Breakfast links: DC Council plans a roundtable on gun violence strategies after high profile shootings
John A. Wilson building, which houses the DC Council by Lawrence G. Miller licensed under Creative Commons.
DC Council gun violence roundtable set for Thursday
Councilmembers will hold an event with government witnesses Thursday to discuss gun violence in DC. While shootings on 14th Street NW and at the Nationals stadium have made national news recently, the roundtable will focus on a program called Building Blocks DC that targets areas that see the most gunshots. (Bailey Vogt / City Paper)
Plans for enormous Leesburg development are taking shape
Plans for the Village at Clear Springs in Leesburg would make it one of Loudoun County’s largest residential developments with an estimated 1,238 homes, including detached houses, duplexes and triplexes, apartments, and senior housing. 180 units will be designated affordable. (Alex Koma / Business Journal)
Some Maryland schools will require masks for everyone
Public schools in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties will require everyone to wear a mask inside, regardless of vaccination status. Montgomery announced its decision after new CDC guidance recommended masks in schools. (Donna St. George / Post)
DC parents struggle to get virtual schooling because of doctor’s form
With DC schools teaching in person this fall, some parents of children with medical conditions say they are facing challenges getting exemptions allowing them to learn virtually because of the strict requirements on doctor’s forms. (Megan Cloherty / WTOP)
Fairfax considers vaccine mandate for employees
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted to explore how to include a vaccine mandate in a return-to-work plan for the county’s 12,500 employees this fall. The proposal would allow unvaccinated employees to return to work, but would require them to wear masks and be tested weekly for COVID-19. (Antonio Olivo / Post)
Fighting divides the Prince George’s County Board of Education
Six members of Prince George’s County’s 13-member school board have petitioned to remove the chair, while other members face ethics complaints and are suing to block investigations. The dysfunction is causing concern about what impact it could have on the public school system. (Bruce DePuyt / Maryland Matters)
All aboard the WMATA wedding train
A local couple’s Metro-themed wedding party caused a stir online as pictures of the tables decorated as different Metro stations (some posted by GGWash’s Board of Directors chair, Tracy Hadden Loh) drew compliments and jokes about possible delays at the Red Line tables. (Angela Haupt / DCist. Tip: Chester B.)
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