Breakfast links: Affordable housing’s latest advocate is the DC Attorney General’s office
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DC Attorney General Karl Racine in 2015 by Adam Fagen licensed under Creative Commons.
DC Attorney General to push for housing affordability
DC Attorney General Karl Racine’s office will take on a role in pushing for affordable housing, initially by proposing rule changes to the Zoning Commission and offering guidance to ANCs. (Michael Brice-Saddler / Post)
Free RideOn fares extended to July
The Montgomery County Countil extended free fares for the county’s RideOn bus service though July. County Executive Marc Elrich has recommended fares be restored but reduced from $2 to $1. (Steve Bohnel / Bethesda Beat. Tip: Chester B.)
Alexandria has a new city manager
Alexandria has named Jim Parajon as its new city manager, set to start on January 18. Parajon is coming to Alexandria from Arlington, Tex. where he is a deputy city manager. (Teo Armus / Post)
Emergency DC bill would pause encampment clearings
DC Councilmember Brianne Nadeau is proposing emergeny legislation that would force DC to stop clearing homeless encampments, instead providing services at those locations. Officials cleared an encampment in Truxton Circle Thursday as part of the controversial program. (DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
Redistricting plan gets pushback
A proposed map redrawing DC’s ward boundaries is getting pushback, largely around changes to Ward 6. Some don’t like the idea of moving Hill East to Ward 7; others don’t want Kingman Park to move from Ward 7 back to Ward 6. (Martin Austermuhle / DCist)
Bowser recommends but doesn’t require masks
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser is bolstering coronavirus measures in anticipation of the omicron variant, but isn’t reinstating a mask requirement. Instead her office issued an “advisory” recommending people mask up. (Julie Zauzmer Weil / Post)
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