Breakfast links: As cases pile up in Virginia, calls for a statewide ban on evictions grow louder
A recent “Cancel the Rent” rally by Kyle licensed under Creative Commons.
More than 6,000 eviction cases have been filed in Virginia
During the ongoing public health emergency, community groups asked Virginia Governor Ralph Northam to issue an immediate executive order banning evictions. The governor, citing legal concerns about that power, has instead asked the courts to suspend evictions through September. (Patricia Sullivan / Post)
Power outages and flooding expected as Isaias passes
With Isaias expected to reach the Washington region by early afternoon and conditions expected to worsen during the morning, Pepco reported this morning about 600 customers were without power across DC and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. Metro reported that trains are not stopping at Cleveland Park station due to worries about flooding. (Dana Hedgpeth / Post)
The last recession warns of deep transportation cuts to come
With local revenue streams down across most transit systems, some are looking at how local officials responded in the last recession such as with continued service reductions and the associated decline in overall ridership, as a warning of what to avoid. (Laura Bliss / Citylab)
An affordable housing provider pauses evictions for the rest of 2020
AHC Inc., an Arlington company that owns about 7,000 housing units mostly in Maryland and Virginia, announced in a late-July letter to tenants that there would be no evictions for the remainder of 2020, no late fees for missed payments during this time, and no rent increases until at least Jan. 1. (Alex Koma / Business Journal)
Hogan says school officials decide on in-class instruction
In response to Montgomery County’s health officer’s decision to prohibit private schools in the county from having in-person instruction until at least Oct. 1, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed an executive order allowing local schools and school systems, including private schools, to decide when to reopen for in-person instruction. (Andrew Schotz and Caitlynn Peetz / Bethesda Beat)
Rock Creek may one day be safe for swimming — but not today
Although Rock Creek in DC’s Rock Creek Park may look idyllic, the water can be teeming with very unhealthy levels of bacteria from raw sewage, which often overflows from the District’s antiquated sewer system directly into the creek. Still, because public pools are closed, some residents have been tempted to cool off in the creek. (Mikaela Lefrak / WAMU)
It now takes 45 minutes to walk the perimeter of the White House complex
Since June, Layfayette Square and the White House complex remain walled off to public access by fencing encircling the complex, which blocks both views and access to areas once open to tourists and pedestrians. (Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian)
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