FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, May 30, 2018CONTACT: Darya Nicol and Nnenna Amuchie, dc.chapter@byp100.org [link] BYP100 DC and 30+ Organizations Demand Justice for Woman Assaulted by Metro Transit Police Washington, DC – On May 21, 2018 a 24-year-old Black woman was assaulted by a Metro Transit Police officer at the Fort Totten Metro Station in Washington, DC. […]
Comprehensive Plan Debate Search for Solutions The Dupont Circle Citizens Association (DCCA) will host a debate on the District’s Comprehensive Plan Friday April 13. Speakers, all of whom have been involved in discussions on the Comprehensive Plan, include David Alpert, founder of Greater Greater Washington and a Dupont resident; Meg Maguire, Committee of 100 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2018 Contact: Greg Montross: sptp.dc.ewg@gmail.com; 240-763-0745 DC Activists: Metro Police Department’s Violence, Recklessness, and Lack of Accountability Requires Immediate, Substantive Action from Elected Officials WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, May 9th, an off-duty officer with the Metropolitan Police Department opened fire in northeast DC, killing 24-year-old D’Quan Young. Witnesses report that […]
DC for Reasonable Development Press Release, Chris Otten, 202 810 276 Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, “Pats Anthony Hood on the Head” at Reconfirmation Hearing; Zoning Commission Called a “Rubberstamp” for Developers Anthony Hood has been Zoning Commission Chairman since 2007, and has sat on the Zoning Commission since 1998. On, Monday, March 26, 2018, Hood […]
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Stephen Hansen 202-332-1176 Stephen.hansen1@gmail.comNancy MacWood 202-966-5333 nmacwood@gmail.com Mayor Bowser Seeks to Radically Change DC’s Comprehensive Plan in the Developers’ Wish List Act February 6, 2018 — Mayor Muriel Bowser has submitted legislation to the DC City Council to amend the Framework Element of the DC Comprehensive […]
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 5, 2018 CONTACT: LaToya Foster (EOM) – (202) 727-5011; latoya.foster@dc.gov Gwendolyn Cofield (DHCD) – (202) 442-5716; gwendolyn.cofield@dc.gov Mayor Bowser Appoints Ana Lopez Van Balen as the District’s First Affordable Housing Preservation Officer New Role Prioritizes Preservation of Existing Affordable Housing in Washington, DC (WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, […]
<< Press Alert >> DC for Reasonable Development 202 810 2768 DC’s Highest Court Asked to Reverse Soccer Stadium Approval; Among Other Key Issues, Residents Point to Lack of Findings Regarding Flooding in Surrounding Buzzard Point Neighborhoods Washington, DC, Ward 6 – In the past two weeks, there have been papers filed with the DC […]
News Release: From Eastern Market Metro Community Association, Contact: Oliver Hall, (617) 953-0161, Marci Hilt, (202) 445-0458 EMMCA Lawsuit Compels DC Government Agency to Disclose Agreements When DC Leases or Sells Public Properties to Developers Washington, DC, March 28, 2017 – The Eastern Market Metro Community Association (EMMCA) said today that a lawsuit the community […]
For Release: Monday, March 27, 2017 Contact: Vaughn Bennett, 202-557-9516, Vaughn_Bennett@yahoo.com The Coalition for DCRA Accountability, a new group of DC residents, is protesting the multiple failures of Melinda Bolling as director of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and demanding her immediate removal for failing to serve and protect the people of the […]
Washingtoniana Update II –MLK Closed; Washingtoniana moving to 3 interim spaces; No service until May 8th –CM Mary Cheh asks for more access at Historical Society –Education Comm. Hearing; CM Grosso OK with restricted access MLK Closed for Three Years The MLK Library is now closed for a three-year, $208 million renovation. Washingtoniana is […]