Breakfast links: DC will soon enforce rent control on vacant units
DC could finally start enforcing a 10-year-old rent control law
The commission that enforces DC's rent control laws is finally working on developing regulations to enforce a 10-year-old law that restricts landlords from significantly raising the rent on vacant units. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
Inclusionary zoning is making its mark on the District
After a slow start back in 2009, DC's inclusionary zoning program is finally creating hundreds of new affordable housing units across the District. However, the program has mainly benefited one- and two-person households, not larger families. (Andrew Giambrone / CityPaper)
Condo complex in Prince George’s needs to fix fire code violations or else
Around 100 residents of a Prince George's County condo complex could be out of a home come Tuesday morning if the property management company in charge doesn't address the complex's many serious fire code violations. (Rachel Siegel / Post)
The region mulls changing school names that honor Confederate leaders
Arlington residents are renewing calls to change the name of Washington-Lee High School. School board members say they will reconsider naming policies. In Prince William's, a school board chairman is fighting to rename a high school and a middle school both named after Confederate General Stonewall Jackson with a GoFundMe campaign. (Moriah Balingit / Post, Shannon Ryan / Local DVM)
An accordion X2 bus crashed into parked cars near Chinatown
On Sunday, an articulated X2 Metrobus crashed into several parked cars near Chinatown. A steel construction plate in the road gave way as the bus driver drove over it, causing him to lose control. Eight bus passengers had injuries, but all were minor. (Post)
Statue of slavery-supporting SCOTUS chief justice removed in Maryland
Workers removed a statue of US Supreme Court Justice Roger Taney in Annapolis on Friday. Taney defended slavery in the 1857 Dred Scott case. The recent events in Charlottesville prompted Governor Hogan to order the statue's removal. (Post)
It’s complicated to change the name of a road in Virginia
The process for changing the name of a road in Virginia varies by type of jurisdiction and road. Only the General Assembly can approve changes to major roads in counties like Arlington, while cities like Alexandria can make changes themselves. (Dennis Foley / WTOP)
Have a tip for the links? Submit it here.