Press Release: AG Schwalb Secures Over $625,000 From Washington Commanders for Failing to Return…
News Release — DC Office of the Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 10, 2023
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Office of Communications
Settlement Requires Team to Follow Strict Outreach Protocols to Ensure Money is Returned to Fans
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Press Release: Mayor Bowser Hosts Open House and Highlights Investments in Black Homeownership and…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor, DC Department of Housing and Community Development and DC Department of Human Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 10, 2023
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
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District Links: AG reaches $625,000 settlement with Commanders over withheld ticket deposits; report…
Attorney General Brian Schwalb today announced a $625,000 settlement with the Washington Commanders to resolve the District's lawsuit against the team for failing to return ticket deposits from DC fans.
Washington Post: D.C. school lottery sees uptick in applications, high school interest
D.C. saw an uptick in school lottery applications for the 2023-24 school year, representing a 3-percent increase from the current year, officials said.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: More than meets the eye: Georgetown vs. giant Transformers statues
A brain scientist vows to fight to keep Optimus Prime and Bumblebee outside his home after a board says they have to go
Washington Post: IG faults D.C. employment services agency over delays in issuing benefits
The D.C. Department of Employment Services faced immense scrutiny during the pandemic, as frustrated people who had lost their jobs complained the city agency was slow in doling out unemployment payments and offered conflicting information…
Washington Post Editorial Board: With homicide ticking up, D.C.’s justice system is failing victims
The District’s 59 homicides in 2023 as of Friday represent a 31 percent increase over the same period last year, according to the D.C police.
Washington Business Journal: D.C. Zoning Commission rejects pitch to expand inclusionary zoning…
The D.C. Zoning Commission has halted a proposed expansion of the inclusionary zoning program aimed at requiring more affordable housing downtown and in other high density neighborhoods.
DCist: Dispatches From A Rainy Rat Abatement In Northwest D.C.
Rats — they’re as much a stitch in the fabric of D.C. life as the Metro and mosquitos.
DCist: Bowser Boosts D.C. Police Hiring Bonuses To $25,000 Amid Recruitment Struggles
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Friday that she’d be upping the hiring bonus for D.C. police officers to $25,000, a $5,000 increase from the current hiring bonus in effect.
Colbert I. King in The Post: Easter week in D.C.: A story of hope, a backdrop of despair
As of Good Friday, the day that Christians commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus and his death on the cross at Calvary, the District had recorded nearly 60 homicides since the year began.
Axios: Three ways D.C. is reimagining Chinatown-Gallery Place
D.C. wants to rejuvenate Chinatown-Gallery Place, starting with creating more inviting spaces for pedestrians and accelerating office-to-residential conversions.
City Paper: Former DCRA Director Accused in Whistleblower Lawsuits Is Back
Melinda Bolling departed as director of DCRA in 2018 and left behind two whistleblower lawsuits, one of which cost taxpayers $200,000.
Washington Post: Violence, downtown, Congress: Obstacles grow in Bowser’s third term
The mayor faces a litany of challenges as she tries to advance her agenda months into a rare third term leading the nation’s capital.
DCist: D.C. Lawmakers Scramble To Limit Rent Hikes As Deadline Looms
When the dozens of families who live at 741 Longfellow St. NW received notices in late March that their rents would increase by 8.9% after May 1, they were shocked, then increasingly concerned.
District Links: Virginia AG faults DC officials on tackling crime; beleaguered Talbert Street SE…
Crime in the District has drawn national scrutiny led by congressional Republicans in recent weeks, and now Virginia's GOP attorney general is joining the criticism.
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Increase in Hiring Bonuses for New MPD Recruits
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Metropolitan Police Department
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 7, 2023
CONTACT:
Susanna Castillo (EOM)
Paris Lewbel (MPD)
Hiring Bonuses for New MPD…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser Announces Key Appointments
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 7, 2023
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced transitions of executive…
jonetta rose barras: Does DC really care about Black homeowners?
A partial answer to that question may come as soon as next week when Mayor Muriel Bowser and her team, including DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Deputy Director Drew Hubbard, present a rescue plan to Black low-…
District Links: Mayor’s education budget proposals spur myriad concerns at marathon hearing;…
As the DC Council continues its review of the mayor's budget proposal, hundreds of speakers spoke out yesterday about the city's spending on education at a daylong hearing that stretched until just before midnight.