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When prevention, policing, and prosecution are all working together, we can make a tangible difference in improving public safety.

I’ve introduced legislation aimed at growing the police force through the Cadet program, enhancing homicide investigations with support for witnesses who testify, and fixing D.C.’s failing 911 dispatch. I also backed three significant public safety bills, including the Secure DC Omnibus.

I have championed efforts to remove firearms from our streets and authored D.C.’s red flag law to curb gun violence.

In the last budget, I secured more than $4.5 million to bolster public safety initiatives in Ward 1. These will support the deployment of safety ambassadors, community navigators, traffic control officers, and substance use disorder outreach programs.

Tackling root causes is essential. I’ve prioritized prevention efforts, and worked to address issues like homelessness, hunger, and truancy, which often precede involvement with the legal system.

Council Passes Two Bills to Crack Down on Road Safety Violations 

One allows immediate towing of vehicles with fake tags and obscured license plates; the other strengthens enforcement of food delivery vehicles.

Pushing OUC on technology issues

I've been pushing the Office of Unified Communications over the past several months over its systemic and technology-specific issues that are resulting in delayed and incorrect responses to 911 emergencies.

Washington Post: Inside D.C.’s struggle to rein in ticket scofflaws

Council member Brianne K. Nadeau (D-Ward 1), who oversees the [the Department of Public Works], says she has been trying to shift its priorities to bad drivers over bad parkers.

Statement on Order for Empower to Cease Operations

Empower is a ride-hailing company and must follow the rules of ride-hailing companies. What’s most important here is that riders and drivers will be protected from the unscrupulous practices of a business that thought it should be unaccountable to anyone.

ABC 7: Proposed DC law targets fake vehicle registration tags, reckless drivers

"The public is rightfully outraged when they see a vehicle with fake license plates out on the street," said DC Council Member Brianne Nadeau, who introduced the Fraudulent Vehicle Tag and Parking Enforcement Modernization Amendment Act of 2024.

Visit to DC’s 911 Call Center (OUC)

I made an unannounced visit and took a tour of the center along with staff from Councilmember Pinto's and my offices and saw what the operation looks like, how calls are handled, and the staffing.

Hearing on Violence Interruption Office: They Need a Vision and a Plan

The Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety heard hours of testimony Monday on how the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement is managing the violence interruption programs under its responsibility, in light of the recent bribery allegations that implicated Life Deeds, one of the contractors. Councilmember Nadeau attended the hearing to ask questions and to emphasize that problems with one contractor should not be seen as an indictment of all violence interruption programs and contractors.

Pressing OUC and the executive on 911 failures

Letter Regarding 911 Dispatch Failures

Councilmember Nadeau sent the following letter to the City Administrator and the Director of the Office of Unified Communications on Tuesday to express her deep concern over the 911 dispatch center's ongoing failure to dispatch assistance where it is needed. She called the failures "alarming and unacceptable."

Pilot Holds Scofflaw Drivers More Accountable

Traffic safety is public safety. Working together with DPW, we are making it harder to be a dangerous driver in D.C.

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Community Mural by L W Arts & Design at WMATA Columbia Heights Station along 14th at Irving Street. Photo by Elvert Barnes.

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