As a follow up to our discussion yesterday, from the Mayor’s Office:
“Beginning Monday, July 27, 2020, Mayor Bowser is requiring self-quarantine for all travelers, including college students, coming into the District from hotspot areas. Potential Phase 2 rollbacks are being considered, and additional arts and entertainment waivers will be suspended”. (more…)
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From the Mayor’s Office:
“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the creation of the District of Columbia Facilities and Commemorative Expressions Working Group (DC FACES) to evaluate named public spaces in Washington, DC and provide recommended actions, including removing, renaming, and/or contextualizing the building, public space, or monument. The internal government working group will review the legacy of namesakes of District assets to determine if the individual, in an individual capacity or as part of a group, participated in the oppression of African Americans and/or other communities of color, or contributed to the nation’s history of systemic racism and other biases. (more…)
From the Mayor’s briefing: “Lastly, it’s simple: Wear a mask. Save lives. Stop the spread.”
Full release from the Mayor’s Office:
“Today, Mayor Bowser issued Mayor’s Order 2020-080 to clarify and extend requirements related to wearing masks indoors and outdoors in Washington, DC. Additionally, the Mayor issued Mayor’s Order 2020-079 to extend the state of emergency and public health emergency for Washington, DC through October 9, 2020.
Both Mayor’s Orders are effective immediately.
Under the new Mayor’s Order on masks, people must wear a mask when they leave their homes if they are likely to come into contact with another person for more than a fleeting moment. Exceptions are (more…)
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From the Mayor’s Office:
“Due to dangerously hot temperatures, the District’s public COVID-19 testing sites will operate on a modified schedule on Tuesday, July 21 and Wednesday, July 22. Firehouse testing locations will remain closed. Residents are still encouraged to call their health care providers if they are in need of a test.
Tuesday, July 21 Public COVID-19 Testing Schedule
UDC-CC Bertie Backus Campus site (5171 South Dakota Avenue, NE), 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Judiciary Square site (F Street, NW between 4th and 5th Streets, NW), 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, July 22 Public COVID-19 Testing Schedule
Anacostia site (2241 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE), 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Judiciary Square site (F Street, NW between 4th and 5th Streets, NW), 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
No appointment is needed to get tested at the District’s public testing sites.
Additionally, (more…)
Thanks to John for passing on: “I know there have been lots of questions about registration and such at the DMV. This DMV update also includes a letter to take with you when traveling outside DC and show you are still compliant. DC DMV Credential Extension Update
07182020_DMV_credential extension update (PDF)”
Also from the DMV:
“Today, the DC Department of Motor Vehicles (DC DMV) announced the Rhode Island Service Center located at 2350 Washington Place, NE will be closed indefinitely beginning Monday, August 10, 2020. The closure is in response to an increased staffing shortage at that location. (more…)
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From the Mayor’s Office:
“Due to dangerously hot temperatures, on Monday, July 20, the District’s public COVID-19 testing sites, including the downtown and Anacostia sites and firehouse locations, will be closed. Residents are encouraged to call their health care providers if they are in need of a test. (more…)
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From The Office of the Attorney General:
“Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Monsanto will pay $52 million to resolve a lawsuit over the company’s production, promotion, and sale of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) that damaged the District’s natural resources and put the health of residents at risk. The settlement with the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) resolves a May 2020 lawsuit which alleged that Monsanto sold PCBs for nearly 50 years, despite knowing that these chemicals would pollute waterways, kill wildlife, and cause significant health problems in humans, including cancer and liver damage. There are at least 36 bodies of water in the District with high levels of PCB contamination, including the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers. OAG’s lawsuit sought to force Monsanto–which manufactured over 99 percent of the PCBs ever used in the U.S.–to pay for clean-up of PCB contamination in the District. This settlement, secured just two months after the lawsuit was filed, is OAG’s largest recovery to date in an environmental action. (more…)
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From the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia:
“Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Castle Management and other defendants, which owned and managed the Forest Ridge and The Vista Apartment complexes (398 units) in Ward 8, will pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit over dangerous and deplorable conditions at its properties. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) alleged the property owner forced hundreds of tenants to live with vermin infestations, water damage and mold, no fire safety systems, and security defects that led to persistent gun violence. Separately, OAG resolved a lawsuit against the owner of Good Hope Laundromat requiring it to address persistent gun and drug nuisances at the property and pay penalties to the District. In a third settlement, the landlord and management of a Ward 4 apartment building accused of misrepresenting its apartments as safe and habitable despite ongoing housing code violations is required to substantially renovate the property, prove its properties are compliant with D.C. housing laws for future rentals, pay $50,000 in combined civil penalties, and implement an employee Housing Code training. (more…)
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced plans to install Car Free Lanes in high-traffic corridors that will support improved efficiency in bus travel and create space for bicyclists.
“We know that dedicated bus lanes make public transportation more efficient and reliable. As we continue reimagining public spaces, these lanes will help us encourage bus and bicycle travel, reduce traffic, and build a greener DC,” said Mayor Bowser.
The DC Car Free Lanes, which will be designated by red paint, will be installed at the following locations beginning in late July: (more…)
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DCbmyers
“Dear PoPville,
I am writing with some concern about the test result timeline for COVID testing conducted at public sites in DC. I received a test last Wednesday and was told both verbally and on a printed handout that results would be ready in 3-5 business days (today at the latest). I called the number to receive my results and was told that the timeline is now 5-7 business days. (more…)