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Mendelson Brings Revised Criminal Code Act Back to D.C. Council Council Chairman Acknowledges Failure to Communicate with District Residents By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer
5 On Monday, Mendelson sent a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris (D) announcing his withdrawal of the RCCA from the congressional review process.
A swell of bipartisan support for a congressional resolution that strikes down the Revised Criminal Code Act (RCCA) has, in part, compelled D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) to bring the law back to the D.C. Council for further review. On Monday, Mendelson sent a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris (D) announcing his withdrawal of the RCCA from the congressional review
Study: D.C. Area White Neighborhoods Receive More Capital than Black Ones
process. In the letter, he told Harris that because the Senate had not yet voted on the legislation, he was able to make this move, per the Home Rule Act. Last week, President Joe Biden (D) told Senate Democrats that he wouldn't veto the disapproval resolution should it make it to his desk. His subsequent tweet, in which he cited concerns about the D.C. Council's override of D.C. Mayor Muriel
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Advocates Eye Ward 3 for Expansion of Affordable Housing By Sam P.K. Collins WI Staff Writer
By James Wright WI Staff Writer A prestigious District-based think tank released a report stating that in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, white neighborhoods receive more capital flow than Black residential areas and leaders in academia, business and the nonprofit sectors believe they understand why and what are the c solutions. The Urban Institute in Northwest published a study “The Promise and Pitfalls of the Washington, DC Region’s Strong Capital Flows,” researched and written by a team of staffers including lead Brett Theodos, a senior fellow and director of the Community Economic Development Hub. The study’s conclusions of white neighborhoods getting more capital flow than areas of color doesn’t come as a surprise to
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5Amid ongoing discussions about increasing the District’s affordable housing stock, D.C. resident counts among the chorus of voices in favor of expanding affordable housing to the affluent communities located west of Rock Creek Park. (Courtesy Photo)
Ward 3 resident Kevin Bryan has come to appreciate the benefits of living in Cathedral Heights, a relatively secluded community in Ward 3 that’s not only known for its proximity to the National Cathedral, but a bevy of grocery stores and amenities within walking distance of residents’ homes. More than a decade ago, Bryan moved to Ward 3 when he entered a lease for an apartment on Connecticut Avenue, not too far from where he worked as a policy consultant in Dupont Circle. Long before a friend helped him secure that apartment at a price below market rate, Bryan, an alumnus of Howard University, lived in the Shaw neighborhood and later Fairfax Village in Southeast. Bryan said that hookup paved the way for the purchase of a condo that he currently shares with his wife. That’s why, amid ongoing discussions about increasing the District’s
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