DC can continue clearing homeless encampments after the DC Council voted down a bill that would have paused the practice until spring. Advocates for people experiencing homelessness sharply critcized the seven councilmembers who voted against the bill, saying clearings are traumatic and hinder efforts to address root causes of homelessness. (Elliot C. Williams / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
Virginia Del. Alfonso Lopez has filed a half-dozen bills strengthening tenant protections in light of poor living conditions that were reported at the affordable Serrano Apartments in Arlington thsi spring. (Jo DeVoe / ARLnow)
Montgomery County officials made a tax change they hope will encourage more affordable housing construction, amending the payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) program as it relates to affordable housing developers. (Steve Bohnel / Bethesda Beat. Tip: Chester B.)
Mayor Muriel Bowser held a press conference last week to announce an affordable housing push west of Rock Creek Park. Emails show officials planning to clear the belongings of a person experiencing homelessness on the site to prepare for that event. (Amanda Michelle Gomez / DCist)
The DC Council approved new ward maps for the next decade Tuesday after a brief dispute over which ward should house the Armed Forces Retirement Home and Washington Hospital Center. The boundaries now go to the mayor’s desk for approval. (DCist)
The Washington region is reporting record numbers of coronavirus cases just before Christmas, and demand for all kinds of tests is spiking, with long lines at walk up sites and sold-out rapid tests. (Post)
