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Crime: City and Its Council Need to Get Real
August 16, 2023
•On Aug. 7, Ward 8 Council member Trayon White made headlines as he suggested the use of the D.C. National Guard to combat the city’s unrelenting lawlessness and violence. “The […]
Back-to-School Briefs, Aug. 2023
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Gearing up for Back-to-School, Georgetown students and families can look forward to new school programs and fresh faces. While D.C. public schools will begin Monday, August 28, private schools often […]
News Bytes: Microbursts, GU’s Selective Admissions, GWU Lawsuit
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Microbursts Hit Washington A series of microbursts hit D.C. late last month, causing extensive damage around the city. A microburst occurs when a thunderstorm’s updraft collapses, sending air rushing down […]
Crime: Gun Violence Raises City Homicide Tally to 20-Year High
August 7, 2023
•In addition to police sirens wailing around the city in the early days of August, national newspaper headlines again blared messages of out-of-control shootings and homicides in the nation’s capital. […]
Crime: Organized Theft Groups, Grim Year-to-Date Stats, Local Reports
July 31, 2023
•Compounding local crime concerns, a new illicit phenomenon – Organized Theft Groups (OTGs) – have arrived in northwest D.C., terrifying shoppers and bystanders and forcing shops and stores to hire […]
News Analysis: House Budget Riders Could Impact D.C. Funding, Voting Laws
July 17, 2023
•For months D.C. officials have been roiled by proposals from the U.S. Congress to restrict and tighten up some of the District’s crime arrest and detention policies. President Biden actually […]
Crime: New D.C. Police Chief Selected; Local Crime Report
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Historical first this morning: Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the selection of the first African-American woman as permanent Chief for the Metropolitan Police Department. Pamela A. Smith – formerly MPD’s Chief […]
D.C. Council Passes Emergency Bill to Address City’s Violent Crime
July 13, 2023
•“It cannot wait,” Ward 2 Councilwoman Brooke Pinto said as she introduced and celebrated the almost unanimous passage (12-1) of three emergency public safety bills by the D.C. Council on […]
Crime: As Shootings Mar Holiday Weekend, Mayor Searches for New Police Chief
June 20, 2023
•Despite the Jubilation of the Father’s Day and Juneteenth weekend in the nation’s capital, gales of gun violence tore through the city as Mayor Bowser continues to search for a […]
Ward 2 Council Member Brooke Pinto Announces 2024 Re-Election Bid
June 15, 2023
•Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto announced June 14 she will be running for re-election in 2024 to serve another four-year term representing Ward 2 on the D.C. Council where […]