Breakfast links: Everything’s fine

Fines for the food trucks

DC Police are cracking down on food trucks with parking tickets to trucks that stay too long. Operators say they’re being targeted unfairly. (Post)

Fines for poor electric service

Pepco was fined $1 million by Maryland for unreliable and poor service.  The fine is far less than the $14.7 million recommended by the State Office of the People’s Counsel. (Examiner)

Seattle police mock injured jogger

A semi truck driver hit a jogger in West Seattle. Two police officers were later caught on video calling the jogger a “dumb f***” for jogging instead of driving. (Streetsblog)

Don’t forget the small businesses

With major redevelopment in Wheaton and elsewhere, George Leventhal wonders how the county might preserve the small businesses already there. (Gazette, Dan Reed)

Are “discretionary funds” too discretionary?

Prince William County gives county supervisors “discretionary funds,” but one supervisor tried to donate $100,000 to his wife’s organization, prompting calls for reform. (State of NoVa)

One strike, you’re out of public housing

One drug-related offense by a resident or even a guest is enough to evict an affordable housing renter under current HUD guidelines. One Alexandria woman is fighting her eviction. (HuffPo)

HUD gets less sustainable

Regional planning will suffer after Congress cut Sustainable Communities grants. The rest of the Sustainable Communities partnership, promoting mixed-use and sustainable development locally and regionally, still exists, just without funding for HUD’s grants in support. (Governing)

And…

Wisconsin Avenue Giant upheld in final legal appeal. (City Paper) … The Purple Line is now a LEGO set. (Bethesda Row) … 2011’s top 10 transportation stories. (Post)