Breakfast links: The Metro board has essentially been cut in half
The Metro board alters its power arrangement
The Metro board has granted greater authority to its eight “principal” members, stopping non-voting “alternate” members from participating in board meetings and committee hearings. The change comes after Virginia lawmakers demanded that principal members have more authority in exchange for dedicated funding. (Martine Powers / Post)
Deanwood residents say that police are harassing them
Recent policing activities in Deanwood have increased tensions between residents and DC Police. Residents say that police are unlawfully targeting and searching community members. (Peter Hermann / Post)
The Baltimore Fire Department made an anti-bike lane video
Faced with delays to bike lanes and construction, the Baltimore city council preparing to strike a minimum street width requirement from the fire code. The fire department responded by filming a video of an unusually large fire truck trying to set up along the signature Maryland Avenue protected bike lane in front of a leading bicycle advocate's house. (Ethan McLeod / Baltimore Fishbowl. Tip: David R.)
DC is putting families experiencing homelessness at unhygenic motels
There are 325 families experiencing homelessness who stay at five motels throughout the city. People who have spent time at these motels shared stories of sexual assault and unhygenic conditions, raising serious questions about the program. (Morgan Baskin / City Paper)
DC Water is digging a tunnel under the city to catch rainwater
DC Water is boring a giant tunnel under the city to collect rainwater and prevent sewage overflow. The project is part of a network of such tunnels, the first of which has already stopped 1.4 billion gallons of sewage and rainwater from flowing into the Anacostia River. (Jacob Fenston / WAMU )
GW Parkway could see construction projects in the near future
The National Park Service is proposing changes to the GW Parkway to improve safety and aesthetics. The Park Service has no timeline, but is looking for comment by July 14. (Kristi King / WTOP)
DC begins the search for a new DCPS Chancellor
DC is looking for a new Chancellor of DC Public Schools (DCPS). The position will be highly scrutinized after the previous two chancellors both resigned and this year's graduation rate scandal. (Emily Sullivan / WAMU)
A shooter killed five in a Maryland newsroom
A shooter killed five and injured at least two others at The Capital newspaper in Annapolis on Thursday. The Baltimore Sun identified the suspect as 38-year-old Jarrod W. Ramos, who had a long-running feud with the paper. (Vanessa Romo, Nicole Hernandez, Tanya Ballard Brown, and Scott Neuman / WAMU)
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