Brewers today are faced with two crises, COVID-19 and climate change, that are affecting the way beer is being consumed, valued, and produced. The crisis pose particular threats to smaller manufacturers who must find ways to be sustainable and resilient while ensuring that they still turn a profit.
By Alex Baca (Housing Program Organizer) • June 9, 2020
Have you ever thought about being an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner? You should run. But, don’t just take our word for it. We reached out to several ANC commissioners who we endorsed in 2018, and who we’ve worked with since then, to ask them to share their experience.
The DC Council unanimously passed a suite of reform measures including a chokehold ban, a ban on buying military equipment, new rules to make body-camera footage more transparent, a ban on tear gassing protestors, and more reforms to the complaint review process. A proposed cap on the number of police officers in MPD was not included in the bill. (Will Vitka / WTOP)
Scott declared victory in the Baltimore mayoral primary over former Mayor Sheila Dixon. Delays in counting the absentee ballots meant that the race had been in limbo since the June 2 primary election. (Paul Schwartzman / Post)
Karl Racine filed suit against the DC Housing Authority, alleging that is has served as a negligent landlord for more than 5,000 tenants across eleven public housing complexes by failing to provide safe and secure housing, as measured by the high number of drug and gun offenses reported. (Justin Moyer / Post)
Prince George’s County Police reported that a driver struck and killed a pedestrian on Kenilworth Ave near Route 50 early on Tuesday, but have not released further details about ther driver or the victim (Dana Hedgepeth / Post)
Governor Ralph Northam said Northern Virginia jurisdictions can move to Phase II of reopening on Friday, which permits pool use, gatherings of up to 50 people, indoor dining at 50% capacity in restaurants and gyms open at 30% capacity. (Drew Hansen / Business Journal)
JBG Smith proposed a public-private partnership with the county to speed up construction on a new entrance to the Crystal City Metro station abutting one of the developer’s properties and have it working by 2023. The county board will consider the proposal and may vote on it next month. (ARL Now)
Senator Jacky Rosen and Representative Ron Kind signed on to co-sponsor DC statehood legislation after a week that saw President Trump turn out federal troops in the city. Statehood legislation is still not expected to pass in the Republican-majority Senate. (Rachel Kurzius / DCist)
After a 95% drop in ridership since last year, interrupted by a small jump caused by protesters over the weekend, Metro General Manager Wiedefeld talks about employee safety and dedicated bus lanes in his yearlong Metro recovery plan. (Martin DiCaro / CityLab)
The Prince George’s County Board of Education moved to end a contract with the county’s police to provide school resource officers. The board will take a final vote on June 11, and then will have two months to develop a new safety strategy for county schools. (Nathan Diller / DCist)
On June 9, 1960, black protestors in Cherrydale began a sit-in at segregated drug store lunch counters which spread to other locations across Arlington. After weeks of demonstrations, negotiations, and harassment of the protestors, on June 23rd twenty-one lunch counters were opened to all customers. (Vernon Miles / ARL Now)
