Breakfast links: Authorities are clamping down on short-term rentals like AirBnB
Fairfax looks to regulate short-term renting
Fairfax County planning officials will debate proposals to regulate AirBnB-style rentals in the coming months, following a county survey. Some ideas for regulations include creating a permit for rentals, capping the days property can be rented, and restricting the kinds of dwellings that can be listed. (Brian Trompeter / Inside NoVA)
DC residents lose in court on their air traffic noise complaints
A group from Georgetown and the Palisades sued the FAA for failing to properly notify them of changes to flight paths that sent planes from DCA sailing over their homes. The DC Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the FAA this week, saying the residents didn't meet the deadline to file their complaints. (Lori Aratani / Post)
There could be a link between gentrification and mental illness
A study of gentrifying New York neighborhoods found that people who were forced to move were twice as likely to be hospitalized for mental illness as those who were able to stay in their neighborhoods. (Marcia Robiou / CityLab)
Inequality in the DC housing market is on display in a new study
The DC Policy Center's new study on housing supply highlights the lack of available units in already-pricey Northwest neighborhoods. This pushes people into more affordable areas in Southeast and potentially displaces existing residents. (Ally Schweitzer / WAMU)
Montgomery County files suit against a homeowner who tunneled undergound
After a young man died in a fire in the house, Montgomery County is suing both the owner and his brother, demanding that they fill in an extensive and unsafe tunnel network that extends out into the public right of way. (Andrew Metcalf / Bethesda Beat)
“The Year of Anacostia” begins for local developers
A DC event where the city previews land for development singled out three major plots east of the Anacostia River for housing complexes and mixed use development, including the Saint Elizabeth's campus. (Katie Arcieri / WBJ)
New pipeline construction marches forward in Virginia, despite protests
The Mountain Valley gas pipeline received construction permits late Monday, while residents and environmental activists were still petitioning Governor Ralph Northam and the Department of Environmental Quality to do another review. (Gregory Schneider / Post)
Trayon White meets with local Jewish leaders to apologize
Trayon White and the DC Council hosted a kosher breakfast with over a dozen local Jewish leaders. White apologized for his recent comments about the Rothschild family controlling the weather and pledged to learn more about anti Semitism. (Fenit Nirappil / Post)
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