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Crime: D.C.’s ‘Real-Time Crime Center’, CAG’s Public Safety Efforts, Local Reports
December 11, 2023
•Yes, crime is up. But, so are public safety efforts. From the Office of the Mayor, to Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto’s headquarters, to the Citizens Association of Georgetown, […]
Citizens’ Safety Meeting: Solutions & Complaints
September 25, 2023
•“Neighbors want to feel safe walking home,” said Mark Martinkov, summing up the theme of the public meeting, held by the Public Safety Committee of the Citizens Association of Georgetown […]
Citizens Meet with Police and Brooke Pinto on Crime
August 14, 2023
•Considering recent criminal activity on the 3300 block of N Street, the Public Safety Committee of the Citizens Association of Georgetown and neighbors met with the Metropolitan Police Department’s Second […]
Crime Report: Bowser Signs Emergency Public Safety Act; Pinto, Citizens Meetings
July 24, 2023
•Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Emergency Public Safety Act into law on July 20. It aims to curb violent crime. The District Council passed the bill earlier this month. It […]
Law in the Public Interest: D.C.’s New Attorney General, Brian Schwalb
April 12, 2023
•The Office of the DC Attorney General (OAG) is unique. Unlike many other cities, the District’s residents elect their AGs. And the position as the city’s “chief legal officer” is […]
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 […]
Public Safety: MPD Reports Crime Down in Most Categories Over Last 2 Years
January 17, 2023
•When horrific crimes are reported in daily local news, residents tend to feel less safe, regardless of favorable overall crime trends. Hence the skepticism some in the District have regarding […]
Mayor to Citizens: ‘Policing at Critical Point’
May 17, 2021
•“I believe that we are at a critical point in policing,” Mayor Muriel Bowser told the Citizens Association of Georgetown at its May 11 virtual annual meeting. “As you know, […]
ANC 2E Contests Offer Neighborhood Perspectives
October 14, 2020
•Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E is like the city council of Georgetown, Burleith and Hillandale. Eight elected commissioners, representing designated sections of the area, meet monthly, providing a forum for community […]
CAG Annual Meeting: Remote, But ‘Better Together’
September 24, 2020
•Normally held in May, the annual meeting of the Citizens Association of Georgetown, at which new officers are introduced and plans for the new year shared, instead took place virtually on Sept. 22.