Breakfast links: Safety investigators say Metro manipulated evidence after a Red Line train came apart
A Red Line train at Metro Center by Adam Fagen licensed under Creative Commons.
Investigators say Metro staff manipulated evidence after a Red Line decoupling
The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission found that a loose bolt caused two Red Line train cars to separate on October 9. However, after the initial examination, investigators returned to find Metro workers had tightened the bolt at the direction of a supervisor. (Justin George / Post, Dick Uliano / WTOP)
DC Council passes new scooter regulations
The DC Council passed a bill requiring scooters and e-bikes to be locked to a bike rack or other object when parked starting a year from now, along with other regulations like speed limits, rules against riding under the influence and a cap on the total number of devices in DC at 20,000. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
Prince George’s Council approves a public-private school partnership
The Prince George’s County Council approved a first-in-the-nation plan to build six new schools through a $1.2 billion public-private partnership with a group of developers in order to address a school construction backlog. (William Ford / Washington Informer)
DC will extend unemployment aid for gig workers
The DC Council passed a bill to extend unemployment benefits for the District’s independent contractors, gig workers and people who are self-employed for seven more weeks, just before those benefits were due to run out. (Amanda Michelle Gomez / City Paper)
More than 350,000 applied to vote by mail in Montgomery County
Montgomery County election officials have already processed 365,100 vote by mail applications and received 96,700 completed mail in ballots. Election staff is still working through a backlog of more than 5,000 applications. (Briana Adhikusuma / Bethesda Beat)
Northern Virginia jurisdictions examine their juvenile detention center
Arlington and Alexandria are rethinking how to use the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center, which is underutilized and in need of repair. (James Cullum / ALX Now)
Church offices could become a new apartment building
The First Baptist Church on 16th Street in Dupont Circle is proposing to replace a three story annex building with 78 apartment units, including six affordable units, as part of a deal with Keener-Squire Properties. (Nena Perry-Brown / Urban Turf)
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