D.C. Council Archives - Page 7 of 54 - The Washington Informer

Leslie Parsons, assistant chief of the Investigative Services Bureau at the Metropolitan Police Department, holds up a wanted poster for some of the recent crimes in the the District of Columbia. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Council Moves on Emergency Public Safety Bills

by Sam P.K. CollinsJuly 12, 2023July 12, 2023

**FILE** Former Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development John Falcicchio (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Council Unanimously Approves Independent Review of Falcicchio Investigation

by Sam P.K. CollinsJuly 12, 2023July 12, 2023

**FILE** Metropolitan Police Department vehicles (Courtesy photo)

Community, Stacy M. Brown

Emergency Public Safety Bill Expected to Pass in D.C. as Crime Rates Soar

by Stacy M. BrownJuly 11, 2023July 11, 2023

A rendering of plans for the permanent development on the Sycamore & Oak site (Courtesy of RedbrickLMD)

Letters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: New Mall

by WI Web EditorJune 21, 2023June 21, 2023

Donnetta Wilson, the mother of the late Makiyah Wilson, stands next to a cutout board figure of the child who was murdered on July 16, 2018, in the Clay Terrace community in Northeast. The D.C. Council approved a resolution that ceremoniously designates the 300 block of 53rd Street in Northeast as "Makiyah Wilson Way." (Courtesy photo)

A Street to Soon be Named in Makiyah Wilson’s Honor

by Sam P.K. CollinsJune 12, 2023July 7, 2023

Tia Bell of T.R.I.G.G.E.R. Project, a gun violence prevention organization focused on public health and youth development, conducted an assembly at SEED Public Charter School during Youth Violence Prevention Week. (Courtesy of Straight to the Point Media)

Education, Local

As D.C. Council Committee Embraces SROs, a Grassroots Organization Touts Different Approach to Gun Violence

by Sam P.K. CollinsJune 8, 2023June 8, 2023

**FILE** The D.C. Council chamber at the John A. Wilson Building in D.C. (Courtesy of dccouncil.us)

D.C. Council Approves Emergency Legislation to Lower Rent Increases

by Sam P.K. CollinsJune 7, 2023June 7, 2023

**FILE** Lewis D. Ferebee (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Education, Local

In DCPS Procurement Scandal, Black-Owned Small Businesses Weigh In

by Sam P.K. CollinsJune 7, 2023July 7, 2023

**FILE** The D.C. Council chamber at the John A. Wilson Building in D.C. (Courtesy of dccouncil.us)

D.C. Council’s Finalized Budget Full of Last-Minute Plays

by Sam P.K. CollinsMay 31, 2023June 1, 2023

Kappas Lobby D.C. Council, Mayor Bowser on Key Issues

by James Wright Jr.May 24, 2023May 24, 2023