Initiative 77 Pros, Cons Face D.C. Council
• September 17, 2018

Today is the day! Monday, Sept 17, the proponents and opponents of Initiative #77 — the so-called Fair Wage Act — face off in front of Washington DC’s city council […]

Council May Overturn Tipped-Employee Minimum Wage Vote
• September 13, 2018

In July, a majority of Council members co-introduced a bill to overturn Initiative 77. Mayor Bowser also came out against the vote’s outcome. That resolution will be taken up at the Sept. 17 Council meeting.

Initiative 77 Saga Continues
• July 12, 2018

Council members and Republican members of Congress want to reject the initiative, approved June 19, which would grant all D.C. workers, including tipped workers, a $15-an-hour minimum wage by 2020.

Opponents Urge Council to Void Initiative 77
• July 9, 2018

More than 250 managers, waiters, bartenders walked through the halls of the John A. Wilson District Building July 9, urging Council members to void the vote to eliminate the lower minimum wage for tipped employees.

Palisades Parade Celebrates Hometown D.C. (photos)
• July 5, 2018

Though the day was 90-something degrees, many went on to enjoy lemonade, watermelon and hot dogs on Sherier Place, where the mayor cut the ribbon to open the new Palisades Recreation Center.

Councilman Jack Evans: ‘Blue Dog’
• June 20, 2018

Jack Evans, the District of Columbia’s Ward 2 Council member, has been in office for more than a quarter of a century, since 1991. He is the longest serving Council […]

ANC Monday: DDOT, BID Gateway, Coolidge, Halcyon
• June 3, 2018

The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and Halcyon are requesting zoning exceptions to permit nonprofit use of residential buildings in Georgetown.

ANC Tonight: Gateways, Food Trucks, Bus Stops
• April 30, 2018

There is a full agenda for the ANC’s “May” meeting, held on the last day of April, including consideration of a resolution on DCRA’s new food truck regulations.

ANC Monday: MedStar, S&R, ABC, the Wing
• April 2, 2018

On the April agenda: an update from MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Regarding Georgetown University’s Central Utility Plant Project.

Mayor: Metro Will Be Fully Funded
• March 19, 2018

Mayor Muriel Bowser declared the District’s commitment on March 15, in the first moments of her State of the District address at the University of the District of Columbia.