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.
WTOP: Va. Attorney Gen. Jason Miyares urges DC leaders to address crime spike
Virginia Attorney Gen. Jason Miyares wrote a letter to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council on Thursday, calling out city officials for not doing enough to combat crime.
DCist: Virginia Attorney General Criticizes Bowser And D.C. Council Over ‘Crime Explosion’ In City
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares on Thursday told D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council that a “crime explosion” in the city has put Virginia residents at risk, and asked the lawmakers to “address the scourge of violent…
DCist: Federal Board Says Georgetown Transformers Sculptures Must Be Removed
Where the Decepticons failed to defeat Optimus Prime and the Autobots, an obscure federal board may well have succeeded.
Axios: How to find rent-controlled units in D.C.
D.C.’s rent-controlled units are one tool to battle high prices, especially as the housing market pushes some residents to rent for longer than they planned.
Council member, DCHA director spar over whether waste, fraud is widespread or isolated
Reports of mismanagement and voucher fraud at the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) continue to pile up, At-large Council member Robert White insisted at a press conference on March 30.
White, who has chaired the council’s Housing…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: D.C. street vendors have long worked in fear. That might change.
A vendor’s teenage daughter was hurt during an encounter with police. On Tuesday, she watched the D.C. Council vote to decriminalize street vending.
City Paper: D.C. Resident’s Fight To Fix Gas Leaks Amplifies Calls for Electrification
As D.C.’s gradual shift away from gas drags on, the culture war follows accordingly.