Breakfast links: DC will vote on a new policing bill next week
DC looks to ban chokeholds by police
The DC Council will vote on emergency legislation next week that would ban the use of chokeholds by police and include new requirements on officer-involved shootings. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
Large portions of Maryland open more businesses
Large portions of Maryland, excluding Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, will reopen more businesses deemed nonessential today. The easing restrictions maintain a ban on indoor dining but allow for religious gathering places to hold services at 50% capacity. (Zeke Hartner / WTOP)
Police looking for cyclist in viral Capital Crescent Trail video
A video of an adult man assaulting three young individuals has gone viral. The video shows two young women putting up flyers about George Floyd on the Capital Crescent Trail when a man stops his bike, forcibly grabs the flyers from a young woman and then rushes the individual filming. Police are looking for the cyclist. (Andrew Schotz / Bethesda MagazIne. Tip: Chester B.)
The Virginia Railway Express will add social distancing measures
The Virginia Railway Express will add new signs to encourage social distancing on trains. The system will keep certain seats empty to keep passengers spread out throughout the train cars. (Luz Lazo / Post)
DC Zoning to look at alley unit regulations
The DC Zoning Commission will hold a virtual public hearing in July on alley units. The commission will look at loosening regulations around how alley units are defined or can operate, possibly opening up more spaces for commerce. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urbanturf)
Georgetown gives pedestrians more space to social distance
Georgetown will add space for pedestrians to maintain social distancing. The BID and other partners hope to keep this new space through Phase 4 of DC’s reopening. (Jeff Clabaugh / WTOP)
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