Breakfast links: DC General Family Shelter didn’t have hot water last weekend
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DC General shelter went without hot water this week
DC's nearly century-old shelter, home to more than 200 families, went without hot water this weekend. Muriel Bowser still plans to close down the shelter by the end of the year, even though replacement shelters are not yet in place. (Fenit Nirappil / Post)
DC now has an affordable housing preservation officer
DC's first affordable housing preservation officer has two main goals: to identify new opportunities for affordable housing and to create some sort of database around housing availability in the District. (Morgan Baskin / City Paper)
Advocates say amending TOPA would be a setback for tenant rights
The DC Council is quietly fast-tracking a bill to strip TOPA rights from most tenants who live in condos, single-family homes, and attached units. Tenant advocates say passing the bill could deeply hurt affordable housing in the District. (Martin Austermuhle / WAMU)
Montgomery councilmembers want to delay the Montrose Parkway East project
Three Montgomery County Council members want to delay the Montrose Parkway East project in North Bethesda for a few years. Instead, they proposed spending the funds now on a variety of bus, bike, and metro initiatives. (Andrew Metcalf / Bethesda Beat)
Are all signs pointing to DC as the new HQ2?
Amazon is dropping hints that DC might get the HQ2 nod. ARLnow recently got a surplus of views from an internal Amazon page, Amazon has expanded their lobbying efforts, and Jeff Bezos already owns two mansions in Kalorama. (Dennis Green / Business Insider)
....and Amazon tours the DMV
As Amazon narrows down cities for HQ2 they are spending time seeing what each city can really offer. Amazon officials toured sites in Maryland and Virginia last week, and Muriel Bowser had dinner with Amazon execs last Wednesday. (ARLnow)
Metro considers extending rush hour service to Shady Grove and Rockville
The rush-hour service would be extended by partially or fully eliminating the Grosvenor-Strathmore turnback. WMATA estimates it would cost $500,000 annually and it remains unclear how many riders this would benefit. (Max Smith / WTOP)
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