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D.C. Council eases restrictions on earmarks to help nonprofits
The D.C. Council last week eased the way for the recipients of millions in earmarks to receive their grants, whether or not those groups have satisfied conditions meant to ensure the money will be well-spent.
District agrees to land swap with homeless shelter
The D.C. Council approved a land swap Thursday with a Christian ministry and shelter, which calls for the city to relinquish a high-valued property in return for the provision of homeless services for at least 150 men. The emergency resolution approved during a special legislative session enables the swap of the D.C.-owned Gales School at 65 Massachusetts Ave NW for four tracts in the 3500 block of Georgia Avenue owned by the Central Union Mission.
Students complain about marginalization to D.C. Council
D.C. youth sounded off about what they assert is a lack of communication between students, teachers and administrators at a public oversight hearing held by D.C. Council Chairman Vincent Gray Saturday morning.
Angry tenants tell landlord horror stories at townhall meeting
Hallways full of excrement, vermin and prostitutes were just some of the grievances voiced by D.C. tenants against recalcitrant landlords at a town hall meeting Saturday afternoon.
Metro police target high-crime stations to benefit from ourdoor camera program
The Rhode Island Avenue, New Carrollton and Franconia-Springfield Metro stations are among the most crime-ridden in the system and top the list of stations that would benefit most from outdoor crime cameras, Metro Transit Police said Thursday.
Grants to support work against gang violence in DC
D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and Councilman Jim Graham say $200,000 in mini-grants will be split among 25 nonprofit groups working with youths to curb gang violence.
Councilman stalls streetcar plans in Anacostia
D.C. Councilman Jim Graham is putting the brakes on plans to install a streetcar system in Anacostia until transportation officials explain why it is worthy of District money.
DDOT halts plan to restrict loading sites
The District Department of Transportation has decided to scrap a program that would have forced many of D.C.’s low-cost regional buses to load passengers at a designated location near L’Enfant Plaza after news of the change was met with hostility.
Pepco faces tough restrictions on disconnections for summer
Pepco will be prohibited from shutting off electricity to any residential customer either on, or in advance of, a very hot day under emergency legislation to be considered today by the council.
Supreme Court ruling on D.C. gun ban expected today
Anxious District officials prepared Wednesday to respond if the city’s handgun ban is struck down when the U.S. Supreme Court issues its decision in a case challenging that ban, a ruling the court signaled will come today. |
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