Breakfast links: Census delays could get DC’s redistricting process off to a rocky start
A slice of the map of DC’s ANC districts by OpenANC used with permission.
DC begins to talk redistricting
The DC Council held its first hearing on changing voting boundaries after the 2020 census. Officials said pandemic delays in receiving census data will make it hard to wrap the process up before the 2022 elections. Councilmembers also talked about how boundary changes could impact residential parking. (Martin Austermuhle / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
Alexandria City Council candidates debate schools and roads
A group of candidates for Alexandria City Council debated the presence of uniformed officers in schools and a few spoke against the Seminary Road diet, saying they would add back lanes to add room for turning and bicycles. (James Cullum / ALXnow)
Maryland congressmembers ask for transportation earmarks
The Maryland delegation to Congress asked for funding for 94 projects, including a new entrance for the Bethesda Metro and money to electrify county vehicles. Altogether they’ve requested $668.1 million in funding. (Danielle Gaines / Maryland Matters)
A new bill could convert market rate to affordable housing
A DC Council bill would allow the District to pay landlords to put affordability covenants on market rate housing units. Sponsor Robert White described it as a more affordable way to increase the affordable housing stock. (Nena Perry-Brown / UrbanTurf)
DC Auditor critiques police over Deon Kay’s shooting
A DC Auditor report found that Metropolitan Police officers made mistakes in the leadup to shooting and killing 18-year-old Deon Kay in September 2020. The report said the shooting was justified in the moment, but could have been avoided. (Peter Hermann / Post)
Primary voting in Virginia is well underway
The Virginia Democratic primaries for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general are on June 8, but 54,000 Virginians have already voted early. In 2017, the last gubernatorial primary, only 39,000 people cast early votes. (Nick Iannelli / WTOP)
DC’s Attorney General files antitrust lawsuit against Amazon
DC Attorney General Karl Racine announced that his office is suing Amazon, saying that by preventing DC-based sellers from listing their products at a lower price elsewhere online the company is monopolizing retail. (Debbie Truong / DCist)
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