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 […]

Downtown Renewal: We Spoke with Gerren Price, CEO of DowntownDC BID 
• June 12, 2023

Life’s been a whirlwind for Gerren Price the last few years. He joined the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) as director of public space operations in 2018. Two years later, […]

Mayor Launches Community Survey on Police Chief, Teletownhall Scheduled; Crime Updates
• June 5, 2023

Mayor Seeking Community Input Want to give input on the search for a permanent Chief of Police for Washington, D.C.? Following the June 3 retirement of the District’s chief-of-police for […]

Public Safety: Mayor Names MPD Interim Police Chief; Local Crime Reports
• May 22, 2023

Mayor Appoints Interim MPD Chief Outside Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) headquarters on Friday evening May 19, a WUSA 9 reporter relayed a dramatic announcement from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office […]

Bowser’s Hill Testimony Over D.C. Police Bill Was Civil
• May 18, 2023

The corridor in front of the large Congressional hearing room on the first floor of the Longworth Office Building was packed by 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 16, with news […]

Editorial: Help! Bring Back Downtown.  
• May 15, 2023

In January, Mayor Muriel Bowser and then-Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development John Falcicchio presented “DC’s Comeback Plan” to business and non-profit leaders amid much fanfare. It all sounded […]