DC Government

“Bills to Enforce Fake Tags and Regulate Food Delivery Pass Committee”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the office of Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau:

“A key vote on Thursday moved forward legislation that would allow immediate towing and impoundment of vehicles with counterfeit or obscured license plates.

The Committee on Public Works & Operations also passed a bill to give the Department of For-Hire Vehicles the authority to regulate food and parcel delivery activities.

Both measures go to a vote by the full Council on Dec. 3. 


Fraudulent Vehicle Legislation

B25-0435, the “Fraudulent Vehicle Tag and Parking Enforcement Modernization Amendment Act of 2024”, gives the Department of Public Works and other enforcement agencies authority to immediately tow and impound cars whose owners have blatantly flouted the law by having clearly counterfeit, obscured, or long-expired plates. (more…)

Did “DPW quietly changed street sweeping to end October 1”!?!

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by bajidc

Update: “Alley cleaning is different. Our street cleaning definitely went until October 31”

“Dear PoPville,

Has DPW quietly changed street sweeping to end October 1 (as opposed to Oct 31) without telling anyone? All the street signs say street seeping goes through October 31, but I just saw this today:

“DPW works to clean streets and alleys from the first Monday in April through September 30th. Alley cleaning is suspended from October 1st through March 31st. Alley Cleaning Services include cleaning up loose litter, debris, glass, gravel, sand, and liquid spills in the alley”

Have folks noticed if these signs have changed? (more…)

“making it harder for disabled users to park while also targeting them with tickets for spaces that continue to have meters?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Over the summer as part of the installation of bike lanes on 11th Street NW in downtown, DDOT and DPW inexplicably removed disabled parking spaces on the north and south sides of the 1000 block of F Street NW, where no bike lanes were added. They moved the “no parking” signs so that the disabled spaces are now in no parking zones. Except they left the red disabled-only parking meters, (more…)

“Attorney General Schwalb Sues Fort Myer Construction Company For Polluting District Waterways”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the Office of the DC Attorney General:

“Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a lawsuit against Fort Myer Construction Company (Fort Myer), one of the region’s largest road paving and infrastructure construction companies, for illegally contaminating the District’s stormwater system with pollutants in violation of the Water Pollution Control Act (WPCA). (more…)

“Neighbors are caught in a back and forth with the Department of Buildings, Department of Human Services, the councilwoman’s office, and MOCR.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

In my alley, there is a large single story building (not a house) with more than a dozen padlocked storage units. Over the past several months several units have been broken into, with items stolen and bulk trash (and property) left in the alley. This cycle repeats after several alley cleanings. The storage facility owner is (as best we can tell) non responsive- some theorize that he is moved away or unable to take care of the property. The facility remains unsecured and additional units are broken into every few weeks. (more…)

“Attorney General Schwalb Announces Settlement Preserving Affordable Housing in Shaw for 30 Years”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the Office of the DC Attorney General:

“Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a settlement requiring the owners of Foster House, an apartment building located in the Shaw neighborhood at 801 Rhode Island Avenue, NW with 76 subsidized, affordable housing units, to pay at least $1.65 million to harmed tenants and the District and to ensure that that level of affordable housing is preserved at the site for no less than 30 years. (more…)

“District Dogs required to make safety and emergency preparedness improvements at all DC locations, as well as pay $100,000, and keep its Rhode Island Ave location permanently closed.”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the office of the DC Office of the Attorney General (OAG):

“Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that District Dogs, a dog daycare, boarding, and grooming business, will be required to make safety and emergency preparedness improvements at all of its DC locations, as well as pay $100,000, in connection with a 2023 flood at one of its facilities that resulted in the death of 10 dogs. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) opened an investigation into whether District Dogs misled customers about the safety of their pets at its Rhode Island Ave location, including concealing and downplaying the known risks from previous floods. As part of a settlement agreement resolving OAG’s investigation, District Dogs will develop and implement comprehensive emergency response and evacuation procedures for each of its DC locations, train all DC staff on emergency response procedures, obtain risk management certification, and keep its Rhode Island Ave location permanently closed. (more…)

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