District Links: DCHA director draws council scrutiny over bonus but won’t discuss details; AG…
Questions loom over who approved a $41,250 bonus for DC Housing Authority's executive director amid a governance change and fallout over last fall's blistering review from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
DCist: Businesses Led By Women And People of Color Face Substantial Contracting Disparities In D.C.,…
Female entrepreneurs and people of color who own businesses are significantly less likely to get government contracts, according to a new 409-page study commissioned by the District.
DCist: Metro Is Releasing Its Vision For A Redesigned Bus System Next Week. How Much Will Become A…
Metrobus planners are unveiling five years of work on Monday — a redesigned “visionary” bus network map for the entire region, something that hasn’t been done in 50 years.
DCist: D.C.’s Violence Intervention Programs To Receive In-Depth Evaluation
Two gun violence experts will spend the next four years studying D.C.’s violence interruption programs. Their goal is to figure out what these programs are doing right — and where they could improve.
WTOP: DC attorney general points to Virginia guns following complaint about DC crime
After Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares sent a letter to D.C. leaders complaining about crime rates in the nation’s capital, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb responded Tuesday, putting some of the blame on guns that come across…
WTOP: Metro looks to keep DC’s bus lanes clear with cameras, fines
You may want to stay out of those bus lanes in the city when you need a quick parking job — in the future, camera-enforced tickets may be coming.
Washington Post: Avalon Theatre marks centennial with films from every decade
The venerable D.C. movie theater, Washington’s oldest surviving cinema, turns 100 this year
DCist: As Local Opioid Fatalities Climb, Harm Reduction Advocates Push For Overdose Prevention…
For another year in a row, D.C. broke a deadly record, documenting more fatal overdoses than ever before.
WTOP: DC lawmakers grill Housing Authority director amid criminal allegations
D.C. lawmakers had tough questions for District of Columbia Housing Authority Director Brenda Donald, who — despite myriad issues within the agency, including fraud allegations — received a $41,000 bonus.
Washington Post: Parked at a D.C. bus stop? New cameras could lead to a ticket in the mail.
The plan is part of a remake of the Metrobus system that transit leaders hope will speed service as growing traffic levels have slowed bus travel
DCist: D.C. Will Use Cameras To Ticket Drivers In Bus Lanes, At Bus Stops For First Time
Get out of those red bus lanes, and away from bus stops! That’s the message the D.C. government will send drivers this summer and fall when they launch automated camera ticketing for vehicles blocking bus lanes and bus stops in the…
City Paper: Jan. 6ers and Marjorie Taylor Greene Drive Attention to the D.C. Jail. Real Reform…
The feds and Mayor Bowser promised reforms at the jail, as insurrectionists drew GOP attention to its conditions. But few have materialized.
Axios: D.C. considers revisions to Connecticut Avenue bike lane plan
The District is considering revisions to its massive bicycle lanes project on Connecticut Avenue NW to address concerns about parking loss.
District Links: New cameras will enforce rules against blocking bus lanes, bus stops; health…
DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb sent a letter today to his Virginia counterpart, who last week wrote to Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Council declaring the District needs to do more to combat crime.
Young people leaving foster care face homelessness. DC isn’t giving them available vouchers.
When Ronnie Harris first entered foster care at 12 years old, she was certain she would be adopted. But, in what felt like no time at all, foster care swallowed her teenage years. The system jerked Harris across the city. Each time she…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: Virginia’s GOP AG says D.C.’s crime problem is Virginia’s problem. Duh.
In an effort to politicize D.C.'s challenges like his counterparts in Congress, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares accidentally made a salient point
WTOP: Washington Commanders to pay $625K to settle DC’s ticket deposit lawsuit
The Washington Commanders will pay more than half a million dollars to settle a lawsuit in D.C. alleging the team engaged in deceptive practices to hold on to hundreds of thousands of dollars in security deposits paid by fans for premium…
DCist: Commanders To Pay $625,000 To D.C., Ticket Holders In Lawsuit Settlement Over Security…
Pro-Football Inc., the company that owns the Washington Commanders, will have to pay the District government and its residents a combined $625,000 to settle a lawsuit over the team’s handling of security deposits for season ticket holders.…
Washington Post: Commanders to pay $425,000 fine, refund deposits in settlement with D.C. AG
The Washington Commanders must pay a $425,000 fine to the District of Columbia and refund more than $200,000 in deposits to D.C. ticket holders as part of a settlement reached with the office of D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb (D)…
Axios: D.C.’s rat problem might have gotten worse
It already looks like there may be an increase this year in 311 service requests about rats this year, Gerard Brown, the program manager for the DC Health Rodent and Vector Control Division, tells Axios.