Nadeau Proposal Would Encourage New Housing Investment, Preserve Tenant Rights
The proposed changes would create predictability for building owners and developers, encourage new housing investment in the District, and protect the rights of tenants to negotiate when residential buildings go up for sale.
Ranked Choice Voting funded in Council vote
Voters will soon be able to rank their choices when voting in D.C. elections, thanks to Council approval of an amendment to the FY 2026 budget that funds the Ranked Choice Voting portion of Initiative 83.
On DCPS leaving schools to fund their own programs
In a hearing this week DCPS made clear that it’s leaving schools on their own to fund things like educator wellness grants, permanent substitutes, immigrant visa/green card program (for bilingual education) & other programs critical to teacher retention. The inequity is obvious: schools with well-resourced parents will find a way; other schools won’t.
Neighborhood Management Authority Legislation
A Neighborhood Management Authority established by this bill would provide enhancements to clean and safe programs, support businesses and cultural destinations, maintain public spaces, manage public assets, and would help coordinate D.C. government services for maximum efficiency.
Councilmember Nadeau speaks with WTOP about the RFK stadium deal
She says D.C. can’t afford to spend $1 billion on a sports stadium for a privately held team and that the deal is not a good one for the District.
Common sense TOPA reform legislation
The Common Sense TOPA Reform Amendment Act of 2025 introduces would expedite transaction timelines, create consequences for bad actors who slow down the process or mislead tenants, and give tenants earlier access to information about their rights and options and connect them to tenant support organizations.
Nadeau introduces common sense updates to save and improve TOPA
The future of the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, a bedrock component of tenant rights in the District since 1980, is at risk. Today Councilmember Nadeau is introducing common sense reforms to streamline and modernize TOPA.
Ward 1 Update: Waiting on a Budget
Things are strangely quiet right now because we are waiting on the U.S. House of Representatives to fix the D.C. budget mess they created in the Continuing Resolution they passed in early March.
Host an Earth Day neighborhood cleanup for your little piece of earth
Host an Earth Day cleanup in your neighborhood on Saturday, April 26, the same day the Anacostia Watershed Society is doing its cleanups to protect the Anacostia River. This year’s cleanups will have a special focus on beverage bottles and cans, as we push to pass a bottle deposit program in the District, to remove […]
Regarding Ward 1 school visit by immigration
Yesterday, federal immigration agents visited H.D. Cooke Elementary School during school arrival time and attempted to detain a staff member there. Many of you have reached out to me and I share your concerns. Thankfully, everyone remained calm and knew their rights. They asked to see a warrant, and when agents could not produce one, […]
