This week, the Council gave our initial approval to the District’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget. I was proud to support the proposal that reinstates vital programs and generates much-needed revenue.

My comprehensive approach to public safety revolves around prevention, policing, and prosecution.

The Committee on Public Works & Operations unanimously passed our revised budget, which recommends adjustments to the Mayor’s budget to the full Council.

Good news this week! Rosemount Center and its landlord, House of Mercy, have come up with an agreement to keep the cherished early childhood education center in Mount Pleasant open with a lease extension of at least two years.

Revenues are expected to slow, while the needs continue to rise. The challenge is to accommodate the first without ignoring the second.

It’s been a busy few weeks as we worked our way through performance oversight season.

It was a long day at the Council yesterday, as we took up the Secure DC omnibus public safety bill. We voted to approve the bill in its first reading, with a number of critical changes and protections; we will take up additional amendments at the final reading in a few weeks.