Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen recently announced the appointment of his inaugural Council staff. Allen took office on Jan. 2 and will serve on the Committees on Education, Transportation and the Environment, and Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs. Serving as Chief of Staff will be Laura Marks, who was Chair of Allen’s Council campaign. […]
OPED: Decriminalization Nation?
Four decades ago, Richard Nixon waged the modern war on drugs that still severely impacts Americans today, especially in our quaint neighborhood of Southwest DC. According to a study published in July 2013 by the Washington Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, there were roughly 950 drug arrests […]
MAYORAL DEBATE COMES TO WATERFRONT
On Saturday, February 22, the democratic candidates for mayor assembled at Arena Stage for a two-hour debate moderated by Shannon Vaughn, the Editor-in-Chief of this very paper. Candidates Muriel Bowser, Vincent Orange, Andy Shallal, and Tommy Wells were in attendance, while Mayor Vincent Gray and Jack Evans were notably absent. […]