at LabCorp
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Press Release: AG Racine Sues Seven Real Estate Companies and Professionals to Protect District…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 9, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications
OAG Collaborating with the Office of Human Rights to Enforce Violations of D.C.’s Human Rights Act
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Press Release: AG Racine Leads 18-State Coalition Supporting California’s Ban On…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 9, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT: Office of Communications
Coalition Asks Ninth Circuit to Rehear Case Striking Down Gun Safety Law
WASHINGTON,…
WTOP: Federal government approves DC application for additional unemployment benefits
The federal government has approved D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s application for a new unemployment benefits program that will allow the city to offer $300 per week of additional compensation to eligible recipients.
ABC7: ‘No messaging such as Black Lives Matter’: D.C. Board of Elections to poll workers
As early voting quickly approaches next month, election workers are being trained.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. isn’t a state, but it’s a top state to work in during…
A recent report by Oxfam ranked D.C. near the top among the best U.S. states to work in during the Covid-19 pandemic.