From Councilmember Allen’s office:
“DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) introduced legislation to protect historic homes from unauthorized destruction and demolition, enabled in part by existing fines with too low of a maximum penalty to serve as a successful deterrent and with little ability for existing fines to allow for significant differences between small and severe violations. (more…)
Thanks to Anne for passing on from DC Health:
“Starting today, you can get a free COVID-19 rapid test kit @dcpl. Check your desired location for hours of operation.” (more…)
3100 block of Mount Pleasant Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Assault with deadly weapon on Mt. Pleasant St NW on Sunday, November 19th at 12pm
On Sunday, November 19th at 12pm, I was sitting on the Sun’s Cinema patio on Mt. Pleasant Street NW with two friends. We were eating lunch with our two dogs when we were approached by an agitated individual known in the neighborhood.
The dogs began to bark, and this person became activated and started yelling threats. I was unable to de-escalate the situation. (more…)
photo by Victoria Pickering
From the office of Councilmember Charles Allen:
“Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen is introducing two bills to create more regular pedestrianized corridors in the District. The goal is to designate more desirable areas for people to gather and local businesses to thrive. The Public Life and Activity Zones Amendment (“PLAZA”) Act of 2023 directs the District Department of Transportation (“DDOT”) to identify and designate one corridor that is at least one-quarter mile long to be closed to personal vehicle traffic for at least 24 daytime hours per week starting in October 2026, with two more corridors to be designated by 2027. (more…)
photo by angela n.
From the Office of the Chief Financial Officer:
Moody’s Affirms DC Aaa Ratings November 2023 (PDF)
Rating_Action-Moodys-changes-outlook (PDF)
From Council Chairman Phil Mendelson:
“DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson issued the following statement in response to Credit Rating Agency downgrade:
“Today’s decision by Moody’s to change its rating outlook from ‘stable’ to ‘negative’ is further evidence of how Congressional oversight and lack of Statehood actually hurts the District. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
So after parking outside the inaccurate address listed in the MPD announcement (100 Eye Street SE is an apartment building) as the location for 1D’s AirTag/Tile giveaway, I followed the directions on the hastily-made sign to a cluster of MPD vehicles and officers at the north end of Navy Yard’s Canal Park. (more…)
photo by nevermindtheend
From DOEE:
“Today, the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) and Call2Recycle, Inc., launched the nation’s first Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) all-battery recycling program that allows District residents, workers, and visitors to safely recycle their household batteries free of charge. (more…)
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Metropolitan Police Department announced a pilot program to provide District drivers in selected police service areas (PSAs) with free digital tracking tags for their vehicles. Installing tracking tags in vehicles will assist MPD in combatting crime by assisting in locating and recovering stolen vehicles and holding those responsible accountable. (more…)
From the The Office of the DC Attorney General:
“Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a lawsuit against RealPage, Inc. (RealPage) and 14 of the largest residential landlords in the District for colluding to illegally raise rents for tens of thousands of DC residents by collectively delegating price-setting authority to RealPage, which used a centralized pricing algorithm to inflate prices, costing renters millions of dollars.
The defendant landlords are some of the largest providers of multifamily housing in the District, and the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) investigation revealed that RealPage’s technology was used to set rents for more than 50,000 apartments across DC, in violation of the District’s Antitrust Act.
“RealPage and the defendant landlords illegally colluded to artificially raise rents by participating in a centralized, anticompetitive scheme, causing District residents to pay millions of dollars above fair market prices,” said AG Schwalb. “Defendants’ coordinated and anticompetitive conduct amounts to a District-wide housing cartel. At a time when affordable housing in DC is increasingly scarce, our office will continue to use the law to fight for fair market conditions and ensure that District residents and law-abiding businesses are protected.”
The 14 landlords named in the lawsuit are: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
The situation: I got a parking ticket in April in Foggy Bottom for legally parking and paying with Parkmobile (there was almost a half hour left on my reservation). In fact, the parking officer ticketed EVERY car on BOTH sides of the street. No construction, no street sweeping, all parked within the posted hours. There was plainly some kind of technical (or officer) error. I appealed, (more…)