Bowser, Mendelson, Schwalb Quizzed by Congress
• September 22, 2025

Mayor Muriel Bowser, District Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb appeared before the House Congressional Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for five hours on Sept. […]

 After All That, Council Passes $22-Billion Budget    
• August 4, 2025

After months of agony, weeks of heated discussions and two hot (literally and physically) days of considering last-minute amendments (some on issues believed to be long resolved), the Council of […]

Crime: ‘Secure DC Omnibus’ Crime Package Clears D.C. Council; Georgetown Spa Robbery
• February 12, 2024

One vote down, one to go. With the mayor’s full endorsement, Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto’s “Secure DC Omnibus” crime package passed unanimously Feb. 6, with amendments, in the […]

Safe at Home? D.C. Fears
• July 11, 2023

Washington, D.C., once again is generating headlines in a bad way. But do we feel what the victims of crime feel? So far, we’ve been hearing the news rather than […]

Editorial: Doing the Safety Dance
• March 8, 2023

The Criminal Code Brouhaha Is an Opportunity to Do Better    The District’s new criminal code bill is in limbo, after D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson pulled the legislation out of […]

Georgetown Cool… and Safe? 
• February 8, 2023

Georgetown is having a moment … again. Over its 272 or so years, it has reinvented itself without losing its charm or erasing its history. We, along with other Georgetowners, […]

ANC Notes, Dec. 2022: Hotel Construction on M St., Transformer Statues, New Commissioners
• December 5, 2022

For their final meeting for the year, ANC 2E met virtually on Tuesday evening, Nov. 29 with Chair Rick Murphy (2E03) in a thankful, gracious mood chairing his final ANC […]

Bowser Re-elected for Third Term: Few Surprises in D.C.
• November 10, 2022

It’s always a bit ironic to go through all the months (sometimes years) of hype about a big national election in Washington, D.C. — the fervent destination of hundreds of […]

Ward 2 Council Member Pinto Supports DCRA Split 
• November 7, 2022

When does it make sense to split a major city agency in two? In the case of the dissolution of the District’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) into […]

In D.C., Bowser Wins; Progressives, Too
• June 23, 2022

The center held, more or less, as Mayor Muriel Bowser won the Democratic nomination and a chance to have a third term — besting her opponent Robert White by 10,000 […]