Breakfast links: Faced with school bus driver shortage, Montgomery County asked for help from the National Guard
A school bus in Gaithersburg, Md. by Ben Schumin licensed under Creative Commons.
Montgomery County asks National Guard to help get kids to school
Montgomery County has asked the Maryland National Guard to help get students to and from school as the county struggles with a bus driver shortage due to COVID-19. (Amanda Michelle Gomez / DCist)
Group opposes more density in Pentagon City
A group called ““RiverHouse Neighbors for Sensible Density” is arguing against an Arlington planning document that would allow more density in Pentagon City alongside Amazon’s new headquarters. (Jo DeVoe / ARLnow. Tip: Aaron )
Norton to Congress: This could have been an email
DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton has introduced federal legislation that would allow DC Council to submit its bills to Congress electronically, foregoing the old-fashioned hand delivery system for submitting legislation for required congressional review. (Martin Austermuhle / DCist)
Two DC rowhouses partially collapsed in a week
Some residents are questioning DC’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs after two different rowhouses partially collapsed in DC in one week in construction-related incidents, displacing residents. (Sam Ford / ABC7)
Virginia General Assembly session to see initiatives from resurgent Republicans
Virginia Republicans are reclaiming the House of Delegates majority they lost two years ago, as well as the executive branch. This year’s legislative session kicks off this week. (Post)
DCHA Deputy Director was once fired by New York Housing Authority
The new deputy director of the DC Housing Authority, Victor Martinez, was fired in 2015 from the housing authority in New York City for selling unused supplies for “pennies on the dollar.” DCHA officials say Martinez took the fall for the failed policies of his predecessors at his old job. (Mitch Ryals / City Paper)
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