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.
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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.
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.
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.