Breakfast links: DC Police release bodycam footage that shows the fatal shooting of Deon Kay
Police at at a 2018 rally by Elvert Barnes licensed under Creative Commons.
DC Police release video of 18-year-old fatally shot in Congress Heights
Following a law passed in June that requires the DC Police to release bodycam footage within five days of a fatal shooting, the DC police have released the footage and name of an officer who shot and killed 18-year-old Deon Kay this week. (Elliot C. Williams, Debbie Truong, and Matt Blitz / DCist)
The region looks at what to do about rent and evictions
An estimated 1.15 million to 1.64 million people in the region are at risk of losing their homes due to the coronavirus pandemic. While the federal government has frozen evictions, it still falls on states and local governments to figure out support or relief for those unable to pay rent. (Kyle Swenson / Post)
Electric Ride On buses debut in Montgomery County
Montgomery County’s first four electric Ride On buses are set to hit the street today (Friday). The Federal Transit Administration provided a $1.75 million grant for the county to purchase the vehicles and charging stations. (Dan Schere / Bethesda Beat. Tip: Chester B.)
What can Google Street View tell us about gentrification?
A new project looking at gentrification in DC uses visual factors, captured in Google Street View, to assess the signs of how neighborhoods in DC have changed. (Andrew Giambrone / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
DC will send voter registration forms to those serving felony sentences
DC has mailed voter registration materials to residents incarcerated for felony sentences across the country, part of an effort to include those currently incarcerated in the city’s electoral processes. (Martin Austermuhle / DCist)
Bloomberg donates $32 million to Howard University
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will donate $32.8 million to the Howard University College of Medicine. The gift is part of a larger, $100 million donation that Bloomberg is making to four, historically black colleges and universities. (Victoria Chamberlin / WAMU)
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