Ward 1 Update: A sobering picture of our city
Great to be on the river again this week with reporters to explain the impact of bottle and can litter on the city, much of it making its way to the river. Residents deserve to live without litter in our streets, parks or river. The industry should be held accountable for keeping trash they make out of […]
Remarks at hearing on possible rights violations resulting from coordination with feds
Below are the opening remarks made by Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau, D-Ward 1, at today’s roundtable on incidents since January that involve D.C. government coordination with federal entities or joint enforcement activity that may violate D.C. human rights laws.
Ward 1 Update: Delivering beautiful, dignified housing
This month, we celebrated the opening of the new Park Morton apartments. Fifteen former residents—so far—have moved back into their neighborhood. Many people worked through a lot of challenges to get us here.
Committee to hear testimony on possible rights violations resulting from coordination with feds
Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau, D-Ward 1, announced that her Committee on Public Works & Operations will hold a public roundtable October 29 to hear from residents and organizations about incidents they’ve witnessed since January that involve D.C. government coordination with federal entities or joint enforcement activity that may violate D.C. human rights laws.
Tackling the crisis of chronic absenteeism
We are failing our kids. We are failing to tackle the crisis right in front of us.
Ward 1 Update: For our kids and their kids
After more than a year of research, conversations with local distributers and retailers as well as residents, advocates, and students, followed by planning and drafting, the Council took its first formal action this week on DC’s bottle bill. I introduced this major environmental legislation to drastically reduce litter in our streets, parks, and rivers by placing a refundable 10-cent deposit on beverage containers sold in the District.
Remarks on DC’s Bottle Bill
Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau delivered the following remarks during a Committee on Business and Economic Development hearing on the Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Amendment Act of 2025 (the “bottle bill”).
Testify for the Bottle Bill
The bill will receive a hearing on October 1 at 9:30 am in the Committee on Business and Economic Development. Sign up to testify and submit testimony.
Ward 1 Update: Hands off DC
At Monday’s Council vote on the First Reading of the FY 2026 budget, we restored funds to critical programs, approved funding for ranked choice voting, and postponed action on the ill-conceived repeal of I-82, the tipped minimum wage.
Nadeau Statement on RENTAL Act TOPA Changes
Council passes Nadeau’s amendment with major wins for TOPA rights, then undermines it with massive exemption for thousands of buildings.