Breakfast links: DC parking enforcement is resuming in full, with higher fees for residential parking
DC ticket enforcement is back starting June 1, with RPP costs increasing
DC will resume all parking enforcement June 1, while implementing an amnesty program to waive late fees on tickets. The District is also raising fees on residential parking permits, charging extra for households with multiple cars. (Jordan Pascale / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
Alexandria will establish a police civilian review board
Alexandria’s City Council passed an ordinance establishing an independent civilian review board to oversee police. (Colleen Grablick / DCist)
MD bill will allow Prince George’s to update 50-year-old zoning code
Prince George’s County Councilman Todd Turner writes for Maryland Matters that a state law passed this session and awaiting the Governor’s signature will allow the county to update its zoning ordinance, an effort that was stalled by questions around the public ethics code. (Todd M. Turner / Maryland Matters)
Do traffic stops make our streets safer?
In an opinion column, Georgetown University Law Center professor Christy E. Lopez writes that traffic enforcement isn’t making streets safer; instead, it puts Black lives at risk and sets up jurisdictions to lean heavily on the poor for revenue. Instead, Lopez writes, we should update traffic laws and move enforcement of some violations away from police. (Christy E. Lopez / Post)
The Federal Reserve chair is talking a lot about a DC homeless encampment
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has been talking publicly about a homeless encampment at 21st and E streets as a reminder of the country’s uneven economic recovery. Residents of the encampment say the pandemic has hollowed out jobs, made shelters dangerous, and left them with few other options. (Rachel Siegel / Post)
The new Southwest Library has an opening date
The new $18 million Southwest Library is opening May 6. The DC Public Library also announced two more locations, Deanwood and Southeast, that will reopen in-person services, joining 18 other locations across the District. (DCist / Elliot C. Williams)
The COVID-19 lockdown that hasn’t ended
In an effort to control the spread of COVID-19, the DC jail has been holding people in what amounts to solitary confinement for 23 hours a day for nearly 400 days straight. Many say solitary confinement has its own health issues and amounts to a human rights abuse. (Peter Jamison / Post)
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