In the Mayor’s budget proposal, violence interruption programs in Ward 1 are cut in half, the Ward 1 Cure the Streets program is entirely cut, and the proposed plan for next fiscal year adopts a “ward-wide model” that will not help us prevent crew-based violence.
I joined my D.C. Council colleagues on Capitol Hill to meet with House Republicans and explain how their proposed continuing resolution will hurt D.C. by forcing us to slash public safety and education funding.
Last month D.C.’s crime lab regained accreditation for its fingerprinting unit, the third of its five units to be reaccredited since all of them lost theirs more than three years ago.
The first phase of the Park Morton reconstruction project is almost ready to open – more than 140 units of income-restricted housing, with one-, two-, three- and even a four-bedroom unit, to accommodate families of all sizes.
Councilmember Nadeau questioned DHCF Director Wayne Turnage at a recent Health Committee performance oversight hearing about Medicaid reimbursement for home visiting programs.
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.
