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Nadeau pushes back against ride fare scare tactics

“Uber is still working from its 2012 playbook of fear mongering and propaganda, saying they can’t afford to protect their drivers and passengers, all while their CEO makes $35 million a year. This time the Council is not rolling over."

Bill to protect ride-hailing drivers and passengers gets first hearing 

A D.C. Council Committee heard seven hours of testimony Monday on legislation that would reign in rogue ride-hailing services like Empower and overhaul the District’s for-hire-vehicle laws.

Council considers Nadeau tax measures, among others 

Reforming our tax code is about ensuring a fair, shared responsibility for the programs and services – for safe and clean streets, for public infrastructure, for housing assistance, for healthy food access – that we all rely on. Our District must work for all of us, not just those who can most easily afford it.

Housing Targets Legislation Gets Committee OK 

The D.C. Council’s Committee on Housing on Thursday approved a measure – The Fair Share Housing Targets Act of 2025 – to establish clear, housing production targets for the District as a whole and in individual areas of the city – especially for affordable housing units, an important signal of the District’s ambitions and an invitation for new investment.

Nadeau introduces bill to create Duke BID

A new Business Improvement District will soon give the U Street Corridor and Shaw neighborhoods resources to coordinate and address needs ranging from parking, public safety, trash, and business vitality to arts and culture and nightlife.

Parking enforcement bill passes Council

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The D.C. Council gave final approval Tuesday to legislation that will allow BIDs and other groups to pay for targeted parking enforcement in their neighborhoods.

Nadeau introduces overhaul of for-hire vehicle laws

Newly proposed legislation would protect ride-hailing app and taxi riders and others from bad actors, equalize the playing field for companies and operators, and give the District strong tools to investigate and enforce regulations against unlicensed and illegal operators.

New resources and management tool for Columbia Heights moves forward

Columbia Heights would gain a powerful new organization to coordinate improvements to its business corridors and neighborhoods under legislation heard by a D.C. Council committee Thursday.

Statement on today’s increased federal presence in Ward 1

The National Guard has no business being here in the District of Columbia. The FBI has no business patrolling our schools. It’s time for federal agents to leave our communities alone. It’s time for the Mayor to rescind the cooperation order. It’s time for the MPD chief to rescind the cooperation order.

Report calls out Empower’s operations, Nadeau to introduce new legislation

A D.C. Council oversight committee accepted a preliminary investigative report into controversial ride-hailing company Empower today, calling for legislation to clarify, once-and-for-all, that the way the company operates is illegal.
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