Substance Use Outreach Would Get Boost With Nadeau Bill
A bill heard by the D.C. Council’s Health Committee today would expand a highly-successful substance use disorder outreach pilot program in the District.
Job opening: Constituent Services Specialist
Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau is seeking to hire a Constituent Services Specialist (CSS). This position will work with the constituent services team to serve the residents and small businesses of Ward 1.
Trash Talk: DPW Oversight Roundtable
Trash Talk: A lot more folks than usual have been experiencing delays in trash and recycling collection in the past couple months – enough that I asked DPW to come talk about why that is and their plans for improving service. There’s some encouraging news in their answers.
Ward 1 Update: We deserve straight answers

Despite repeated questioning from me, Council Chairman Mendelson and others, Executive branch officials continued to sidestep specific questions about MPD collaboration.
We deserve straight answers about MPD collaboration with ICE
For many of us, the continued D.C. police collaboration with ICE, Homeland Security, and other federal agencies on immigration enforcement remains top of mind, even as news coverage has subsided. Mayor Bowser and her administration have escalated the harm occurring in our neighborhoods from this federal takeover. People are afraid and angry and deserve straight […]
18th Street Streateries Update
If you’re in Adams Morgan this week, you may notice the District Department of Transportation working to remove the streatery platforms and barriers that were first erected by the city a little over a year ago as part of a pilot program. I had serious concerns about the negative impact their removal would have on […]
Ward 1 Update: Preserving progress for pedestrians

My team and I enjoyed delivering turkeys to add joy to our neighbors’ Thanksgivings – and to ours! Wishing you a happy Thanksgiving! WARD 1 UPDATE Hello Neighbors: One of the few positive legacies of the pandemic in the District was the advent of streateries –curbside spaces where residents dine outdoors, businesses get extra […]
Statement on DHCD failures
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau, D-Ward 1, issued the following statement following the Committee on Housing hearing on Thursday, November 20 that featured testimony from the director of the Department of Housing and Community Development. At yesterday’s Committee on Housing hearing, I was eager to understand how and why failures are continuing to happen […]
Statement Regarding Failed Rollout of 2026 ERAP Applications
Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau, D-Ward 1, issued the following statement following the extremely disorganized ERAP application process today in which residents waited for hours in line outside and phone hotlines failed.
Hands Off D.C.: Statement on passage of House bills
The House action yesterday is an affront to democracy, undermines the voice and vote of 700,000 U.S. citizens and legal residents, and threatens public safety in the District with counterproductive measures.