We’re in the middle of one of the busiest and most important times in the legislative calendar: performance oversight. This is the Council’s chance to ask the people who run the agencies and offices we oversee to answer key questions.
DPW is one of the District’s most public-facing agencies, and one of the most important agencies in this committee. When DPW does its job well, there are fewer rats, fewer scofflaw vehicles on the street – cleaner, safer, and more vibrant neighborhoods.
A key vote last Thursday, November 21 in the Committee on Public Works & Operations advanced legislation that would provide a fairer and more equitable justice system at the Office of Human Rights.
Today, December 16, the Ad Hoc Committee voted unanimously to recommend that the D.C. Council expel Councilmember Trayon White for violations of the D.C. Code and D.C. Council Rules. Councilmember Nadeau made the following remarks.
We have been legislating wider access to early childhood education for years now, and we are going to have to continue doing it until it is fully implemented.
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.
Yes, this was a difficult year. And we were handed a difficult budget. I’m proud of the work this Council has done to make an unpalatable budget better.
We’re in the middle of one of the busiest and most important times in the legislative calendar: performance oversight. This is the Council’s chance to ask the people who run the agencies and offices we oversee to answer key questions.
The center is in trouble and unfortunately this administration hasn’t made it a priority, even after numerous dangerous incidents and people waiting for many minutes when calling 911. This visit will help guide the oversight I do to demand answers and put us on a path forward to fixing the systemic 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.
The Department of Behavioral Health and partners recently held a community meeting on the proposed Columbia Heights stabilization center. It was an opportunity to hear from DBH leadership about plans for the center and ask questions.
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.
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 the site of the former Bruce Monroe School.
