Breakfast links: Metro head Paul Wiedefeld talks about his tough job
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An interview with Metro GM Paul Wiedefeld
Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld talks about why he took the job, tradeoffs that come with getting trackwork done, the rise of ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft, and more. (Luke Mullins / Washingtonian)
Meet DC’s Office of Planning head, Andrew Trueblood
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser tapped 35-year-old Andrew Trueblood, who has been working with the District government since 2013, to head the Office of Planning. The DC Council has not yet scheduled a public hearing on his nomination. (Andrew Giambrone / Curbed)
Arlington debates affordable homes ahead of Amazon’s arrival
While everyone agrees that Amazon's arrival adds urgency to Arlington's affordable housing crunch, there's less agreement on a policy response. Arlington leaders are trying to figure it out before Amazon employees begin arriving next year. (Alex Koma / ARLnow)
Virginia Governor Northam is staying in office for now, but support is waning
As controversy over a racist medical school yearbook photo grows, embattled Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is getting more and more calls to step down. The man who would succeed him, Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, has been accused of sexual assault on the same Conservative website that released the yearbook photo. (Sarah McCammon and Mallory Noe-Payne / WAMU, Gregory S. Schneider and Laura Vozzella / Post)
A look at two accessory apartments in DC
As accessory apartments become increasingly less restricted across the region, here's a look at two examples: one's a “granny pod” in Cleveland Park, and the other is on top of a commercial building in Pleasant Plains. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
An Aldi grocery store is coming to Fort Totten
German discount grocer Aldi has signed a lease at Cafritz's Art Place in Fort Totten. The new store will be the second Aldi in DC, and larger than its sister store on 17th Street NE. (Michael Neibauer / WBJ)
Hate crimes rose dramatically in DC in 2018
Hate crimes have nearly doubled in the District since 2016, new city statistics show. LGBTQ people are the biggest target—nearly half of hate crimes registered were based on sexual orientation and gender identity in 2018. (Julie Zauzmer and Terrence McCoy / Post)
Arrest rates are getting higher in the suburbs
Arrest rates are going up in suburban areas even as they've gone down overall, a new report by the Vera Institute of Justice says. Other findings: arrests for violent crime make up only a very small percentage of the total, arrests of women have gone way up, and African Americans are still disproportionately arrested. (Tanvi Misra / CityLab)
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