DC Government

“$81,064 judgment secured against the former ANC 8C treasurer for misappropriating public funds.”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the Office of the D.C. Auditor:

“D.C. Auditor Kathy Patterson today welcomed action by the D.C. Superior Court which awarded a default judgment totaling $81,064 against Rhonda Edwards-Hines for unauthorized spending while she served as treasurer of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 8C in 2017 and 2018.
The civil judgment was announced Friday by Associate Judge Darlene M. Soltys and includes $42,564 in treble damages for $14,188 in misappropriated funds and $38,500 in civil penalties for seven violations of the District of Columbia False Claims Act (D.C. Code § 2-381.02(a). The lawsuit was filed by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) based on audit findings published in the 2019 Office of the D.C. Auditor (ODCA) report, ANC 8C Misappropriated Funds. (more…)

DDOT Approves Two More Sidewalk Robot companies for DC

By Prince Of Petworth

From DDOT:

“The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced that permits have been issued to two personal delivery device (PDD) companies, Serve Robotics and Coco Robotics. Their sidewalk robots will offer door-to-door food delivery services in the core of the District.

“Personal delivery devices offer an additional option for food delivery in the District and can be an alternative to trips made by larger vehicles,” said DDOT Director Sharon Kershbaum. “We are excited to add this delivery option.” (more…)

More Trash Troubles: “We need someone to take responsibility for these waste bins in front of Dunbar”

By Prince Of Petworth


101 N Street, NW

Update from DPW: “A DPW crew has serviced this trash can to support cleanliness and safety for nearby residents. We are working with our agency partners to ensure consistent long-term management of these cans.”

“Dear PoPville,

I read your post about a public trashcan that no DC agency wants to take responsibility for and I thought to myself “Did I accidentally black out and email PoPville??”

I’m a first-term ANC Commissioner in Truxton Circle, representing a district centered around Dunbar High School. There is a pair of trashcans that are along the public right-of-way in front of the athletic field that were installed by, and are supposed to be maintained by, Dunbar HS. Because the cans are publicly accessible, they are regularly used by neighbors as well as Dunbar students and visitors. The Dunbar custodial staff (which may be Department of General Services [and not DCPS] employees, it’s not entirely clear to me), basically do not believe they need to take responsibility for these cans because neighbors use these as public trash cans. As a result, the trash cans are, on a near-weekly basis, overflowing with trash. Check out the attached email (see below) for an example of the response I’ve gotten. At one point the custodial staff told me I should hold a community meeting to encourage neighbors to stop using the trashcans!

The crazy thing is I’m actually very sympathetic to the notion that Dunbar shouldn’t be the entity responsible for these. (more…)

“Truly mind numbing levels of incompetence.” (TRULY. Read to the end.)

By Prince Of Petworth


Hobart Twins Park – 700 Block of Hobart Place, NW

“Dear PoPville,

I know I’ve written to you about it before, and many popville readers would dismiss this saying “it’s a side street, of course it’s ignored by the city,” but it’s driving everyone on the block absolutely crazy how terribly the city is responding. It’s so bad that we have folks on our neighborhood group chat debating whether we should just petition for the removal of the trash cans outright. (more…)

DC Attorney General “sued the owners of two apartment complexes in Ward 1 for allowing their buildings to fall into extreme disrepair”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), led by Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb:

“Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb sued the owners of two apartment complexes in Ward 1 for allowing their buildings to fall into extreme disrepair and for failing to pay back the District for the cost of re-housing dozens of tenants after a gas explosion severely damaged one of the buildings and forced them from their homes.

The lawsuit alleges that John and Herminia Steininger allowed their properties located at 1433 Columbia Road NW and 1841 Lamont Street NW to fall into extreme disrepair, putting the health and safety of their tenants at risk. Since 2018, they have received citations for over 120 housing code violations as well as fines of over $140,000, yet they made no changes to fix the properties. (more…)

And Concluding Our Rat Coverage, God Help Us, with “Councilmember Henderson Introduces Legislation to Increase Rodent Abatement Efforts”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the office of Councilmember Henderson:

“On Monday, June 22, Councilmember Henderson introduced the Rodent Education and Management Yields Results (REMY) Amendment Act of 2026. The bill targets eliminating food sources for rodents while protecting residents from health risks associated with untrained application of rodenticides. (more…)

“DPR Aquatic’s Mismanagement is Threatening the Future of DC Wave”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Kyle

“Dear PoPville,

I am a parent of a DC Wave swimmer and a member of the team’s Booster Club. I want to raise awareness of an issue facing the District’s long-standing swim club, DC Wave, that has provided a competitive opportunity for a diverse group of young athletes across the city since 1983. After 2 coaches left the program in 2024, DPR Aquatics took away those FTEs from the program with no explanation and no plan for how the team was meant to maintain its USA Swimming-required coach-to-swimmer ratio. We were just informed that the head of Aquatics decided to turn those FTEs into administrative staff at other pools. Our team of over 330 swimmers has limped along for the last 2 years, and we are at a point where the current coaching staff is facing burnout.

We want DPR Aquatics to reinstate the 2 FTEs that were taken away from the club. (more…)

Without Further Ado “Primary and Special Election 2026 – Election Night Unofficial Results”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Adam Fagen

Yesterday’s DC primary election results for Washington DC from the District of Columbia Board of Elections (DCBOE):

“DEM MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

First Rank Results

First rank results only report each voter’s marking in the first rank column of an RCV contest and do not indicate the leader.

Round-by-round results will be available June 21, 2026.

DEM DELEGATE TO THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (more…)

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