Breakfast links: Lead paint is a hazard, especially to children living in old housing
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DC lost millions it could have used to address lead paint in old houses
DC repeatedly failed to use and eventually lost millions in federal grant funds that were supposed to address lead paint hazards for low-income renters with small children. DC aimed to fix 225 units, but only addressed 35 of them. (Morgan Baskin / City Paper)
Snow preparation costs $1 million an hour in NoVa
It cost the VDOT $1 million an hour to mobilize for Wednesday's storm in Northern Virginia. Additional spending on snow puts the state at risk of going over its planned highway maintenance and operations budget for the year, which may lead to cuts to other planned work. (Max Smith / WTOP)
A driver was arrested for a deliberate hit-and-run
The driver who fatally and intentionally killed a pedestrian in LeDroit Park in a hit-and-run is being charged with first-degree murder. DC police said the driver and victim got into a verbal altercation when the driver hit the victim with his vehicle and fled the scene. (Rachel Sadon / DCist)
The Fort Dupont Ice Rink and Mayor Bowser reach a deal
Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena and Mayor Muriel Bowser settled a dispute over funds that are set aside to renovate and expand DC’s oldest full-size public indoor ice rink. Conflict arose when Bowser asked to use the money for emergency HVAC and roof repairs for DC schools. (Martin Austermuhle / DCist)
A new report shows Amazon could displace Latino residents in Virginia
A new report says that Amazon’s HQ2 will not only intensify the affordable housing problem, it could also cause the mass displacement of working-class Latino residents. Economists at George Mason University are skeptical of the report's findings. (Ally Schweitzer / WAMU)
Analysis: Try buses instead of ride-hailing for a late night rail substitute
WMATA should rethink partnering with Uber or Lyft and use buses to provide late night service instead, Owain James writes. Compared to traditional fixed route bus service, ride-hailing is far more expensive, and a $3 subsidy wouldn't be much help to someone who has a long and costly ride. (Owain James / Mobility Lab)
What can we learn about 2020 candidates based on their DC neighborhood?
Can voters learn anything about a candidate from where they decide to live in DC? Probably not, but it's still fun to look at what neighborhoods the 2020 presidential candidates chose to call home, and what it may tell us about them. (Brittany Shepherd / Washingtonian)
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