Understanding and Participating in the Budget Process
The District budget process offers many opportunities for residents and businesses to participate, and I encourage you to do so. You might be surprised by how much impact your oral or written testimony can have. Each year I enter the budget season with an eye to protecting programs that serve our most vulnerable residents, achieving […]
DC Must Fix 911
DC must fix 911. Residents expect help in life-threatening situations to be fast and accurate. Dispatchers send help to the wrong address; help comes too late; people wait on hold for five mins. Now OUC is withholding information and not being transparent.
A Safer and Friendlier Columbia Road in Adams Morgan
The District Department of Transportation issued a notice of intent that moves forward on a transformative project for Columbia Road that has been in planning since 2021.
Statement On Efforts to Save Rosemount Center from Closing
On Friday, immediately after the announcement, I sent a letter to Mayor Bowser asking that the city work with the owner of the property to collaborate on a plan to keep Rosemount open where it is.
Court Decision Opens Path to Major Ward 1 Affordable Housing
I want to share some exciting news! After seven years in federal court, we can finally move forward with hundreds of units of affordable, beautiful, dignified housing units and a community park at Bruce Monroe, the “build-first” site for the Park Morton public housing project. As you know, since my first day in office I […]
You Should Testify!
Residents are encouraged to testify at performance oversight (and other) hearings
Ward 1 Update: Performance Oversight & Budget Season is Here
As chair of the Committee on Public Works & Operations I try to learn about how our agencies work. Gotta admit, this one was a lot of fun. Hello Neighbors: We are entering one of the busiest and most important times of the legislative cycle: performance oversight season, followed immediately by budget oversight season. It’s […]
My Initial Review of the Secure DC Omnibus
There’s a lot to like in the Secure DC Omnibus, which incorporates several important bills working their way through the legislative process now. And there are parts of the bill I need to know more about.
Bill Takes Aim at Dangerous Drivers
This week the Council took action on several provisions that will result in stronger enforcement action against drivers who are repeatedly documented exceeding the speed limit by automated traffic cameras, often with little consequence.
Council Approves Home Visiting Medicaid coverage
Home visiting programs give new moms services critical to their health and the health and development of their children. This month the Council passed my Home Visiting Services Reimbursement Act, which gives access to these services to families on Medicaid.
