Photo by Rafeed Hussain
Thanks to all who emailed ([email protected]) and messaged us (@PoPville) on social media throughout the day, night and into the early hours of the morning. There is a lot to process. Please do so thoughtfully and respectfully. Many more powerful photos and video: (more…)
Readers reported: “At least 23 evidence markers – I can see one folding knife and at least 6-8 other chalked small circles on the ground (Shell casings?)” (more…)
From the D.C. National Guard’s Facebook:
“Statement from the Commanding General:
The District of Columbia National Guard (DCNG) has been activated at the direction of the Secretary of the Army in response to a request for assistance from the U.S. Park Police to help maintain order during protests in the vicinity of the White House.
The DCNG, the Nation’s only Federal National Guard, reports to the President of the United States through the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Army.
The DCNG is always ready to assist District and Federal agencies to protect human life and property. The DCNG is especially trained and equipped for this U.S. Park Police support mission and we proudly accept it.
– MG William J. Walker, Commanding General”
Thanks to Chris Stelmarski for sharing these photos around 8:30pm (and some video from Tommy Klein below: (more…)
You’ve probably never read your building’s property management contract all the way through. Most board members haven’t either. If you did, you’d find a carefully defined scope of work — vendors coordinated, maintenance dispatched, assessments collected, reports generated.
What you wouldn’t find: anything about fiduciary duties. Reserve funding strategy. Compliance tracking. Case documentation. Institutional memory. The legal obligations that make your board personally accountable to unit owners.
That’s not an oversight in the contract. It’s the contract. Property management was never designed to cover governance. And yet most boards — paying $10,000 to $18,000 a year for the service — assume it does.
Operations and governance are different jobs. One has a contract. The other has a fiduciary duty.
Beyond the management fee, most property management companies mark up vendor invoices — the plumber, the landscaper, the elevator contractor — by 10 to 15 percent before passing the bill to the association. It’s legal. It’s common. And boards have almost no visibility into it. (more…)
Thanks to Samantha for sending from Lauriol Plaza earlier today (Saturday.) Looks like she was joined by Kevin Donahue, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice and John J. Falcicchio the Mayor’s Chief of Staff (more…)
Photo by Nicholas Macek
….good practice.” As you saw last night, they were very cool & very professional. Never let it get out of hand. Thank you! On the bad side, the D.C. Mayor, @MurielBowser, who is always looking for money & help, wouldn’t let the D.C. Police get involved. “Not their job.” Nice!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2020
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Chief of Police Peter Newsham responded to the President’s tweets about protests in Washington, DC.
Below are the Mayor’s remarks, as delivered.
Good afternoon. I want to briefly address the President’s tweets, and then we will take questions.
I am joined today by the Chief of Police Peter Newsham, the City Administrator for the District of Columbia Rashad Young; I’m also joined by Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen and At-large Councilmember Anita Bonds.
I want to be very clear: My police department in Washington, DC will always protect DC and all who live and visit here. (more…)
Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! All persons having business before The Honorable Callie Pigeon and Delilah Dentata are admonished to draw near.
Callie and Delilah, “Attorneys at Law”*, hereby summon you to a burlesque and variety “tribute” to crime, justice, and lovers of both!
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Ed. Note: Yesterday there were 8,538 total positives.
From the Mayor’s Office:
“The District’s reported data for Friday, May 29, 2020 includes 179 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 8,717.
The District reported two additional COVID-19 related deaths. (more…)
1835 18th Street, NW courtesy Lauriol Plaza
We saw the sneak peak at Lauriol Plaza yesterday morning and now they share the final product. Not bad.
Ed. Note: Our poll yesterday echoed our earlier poll with 75% of respondents saying they didn’t plan on dining out this weekend.
From MPD:
“On Friday May 29, 2020, at approximately 2130 hours, Fourth District units responded to the 3700 block of Georgia AVE NW, in reference to a call for Sounds of Gunshots. While canvassing the area, they located 1 adult victim, with injuries to the head. The victim was conscious and breathing, suffering from non-life threatening injuries, and was transported to an area hospital for treatment. The only lookout we have at this time, is for several juvenile males.
Anyone with any information is encouraged to call MPD on 202-727-9099 or send a text to 50411.”
One reader reported: “Woman in car was shot through windscreen in face (by crossfire?) and drove around the corner to that park to call for help (my friend called 911 for them). Miraculously conscious. She witnessed multiple shooters” (more…)
14th and U Street, NW photo by Sasanka Thilakasiri
Thanks to Sasanka for sending:
“Growing protest at U street for George Floyd – Really hoping we march down to the White House soon to show the coward there what we thought of his pathetic ‘press conference’ statement. Come on down everyone!” (more…)
601 New Jersey Ave, NW
Thanks to ymg for sending the Sundevich coming soon signage a few blocks from Union Station. Check out their menu here and stay tuned.