DC Government

“DC Govt Must Take Action to Support Migrants Bused to DC”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Lorie Shaull

“Dear PoPville,

For almost three months, Governor Abbott has been busing migrants from Texas to DC. Buses arrive 6 days a week from the early hours of the morning to late at night. For 11 weeks the DMV community has been welcoming migrants arriving on buses, with NO help from the DC government. The community has received over 90 buses, carrying close to 3,000 people and spent around $200k of grassroots raised money doing so. This involves welcoming buses, purchasing travel tickets, arranging transportation and accompaniment to bus terminals and airports, responding to medical and other basic needs, and providing shelter for an increased flow of buses from Texas. (more…)

Soldiers Home 10th Annual July 4 Celebration is Monday! Also, Mayor Announces Public Safety Preparations Ahead of July Fourth Weekend

By Prince Of Petworth

And from the Mayor’s Office:

“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser was joined by members of her Administration to highlight public safety preparations ahead of July Fourth weekend, including the deployment of Go Teams and the launch of a new multiagency Nightlife Task Force. The Mayor also encouraged families to go to summer.dc.gov to find safe activities for young people and families to participate in throughout the summer. (more…)

“DC Council is Considering a Bill of Rights for Domestic Workers” by Francisca Alvarez

By Prince Of Petworth

PoP-Ed. posts may be written about anything related to the District and submitted via email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail please include PoP-Ed. in the subject line. No guarantess they’ll be published but I’m always happy to take a look. Thanks.

Francisca writes:

“Earlier this year, Councilmember Elissa Silverman announced the Domestic Worker Employment Rights Amendment Act of 2022 and just this month, the Committee on Labor & Workforce Development held a public hearing on the legislation. I want to share why it is so important for the council to pass this for domestic workers.

In a city like Washington, DC, many people rely on nannies like myself. Nearly from the moment I moved here, I have gotten up every morning and gone to work helping families care for their kids. The work I do is essential. Without it, working moms and dads wouldn’t be able to do their own jobs.

Throughout the pandemic, thousands of nannies in this city did the same work that I do. I was extremely fortunate to have employers that continued to pay me for six months during the lockdown when I could not go into work. However, some either never stopped working or lost their jobs and all income. The types of protections others typically have in their jobs, we don’t and it is time to change that. (more…)

“Limited Monkeypox Vaccination Appointments Will Become Available to Eligible Residents Today at 1 PM”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the Mayor’s Office:

“Today, Mayor Bowser and DC Health announced that beginning today at 1:00 p.m., a limited amount of monkeypox vaccination appointments will become available to eligible District residents at PreventMonkeypox.dc.gov. To be considered eligible for the monkeypox vaccination, persons must be a District resident, 18 years of age or older and: (more…)

“Francis, now Dunbar pools “closed for the season?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I saw your story about Francis Stevens pool being closed for the few months it is open in the summer – announced on May 24, a week before it was to open. That was just infuriating – that the city could not have determined what repairs needed to be done and did them between September of last year and May of this year, and notifying residents a week before it was to open.

Now today I went to go swimming at the Dunbar pool and there was a sign that said that the Dunbar pool is closed for the summer season starting June 17. WTF? (more…)

“Amazing Ward 4 Covid Center Experience – Vaccination for < 5"

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Ted Eytan

“Dear PoPville,

Just wanted to share an amazing experience I had getting my 18-month old daughter’s first dose of the covid vaccine at the Ward 4 Covid Center on 13th St. this morning (Wed.) The DC Covid website hasn’t been updated yet and I got all of my information from Twitter, so wanted to share our experience in case it helps another parent.

I was expecting big crowds, so we arrived an hour early at 9 am before the Covid Center opened at 10 am and we were first in line. (more…)

“More trash cans being removed for some reason?”

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Erin for sharing: “More trash cans being removed for some reason? This one at Quincy and Kansas. What’s the deal?

I put a ticket in months ago for the trash can that disappeared right in front of the Raymond park entrance, they said it was resolved, and we still don’t have a trash can.”

Ed. Note: A 311 ticket has been filed, we’ll see if a new can arrives here or any of the other spots where they’ve recently vanished.

“DC Election/Voting PSA”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by kristenstake

“Dear PoPville,

Can we get a PSA regarding voting in DC? I’m an election worker and it’s been very quiet this week–probably because of the absentee ballots, but we’ve also encountered a number of people who don’t know some things about how easy it is to vote here. Notably: (more…)

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