Quite the response from Chief Smith to a Post reporter's question about an officer incorrectly checking the "no" box on a public incident report for shots fired: www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Employers in D.C. are stealing millions from their employees paychecks. The issue spans several industries—from restaurants and bars to construction sites—and largely impacts hourly workers, many of whom are Black and Latine. Read @wcp.bsky.social Suzie Amanuel's latest:

MPD Chief Smith objects to the reporting that an MPD officer "covered up" a shooting by a federal agent. Whether Officer Sterling was instructed to omit that detail by a supervisor or a line officer, the fact remains that he withheld it. Another way to say that might be that he covered it up.

Here's the final installment of Postcards of Home, staff photographer @darrow-m.bsky.social’s trip through his early archives. Take a look back: buff.ly/Qj2pbbr

A federal agent fired three times at an unarmed driver during a traffic stop in D.C. MPD officers left it out of their report. “He thought they were trying to kill him,” his attorney says. Full story:

A Homeland Security Investigations agent shot at an unarmed Black man during a traffic stop on Oct. 17. But a @dcpolicedept.bsky.social officer omitted any mention of the shooting from his reports, apparently under instruction from a "team leader." washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7732...

Debut column about overlooked historic sites in and around DC. Let me know what you think, and do share ideas for future sites! Thanks to @mitchryals.bsky.social for the sharp edits and the COUNTLESS people across DC who helped me tell this amazing story.

@dcpolicedept.bsky.social Officer Trevon King is charged with DWI, driving on a suspended license and sexual battery. He recently testified as a character witness on behalf of fellow officer who the department is trying to fire. washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7698...

MPD Chief Pam Smith filed a declaration to support the suit, writing: "In my nearly three decades in law enforcement, I have never seen a single government action that would cause a greater threat to law and order than this dangerous directive." www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

@dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration today challenging the federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department. Read the complaint here: oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...

AG Pam Bondi has ordered @mayorbowser.bsky.social to replace MPD chief with an "emergency police commissioner." She's also rescinding or suspending policies that prohibit officers from helping w/ immigration enforcement. This is a nightmare scenario for Mayor Bowser and greater DC autonomy.

As the president takes over the DC police department and sends federal immigration agents onto the streets, @mayorbowser.bsky.social jets off to Martha's Vineyard.

Read Amanuel's award-winning investigations here: washingtoncitypaper.com/article/6625...

Read Askia's award-winning columns here: washingtoncitypaper.com/article/6601...

Brimming with pride after @wcp.bsky.social took home some hardware at this year's Association of Alternative Newsmedia awards! Our Inside Voices columns written by Askia Afrika-Ber won the Billy Manes Award (best column). And Suzie Amanuel won the David Carr Award (best investigative reporting).

A bill that guts several rights for DC tenants moved out of committee today and could come before the full Council Monday. Without a councilmember, Ward 8 residents are left without a voice. @wcp.bsky.social contributor Suzie Amanuel explains the impact: washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7675...

We now have some answers about former Councilmember Jack Evans' new six-figure job with the Dept of Housing and Community Development, but many still remain: Why doesn't his job title match the one provided by DCHR? Why is another employee typing his reports? And what, exactly, is he doing all day?

The "at last" part feels like a direct attack on the editor of this piece... But it's a great story about a once successful gov contractor who insists people call him "doctor" despite only having a master's degree, and may or may not have tried to bribe a gov official with a bag full of cash

Thousands of D.C. residents are getting hit with outrageously inflated utility bills, often without even realizing they’ve been switched to third-party energy suppliers. Now the AG is warning consumers to beware of the scam.

Less than three hours left to cast your votes in @wcp.bsky.social's annual Best of DC!

The latest investigation from @wcp.bsky.social into the DC police dept's use of gunshot detection system ShotSpotter found lax gov oversight and more sensors installed in Wards 7 and 8 than anywhere else in the District.

Nearly 6 years since I started down a rabbit hole to find out who was Dan of Dan’s Cafe, my magnum opus (abridged) has now been published: washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7659...

Dan’s Cafe isn’t named for its owner, but Clinnie “Dickie” Dickens ran the dive for 60 years before passing in February. @barredindc.bsky.social‬ chronicles the history of one of D.C.’s most storied bars.

News: D.C. officials say that a new youth curfew will be in effect at The Wharf this weekend. No one under the age of 18 will be allowed at The Wharf without an adult from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m., through Tuesday. This is in response to recent incidents of large youth disturbances.

UDC's former chief of police raised several concerns about misconduct and corruption w/in the tiny campus department, including time theft. When he tried to report the allegations to outside investigators, he was fired without much explanation. Full story here:

This is a fun little game. I'm trying to get the number of calls for police service for a few specific addresses in D.C. @dcpolicedept.bsky.social told me to ask the Office of Unified Communications. OUC told me to ask MPD ...

Calling all local DC journalists! Do you want to: 🟡 Meet other local journalists? 🟡 Learn how to get your accountability reporting funded? 🟡 Eat pizza and grab a drink? Then come join us this Thursday, May 15 at Sonny’s Pizza on Georgia Ave from 6-8pm!

CASE UPDATE: The judge has DENIED a motion to dismiss our housing lawsuit for W Street SE in Ward 8. Razjooyan and his associates force tenants to live in appalling conditions while fraudulently collecting thousands from DC voucher programs. We will keep fighting to hold them accountable in court.

A tenant at a luxury Navy Yard building was inadvertently added to an email thread where a Conservice manager admitted to overbilling residents for utilities. Here’s what we know.

If you're feeling flush and appreciative of your favorite D.C. alt-weekly, maybe throw us a few bones

It looks like the House of Representatives is done for the week, and will be out of D.C. until Apr. 28. No action was taken to address the $1.1 billion hole that it blew in the city's local budget, raising the potential that cuts to programs and staff will start being made.

At least 20 @dcpolicedept.bsky.social cops are facing termination following a large-scale investigation into PPP loan fraud. One of the officers the department wants to fire, Anthony Smith, already has a pending termination case. washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7618...

#BreakingNews (Update) DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office said today no one from the DC government will attend today’s federal Safe & Beautiful Task Force meeting. She instead is sending a letter proposing how DC can work w/ the federal group. Her office declined further comment.

A military parade is planned for D.C. in June, @trsdc.bsky.social reports

A news tidbit: DC's DPW is now without a director, after Timothy Spriggs retired a few weeks ago. I wonder if he ever moved into DC... washingtoncitypaper.com/article/5849... His interim replacement is Anthony Crispino...who also led DC's troubled crime lab as interim director from 2021-2023.

A private lender based in North Carolina provided millions in loans to DC slumlord Sam Razjooyan even after the company had been warned that he may have doctored a loan application. t.co/1JdNj521kJ

DC Council, under a threat to its power from Trump, is now itself trying to shut out the public — both citizens and reporters— by legalizing wide array of secret meeting of the council or the mayor and council. — i.e. public business in private. lims.dccouncil.gov/downloads/LI...

Trump’s nominee for US Attorney for DC, Ed Martin, made his first public appearance on Tuesday. The crowd at the Anacostia Coordinating Council was not impressed. washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7610...

Trump's U.S. attorney for D.C., Ed Martin, wants to hide info about which cops have such severe credibility issues that prosecutors won't call them as witnesses. So it would be a shame, just a damn shame, if the Lewis list were to become public somehow... www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

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The newest DC government employee is a familiar face. Former Ward 2 councilmember Jack Evans is back on the city’s payroll as a project manager for DHCD:

A @dcpolicedept.bsky.social lieutenant resigned and four officers are suspended amid an investigation into time theft in the 5th District. The officers are accused of altering their own timesheets in order to increase their overtime hours.

The 2025 Spring Arts Guide is here! Find out where you can drink from neck of a severed head with Jared Strange's piece on new and original local theater that's pushing boundaries and helping make sense of the world:

@wcp.bsky.social is hiring a new Loose Lips reporter!

[email protected]'s Answers Issue is here! Click to find out why development in Ivy City fizzled, when Ted Leonsis will make good on his promise to give every DC student a bball, and what the zoo does with panda poop: washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7590...

Former Deputy Director of the D.C. Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement Dana McDaniel has been indicted for accepting at least $10k in bribes in exchange for awarding violence interruption contracts . here is the indictment: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Union contract negotiations between @washingtonian.bsky.social's unionized staff and owner Cathy Merrill are stretching into a fourth year. Union members say fair pay is the biggest hurdle; the median salary among women is about $30k less than the median for men. More details here:

New: Bowser's selling her housing bill as a way to help struggling landlords. So why does it also take a hatchet to tenants' rights? The legislation would exempt many newer bldgs/affordable bldgs from TOPA, robbing tenants of the right to try and buy them: washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7582...