Breakfast links: “Lead in our water, lead in our air, Mayor Bowser, do you care?”
DC General family shelter by Sabrina Caserta and Jasmin Picariello licensed under Creative Commons.
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Activists ask Bowser to delay shutting down DC General shelter
Demolition is continuing right outside of DC General, releasing dust, rodents, and possibly asbestos and lead into the air where 150 families are staying. Advocates want DC General to stay open until all replacement shelters have been completed. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
Metro and its second-largest union reach an agreement
Metro reached an agreement on a five-year contract with its second largest union, made up of administrative and office workers. In exchange for modest wage increases, workers will contribute more to health benefits. (Martine Powers / Post)
MoCo is getting updates to its affordable housing plan
Two bills passed last week will bring some big changes to the 45-year-old housing plan. The new plan aims to put more lower-cost units in affluent neighborhoods and give county officials more bargaining power with developers. (Bethany Rodgers / Bethesda Beat)
A historic haven for middle-class black residents is changing
The Hillcrest neighborhood in Southeast DC nicknamed “The Silver Coast” has long been a haven for older, middle-class black residents. Now some worry that incoming white neighbors equals outgoing black neighbors. (Sarah Trembath / DCist)
Trump is not a fan of DC’s brutalist architecture
Thanks in part to the Redevelopment Act of 1945, DC has tons of brutalist architecture, like the FBI building and the Hirshhorn. Not everyone is a fan of the style, and often the concrete buildings require expensive maintenance. (Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian)
Donatelli’s Fort Totten Metro development is cancelled
Donatelli has dropped its plan to build a mixed-use development on the surface parking lot at Fort Totten station, which Metro selected in 2015. Metro plans to issue a new request for proposals and is interested in hearing neighbors' ideas for the site. (Uchenna / Next Stop...Riggs Park)
DC wants to keep your browsing history private
Right now, internet providers can collect browsing data without your permission, but DC is proposing a law that would require affirmative consent before any provider could collect your data. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
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