Breakfast links: Trump’s tariffs are already impacting construction in the region
Construction in Judiciary Square by Jordan Barab used with permission.
Trump’s tariffs are changing building plans in DC
A planned building on 9th street will shrink from 33 condos to 15 because new tariffs from the Trump administration have made the price of steel rise 10%. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
Ofo pulls out of DC and several other North American cities
Ofo, the yellow dockless bikeshare company, is shutting down its operations in most of the North American market, including DC. Another dockless bikeshare company, Mobike, is expected to announce its departure later this week. (Andrew Giambrone / Curbed)
A Metro employee stabbed a rider in a Red Line station in self defense
A man who was reportedly angered by delayed Metro service allegedly attacked a Metro worker late at night in the Friendship Heights station, and the employee stabbed him. (Natalie Delgadillo / DCist)
Arlington is joining a lawsuit against a census citizenship question
Arlington County will join other jurisdictions in a federal lawsuit seeking to block a question on the 2020 census asking about citizenship, which may suppress immigrant responses. The county is also considering joining another suit against opioid manufacturers. (Alex Koma / ARLnow)
A DC Council bill would list names of people who own real estate LLCs
Councilmember Elissa Silverman proposed a bill to register names of individuals with a stake in landlord and property management companies. Currently those LLCs only need to disclose the name of an agent. The bill is designed to target negligent owners, like Sanford Capital. (Katie Arcieri / WBJ)
Congressional Republicans take aim at DC health laws
Senator Ted Cruz and other proponents of “limited government” are backing an anti-Home Rule amendment that would defund DC's healthcare mandate in a large appropriations bill. A version of the bill already passed in the House of Representatives. (Rachel Kurzius / DCist)
Prince George’s County schools hope they’ve turned a corner
Monica Goldson was named the interim head of the school system, after scandals and low graduation rates forced out the previous head. In another promising sign, one school board member also dropped a restraining order against a fellow member. (Donna St. George / Post)
A Silver Spring study finds 89 people who have been homeless for over a month
The nonprofit Bethesda Cares did a yearlong survey of unhoused people in downtown Silver Spring. Unlike a snapshot count, they focused on finding out how many had been experiencing homelessness for a long stretch of time, over 30 days. (Danielle Gaines / Bethesda Beat)
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