DC Government

via Mayor Muriel Bowser (‏@MayorBowser)

From a press release:

“Mayor Bowser believes that Body Worn Cameras (BWCs) increase accountability, improve police services and strengthen policy-community relations. In her first budget, Mayor Bowser proposed funding to equip 2,800 MPD officers who regularly interact with the public with cameras. The legislation strikes an important balance between transparency and individual privacy and will make the District’s BWC program one of the most innovative and transparent in the nation.”

Via MPD

Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice (@SafeDC) tweets:

“MPD’s holiday visit to the “Kushgod” did not involve the bearing of gifts.”

From MPD:

“The Metropolitan Police Department’s Narcotics and Special Investigations Division have announced that two arrests have been made in reference to a narcotics operation in the areas of 14th and U Street, Northwest and 8th and H Street, Northwest.

On Tuesday, December 22, 2015, 30-year-old Nicholas Cunningham, of Birmingham, Alabama and 18-year-old Evonne Lidoff, of Northwest, DC, were arrested and charged with Distribution of Marijuana.

Members of the Narcotics and Special Investigations Division also seized three vehicles, pictured below, in reference to the investigation, which all were painted depicting the logo and business information of “kushgod.com.”

Photo by PoPville flickr user Victoria Pickering

From the Mayor’s Office:

“The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that the District of Columbia’s population gained another 12,392 residents between July 1, 2014 to July 1, 2015. The District’s 2015 population estimate is now at 672,228, a 1.9 percent increase over the revised 2014 population number of 659,836. These numbers mean the District is again adding just over 1,000 residents a month.

The continued growth in residents demonstrates that the District remains an attractive place to live and work. The District has added more than 70,000 residents since the 2010 census and just over 100,000 residents in the 15 years since the census in 2000. This trend puts the District on track to bypass its previous peak population in 1950 of 802,000 within the next two decades. (more…)

Photo by PoPville flickr user nevermindtheend

For those not familiar:

“This morning, Mayor Muriel Bowser was joined by Department of Transportation (DDOT) Director Leif Dormsjo, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and other city officials to release the “Vision Zero” Action Plan – the District’s s plan to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries to people walkers, bikers and drivers by 2024. (more…)

From Council Member Elissa Silverman’s office:

“Under current District law, the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) is required to send its inspectors to every property designated as vacant or blighted, currently reported as totaling 1,277 properties, every six months in order to continue designating the properties as vacant. The legislation aims to eliminate inefficient use of DCRA inspectors’ time, strengthen existing incentives to put properties to productive use, and fund nuisance abatement efforts to mitigate harms caused by vacant or blighted properties. (more…)