Breakfast links: A contractor for the DC Streetcar project received millions in improper payments
DC Streetcar by airbus777 licensed under Creative Commons.
DC Streetcar contractor collected millions in improper payments
A report by the DC Inspector General found that between 2010 and 2019, DC paid the main contractor for the DC Streetcar project improper payments of about $5 million. The improper payments involve duplicate and unapproved charges involving subcontractors as well as excessive overhead and service fees. (Andrew Giambrone / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
Protest erupts in DC over Grand Jury decision in Brenna Taylor killing
Hundreds of people took to the streets to protest Kentucky’s grand jury’s decision not to charge any of the police officers involved for the shooting and killing of Breanna Taylor. Brett Hankinson, one of the officers involved, was charged with three counts of “wanton endangerment”. (DCist)
Mourning Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Washingtonians reflect on their memories of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. While most of America saw her as an icon, many Washingtonians remember her as a 40-year District resident. (DCist)
DC to create an office dedicated to deaf and hard-of-hearing communities
The DC Council voted to establish an office committed to advocating for policy and legislation addressing DC’s deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing communities. Also, as part of the bill, the office director must be deaf or hard of hearing. (Nathan Diller / DCist)
Is an Amazon grocery store in the works for Gaithersburg?
According to a bid list from Shepherd Electric Supply, Amazon may be planning to add a fourth location for a concept grocery store in Gaithersburg. (Jonathan Capriel / Business Journal)
Judge rules against groups fighting Adams Morgan project
The US District Court ruled against two community groups opposed to a new development that would destroy the public plaza at the Adams Morgan’s SunTrust Plaza site citing the group has no legal standing. Some residents of Adams Morgan support the new development, saying the often empty public plaza is a remnant of unappealing 1970s architecture. (Paul Schwartzman / Post)
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