It’s hard & important work keeping our city clean and free from rat infestations. For 25 years, Gerard Brown has been a dedicated public servant here in DC working tirelessly to keep everyone healthy and safe leading DC Health’s rodent abatement program.

Today, we honor our veterans who have served and sacrificed for us all. Thank you for your service to our nation. We must do more to support our veterans here in DC with housing, healthcare, and opportunity.

As Chairwoman of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, I am committed to ensuring our 911 call center provides fast, efficient, and accurate services for DC residents and visitors.

The best ideas always come from our neighbors! Thank you to everyone who came out for my community office hours at Aslin Coffee! I will continue to hold events in the community to ensure we're meeting people where they are & that the solutions we are advancing for our city come from our residents.

🚨 The Council just passed my emergency juvenile curfew legislation, which provides MPD with a critical preventative tool to keep our city and our kids safe.

The juvenile curfew is a preventative tool — and at the same time we must support positive programming for youth. Today, I urge the Council to pass my emergency juvenile curfew legislation.

Had such a fantastic time this week celebrating the 38th Annual 17th Street High Heel Race! In DC, we celebrate our diversity and our love. Thank you to everyone who came out!

Wishing everyone a happy and safe Halloween! 🎃👻🧙‍♀️ Reminder: Drivers please be extra cautious of trick-or-treaters, especially as it gets dark.

The vast majority of our kids are engaging in productive and safe activities. We must also make sure we have tools to prevent limited instances of disruptive behavior before it happens.

We cannot allow our most vulnerable families and residents to lose access to one of our most basic needs to survive: food. The federal government must ensure families and individuals receive SNAP benefits during the federal shutdown.

Here in DC, we welcome & uplift everyone. Today, I was honored to reveal the historic marker dedication for William Dorsey Swann – an early pioneer who fought for LGBTQ+ rights in the late 19th century. Swann was a formerly enslaved Black queer man and widely known as the first reported drag queen.

Thank you to the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church for bringing neighbors together for fun and fellowship at your fall festival this weekend!

We must ensure our city is safe, affordable, and accessible for all people. It was great meeting with neighbors at St. Mary’s Court to discuss ways we can empower our seniors and people with accessibility needs to thrive.

My team and I loved being at Mitchell Park Fall Fun Day — one of the best all-ages community events of the year! Thank you Friends of Mitchell Park for organizing such a great day! 🍂🎃😊

Little Goblins Everywhere 🥰👻🎃 Congrats Friends of Stead Park, Dupont Circle Main Streets, ANC2B, Ross Elementary and everyone involved in an amazing Halloween parade and community event!

Good luck to the record-breaking 40,000 racers in the Marine Corps Marathon tomorrow! I was proud to introduce a ceremonial resolution honoring “the People’s Marathon’s” 50th year embodying endurance, discipline & courage.

We must recognize and honor our rich LGBTQ+ history in our city. William Dorsey Swann was an early pioneer who advocated for LGBTQ+ rights in the late 19th century. I welcome you all to join me for the Swann Street marker dedication I led through the William Dorsey Swann Street Designation Act.

Important update for those who want to testify during our roundtable on the juvenile curfew next week: Government witnesses will go first so that residents, particularly young people, with obligations earlier in the day can participate.

Thank you to DC Nightlife Council for all you do to support our hospitality economy, your partnership, and for honoring me with your industry ally award! In this moment in our city, we all must lean in to support one another, our safety, our job opportunities, and our culture.

I just wrapped up my oversight roundtable on power outages and emergency response in our city. All District residents and businesses deserve reliable service and clear and consistent communication when there is an outage.

This fall, my team and I are holding hearings and will be in the community at several events across the city — here are a few of the upcoming events where we hope you will join us!

Join me this Sunday for community office hours at Mitchell Park Fall Fun Day! It’s a great time for kids and residents to enjoy pumpkin painting, costumes, and more! You can sign up to join me here: www.brookepintodc.com/events/commu...

Hearing directly from neighbors about their experiences and ideas is my favorite way to keep driving forward solutions that work for our community. Thank you to everyone who came out this morning for my community office hours at Bread & Chocolate in the West End!

🚨Important update on the juvenile curfew extension legislation: I am holding a public roundtable next Thursday October 30 at 10:30am to hear from the public about their experiences with the juvenile curfew and from MPD about how this tool has been effective in keeping our kids and communities safe.

Come join me for community office hours at Aslin Coffee on Thursday, October 30! I want to hear from you about concerns in our community and discuss solutions to continue to improve the lives of District residents. Sign up to join me here: www.brookepintodc.com/events/commu...

Happy Diwali! May everyone's home and life be filled with joy, peace, and light throughout the festival of lights.

We must do more to ensure domestic violence survivors have access to vital resources that protect, support, and empower them. While domestic violence is a crisis nationwide, the rates here in DC are even higher.

Loved being on the canal with families in Georgetown! So much fun reading to some of our littlest neighbors! Thank you to everyone involved in putting on the event!

DC is home to so many dedicated and skilled teachers and this year, the Teacher of the Year Award was given to Ward 2’s own Christopher Alberts, Director of Performing Arts and music teacher at School Without Walls High School in Foggy Bottom!

Important update on DC streateries: I have been working with DDOT and DOB to clarify what businesses need to know about the new regulations. 👇

We must preserve and honor our historic Black cemeteries that hold stories of resilience, struggles, and accomplishments within our Black communities. This is why I secured funding for a much-needed stormwater project to protect two of DC’s oldest Black burial grounds in Georgetown...

Welcome to Dupont Circle, Sixty DC! So great to celebrate the grand opening of Sixty DC – a converted office building into a new energy efficient hotel with support from the DC Green Bank with a restaurant, rooftop bar, and gym!

DC residents should be able to rely on their power being on and in the case of a disaster or disruption, need clear communication channels. I am holding a public roundtable on October 23 about how power outages and emergencies are handled in the District.

As the federal government shutdown enters its third week, I want to share these local and national resources available for our federal workers and contractors: myfedbenefitshelp.com/shutdown-ass...

Join me for community office hours on October 22! I want to hear from you about your ideas and concerns and discuss ways to continue to keep our communities safe and help DC residents prosper. Sign up here to join us: www.brookepintodc.com/events/commu...

I am so grateful to our many hardworking entrepreneurs who contribute to the rich fabric of our corridors and city. Our small businesses strengthen our local economy by providing jobs for residents, generating tax revenue for our city, & providing services that local customers & visitors can enjoy.

Let me be very clear in this moment: I am committed to continuing to fight on your behalf to ensure that our local laws keep people safe and empower our residents to prosper. Our local officials and local law enforcement, who are accountable to District residents, are best positioned to do so.

In DC, we welcome and support our LGBTQ+ neighbors. During this LGBTQ+ History Month, let us celebrate the achievements of our LGBTQ+ neighbors and learn about the history like the William Dorsey Swann marker in Dupont Circle. www.washingtonblade.com/2025/09/10/w...

Thank you @washingtonian.com for recognizing me in your Most Powerful Women in Washington 2025 edition. It is an honor to be alongside many other trailblazing women whom I admire greatly. www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/30/m...

Wishing an easy and meaningful fast to our Jewish community honoring Yom Kippur.

Starting today, families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) will see an increase in child support passthrough payments from $150 to $200 per month. Thank you to @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social and @cmfrumin.bsky.social for your partnership in securing this increase.

Had such a great time celebrating at Fiesta DC this weekend to honor the rich culture and contributions of our Latino communities!

Our locally owned businesses play a critical role in supporting our local economy and providing job opportunities for residents.

DC is on top of it when it comes to keeping our residents and visitors safe. I have passed two comprehensive public safety legislative packages that have helped continue to drive down crime in the District and I am working on next steps to see more sustained safety across our city.

The Congressional Black Caucus legislative week has officially kicked off! It’s critical for lawmakers, advocates, and community leaders to come together to identify strategies to create opportunities that empower Black Americans to thrive.

We must be proactive to ensure seniors can thrive in our city. At every age, people have better health outcomes when we are socially engaged, physically active, and forging human connection.

Happy Rosh Hashanah to all our neighbors celebrating the new year! Wishing you a warm and joyous Shana Tova!

I’m back on the Hill today where Mayor Bowser, Chairman Mendelson, and Attorney General Schwalb will testify before the House Oversight Committee about our city.

Here's a breakdown of the big votes Council held today. 👇

🚨 Big news from the Council’s first fall legislative session! 🚨 ✅Passed pay increases for our local MPD officers ✅Extended MPD authorization to declare Juvenile Curfew Zones