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May 12, 2021 at 1:55 PM

Coronavirus Update: Full Reopening Set for June 11th

May 12, 2021 Coronavirus Update: Full Reopening Set for June 11th Dear Neighbors, Mayor Bowser has announced that the District is heading toward fully reopening, with all capacity restrictions for businesses, places of worship, entertainment venues, and government facilities to be lifte…

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May 1, 2021 at 12:04 AM

Coronavirus Update: Ward 3's Walk-Up Vaccination Site

April 30, 2021 Coronavirus Update: Ward 3's Walk-Up Vaccination Site Dear Neighbors, Tomorrow, May 1st, the District is launching eleven free walk-up vaccination clinics across the District. Ward 3's walk-up vaccination site is the former Walgreens located at 4225 Connecticut Ave in the…

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April 21, 2021 at 11:29 PM

Coronavirus Update: Vaccines for Homebound Residents, DMV Updates, & More

April 21, 2021 Coronavirus Update: Vaccines for Homebound Residents, DMV Updates, & More Dear Neighbors, To date, over 212,000 District residents (including 60% of Ward 3 seniors) are fully or partially vaccinated. And to build off of this progress, DC Health is launching an at-home…

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April 9, 2021 at 2:19 PM

Coronavirus Update: Vaccine Eligibility Opening to All on Monday

April 9, 2021 Coronavirus Update: Vaccine Eligibility Opening to All on Monday Dear Neighbors, On Monday, April 12th the District will open vaccination eligibility to all District residents aged 16 and older, which is Phase 2 of DC Health's vaccination program. While it had been origina…

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March 24, 2021 at 11:07 PM

Coronavirus Update: A Note on Education

March 24, 2021 Coronavirus Update: A Note on Education Dear Parents and Neighbors, There is no question that in-person, classroom teaching offers the best education for students and that the past year of remote learning, despite our teachers' best efforts, has been emotionally, socially…

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March 18, 2021 at 11:40 PM

Coronavirus Update: Pre-Registration Now Open to Everyone

March 18, 2021 Coronavirus Update: Pre-Registration Now Open to Everyone Dear Neighbors, Pre-registraion is now open to all District residents, not just for those who are currently eligible for the vaccine. Current eligibility remains limited to seniors, certain workers, those with qual…

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February 9, 2021 at 2:16 AM

Ward 3 Update: Getting Back to Business

February 8, 20218 Ward 3 Update: Getting Back to Business Dear Neighbors, In the past month, we have experienced an insurrection, inauguration, a challenging vaccine rollout, the region's first significant winter storm, and the first day of in-person learning for thousands of local stu…

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January 27, 2021 at 6:56 PM

Coronavirus Update: Vaccinating Seniors, Teachers, & Childcare Staff

January 27, 2021 Coronavirus Update: Seniors, Teachers, & Childcare Staff Dear Neighbors, In just a week's time, many changes have been made to the District's vaccine distribution plan. While I was told that there would be a one-time, special vaccination opportunity for residents in…

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January 19, 2021 at 11:53 PM

Ward 3 Update: Additional Inauguration Day Safety Measures

January 19, 2021 Ward 3 Update: Additional Inauguration Day Safety Measures Dear Neighbors, This update will provide new Inauguration Day safety announcements as well as re-share some of the resources from last week's Inauguration Preparedness newsletter. But first, I would like to offe…

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January 16, 2021 at 3:20 AM

Coronavirus Update: Today's Vaccination Alert

January 15, 2021 Coronavirus Update: Today's Vaccination Alert Dear Neighbors, Many residents have written to me about an "alert" they received from the Department of Health that, on Saturday, a new vaccine registration opportunity would become available exclusively to those residents l…

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January 15, 2021 at 7:10 PM

Ward 3 Update: Inauguration Preparedness

January 15, 2021 Ward 3 Update: Inauguration Preparedness Dear Neighbors, There are multiple federal and local agencies coordinating the safety procedures and planning process for the upcoming Inauguration on the 20th. Past Inaugurations have required heightened security and restriction…

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January 12, 2021 at 6:02 PM

Coronavirus Update: Yesterday's Senior Registration Rollout

January 12, 2021 Coronavirus Update: A Note On the Senior Registration Rollout Dear Neighbors, DC Health expanded vaccine registration access for District residents aged 65 years and older yesterday, and the rollout came with a significant number of frustrations and challenges for senio…

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January 8, 2021 at 10:08 PM

Coronavirus Update: Vaccine Registration to Expand Next Week

January 8, 2021 Coronavirus Update: Vaccine Registration to Expand Next Week Dear Neighbors, As noted in yesterday's newsletter, the work of local Washington must continue. And a central focus for the District in the upcoming weeks will be the distribution of coronavirus vaccines. Early…

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January 8, 2021 at 3:07 AM

Ward 3 Update: Democracy Continues in the face of Violent Insurgency

January 7, 2021 Ward 3 Update: Dear Neighbors, Yesterday, our country experienced an attempted coup orchestrated by the President of the United States. Not only was the disparate response to yesterday's rioters verses last year's peaceful Black Lives Matter protesters on full display, …

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January 5, 2021 at 12:28 AM

Ward 3 Update: A Special Note on Upcoming Demonstrations

January 4, 2021 Ward 3 Update: A Special Note on Upcoming Demonstrations Dear Neighbors, Today, the Council received a two and a half hour briefing from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and the District of Columbia Homeland Security & Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) in a…

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December 24, 2020 at 3:01 PM

Wishing You A Joyous Holiday Season!

Dear Neighbors, 2020 has been a year of many challenges, losses, and deep heartache, but it has also been a year of incredible progress. This year saw the triumph of a new presidential administration, a nation-wide focus on racial justice and equity, and a groundswell of community support for…

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December 23, 2020 at 4:59 PM

Coronavirus Update: Vaccines, Holiday Pause, & DCPS

December 23, 2020 Coronavirus Update: Vaccines, Holiday Pause, & DCPS Dear Neighbors, Last week, two of the District's most prominent front line workers, DC Health Director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt and Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly, were vaccinated against COVID-19 at a broadcast ev…

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December 5, 2020 at 12:14 AM

Coronavirus Update: DC's Vaccine Distribution Plan

December 4, 2020 Coronavirus Update: The District's Vaccine Distribution Plan Dear Neighbors, This past week has seen some major developments in local vaccine distribution planning, and this letter will focus on what we know about the District's Vaccination Plan. Initial vaccine doses w…

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November 23, 2020 at 9:29 PM

Coronavirus Update: DCPS Letter, ZooLights Express, and Slow Streets Survey

November 23, 2020 Coronavirus Update: DCPS, ZooLights Express, & Slow Streets Dear Neighbors, Earlier this month, I sent a six page letter to the DC Public Schools Chancellor outlining a number of outstanding questions and concerns I had on DCPS's reopening plan. The items and recom…

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October 23, 2020 at 11:40 PM

Coronavirus Update: Contact Tracing App, New Climate Bill, & Voter Resources

October 23, 2020 Coronavirus Update: Contact Tracing App, New Climate Bill, & Voter Resources Dear Neighbors, This week the District gained a new and valuable tool the effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus: a COVID-19 exposure notification app for iPhone or Android users know…

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October 8, 2020 at 5:19 PM

Coronavirus Update: Schools, Ballot Boxes, & Eviction Protection

October 8, 2020 Coronavirus Update: Schools, Ballot Boxes, & Eviction Protection Dear Neighbors, This week the Mayor, Chancellor, and DC Health announced that elementary school students (prekindergarten - 5th grade) will transition to one of three learning models for Term 2 of the …

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September 28, 2020 at 5:05 PM

Coronavirus Update: Let's Focus on Food

September 28, 2020 Coronavirus Update: Let's Focus on Food Dear Neighbors, The Council of Governments, or COG, is a nonprofit organization that brings together elected officials and subject matter experts across the Washington Metropolitan Area in the effort to share ideas, coordinate,…

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September 18, 2020 at 9:50 PM

Coronavirus Update: Pandemic Planning & Looking Ahead

September 18, 2020 Coronavirus Update: Pandemic Planning & Looking Ahead Dear Neighbors, The Council is poised to consider a number of police-related reform bills this fall, and much of that work will build upon what has already begun through emergency legislation and the Council's…

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August 21, 2020 at 6:56 PM

Coronavirus Update: School Readiness, Voting, and the March on Washington

August 21, 2020 Coronavirus Update: School Readiness, Voting, and the March on Washington Dear Neighbors, This week, I met (virtually) with each of the principals from our Ward 3 schools. Even though I couldn't physically tour the buildings as I have in years past, it was important t…

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August 13, 2020 at 5:09 PM

Coronavirus Update: New Slow Streets, COVID-19 Transmission, & DC Statehood

August 13, 2020 Coronavirus Update: Slow Streets, Transmission, & Statehood Dear Neighbors, State health departments are using contact tracing data to determine the primary source of coronavirus infection and spread. In the District of Columbia, the Department of Health (DC Health…

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August 7, 2020 at 4:42 PM

Coronavirus Update: Persistent Issues, DCFACES, & Rock Creek

August 7, 2020 Coronavirus Update: Persistent Issues, DCFACES, & Rock Creek Dear Neighbors, On August 1st, the Council entered into the summer recess period. This is a time where committees conduct much of the research and legislative drafting for new bills to be introduced in the …

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August 1, 2020 at 12:25 AM

Short Update on School Reopening

July 31, 2020 Short Update on School Reopening Dear Neighbors, Public schools will be all-virtual for the first term of the fall 2020-2021 school year. The first term runs from Monday, August 31st through Friday, November 6th, at which point the Mayor, DC Health, and DC Public Schools …

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July 30, 2020 at 12:55 AM

Coronavirus Update: New Middle School, the Fall Election, & COVID News

July 29, 2020 Coronavirus Update: New Middle School, the Fall Election, & COVID-19 News Dear Neighbors, This is a busy and important week in the District. Yesterday, the Council held its final vote on the Budget Support Act. And now members, myself included, are holding our final h…

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July 23, 2020 at 12:55 AM

Coronavirus Update: Mask Mandate, 2nd Budget Vote, & Vision Zero

July 22, 2020 Coronavirus Update: Mask Mandate, Budget Vote, & Vision Zero Dear Neighbors, Yesterday's legislative meeting was remarkable. The Council was able to advance important legislation, including the much-anticipated Vision Zero bill (details below), but our scheduled final…

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July 16, 2020 at 7:01 PM

Coronavirus Update: Fall School Instruction

July 16, 2020 Coronavirus Update: Fall School Instruction Dear Neighbors, One of the most common questions that I'm asked is what fall instruction will look like for DC Public School (DCPS) students during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. And, following an announcement by Mayor Bowser…

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July 8, 2020 at 8:58 PM

Ward 3 Update: 1st Budget Vote & Coronavirus Resources

July 8, 2020 Ward 3 Update: 1st Budget Vote & Coronavirus Resources Dear Neighbors, Yesterday the Council held the first of two votes on the District's Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) budget. As mentioned previously, this has been a particularly challenging budget year as the coronavirus' …

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July 4, 2020 at 3:27 PM

Celebrate the 4th of July with the Virtual Palisades Parade!

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July 1, 2020 at 7:05 PM

Coronavirus Update: the Budget, 4th of July, & Summer Bridge

July 1, 2020 Coronavirus Update: the Budget, 4th of July, & Summer Bridge Dear Neighbors, On Monday the full Council engaged in a virtual budget work session to discuss our individual committee budgets, concerns, and ideas for further improvements to the District's Fiscal Year 2021…

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June 26, 2020 at 7:35 PM

Ward 3 Update: Committee Budgets Advance

June 26, 2020 Ward 3 Update: Committee Budgets Advance Dear Neighbors, Committee markups concluded this week, and the Council's budget work session will be held on Monday, June 29th. For those who unfamiliar with the District's budgetary process, it begins when the Mayor releases her d…

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June 24, 2020 at 2:53 AM

Coronavirus Update: 10,000+ Cases & Phase II

June 23, 2020 Coronavirus Update: 10,000+ COVID-19 Cases & Phase II Dear Neighbors, Just as the District entered Phase II, we hit and then surpassed 10,000 positive coronavirus cases in our community. To date, 537 residents have died from this virus. Around the country, we have wit…

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June 18, 2020 at 10:39 PM

Coronavirus Update: Phase II Guidelines, Vigil, & Elections

June 18, 2020 Coronavirus Update: Phase II Guidelines, Vigil, & Elections Dear Neighbors, Tomorrow is Juneteenth, and while there are civil rights demonstrations and protest events scheduled across the District, I wanted to highlight an upcoming event in Ward 3. The DC History and …

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June 16, 2020 at 1:13 AM

Coronavirus Update: Phase II, Licensing, & Summer Meals

June 15, 2020 Coronavirus Update: Phase II, Licensing, & Summer Meals Dear Neighbors, At the start of the month, it was reported that the District could enter Phase II of the reopening plan as early as this Friday, June 19th. And today Mayor Bowser confirmed that later this week sh…

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June 12, 2020 at 12:28 AM

Coronavirus Update: Emergency Legislation, Heat Resources, & Contact Tracing

June 11, 2020 Coronavirus Update: Emergency Legislation, Heat Resources, & Contact Tracing Dear Neighbors, On Monday I provided a summary of the major provisions of emergency legislation before the Council on policing reforms. Since then, the legislation has passed, with some addit…

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June 8, 2020 at 10:19 PM

Ward 3 Update: Policing Reform & Coronavirus Resources

June 8, 2020 Ward 3 Update: Policing Reform & Coronavirus Resources Dear Neighbors, Tomorrow, the Council will consider emergency legislation to make immediate changes to policing practices in the District. The most expansive of the bills before the Council is the Comprehensive Pol…

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June 3, 2020 at 11:36 PM

Ward 3 Update: Protests, Policing, & Black Lives Matter

June 3, 2020 Ward 3 Update: Protests, Policing, & Black Lives Matter Dear Neighbors, Black Lives Matter. A man, begging for his life, was murdered by the Minneapolis police who were sworn to serve and protect him. The circumstances of George Floyd's death have called our nation to …

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June 2, 2020 at 9:52 PM

Ward 3 Update: An Important Note on Voting & Curfew

June 2, 2020 Ward 3 Update: An Important Note on Voting & Curfew Dear Neighbors, I hope you have been safe and well. Circumstances in the District are shifting rapidly, and I wanted to share a quick note on your voting rights and access to the polls under this evening's curfew. The…

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May 29, 2020 at 11:09 PM

Coronavirus Update: Libraries, Restaurants, & ReOpening

May 29, 2020 Coronavirus Update: Libraries, Restaurants, & ReOpening Dear Neighbors, Today marks the first day of the District's Phase 1 reopening plan, and I will use this update to share what much of Phase 1 will look like for residents/businesses and to share significant announc…

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May 27, 2020 at 11:58 PM

Coronavirus Update: ReOpen DC Phase 1 to Begin May 29th

May 27, 2020 Coronavirus Update: Phase 1 to Begin May 29th Dear Neighbors, Mayor Bowser has announced the lifting of the District's stay-at-home order and the beginning of Phase 1 of the District's reopening plan effective Friday, May 29th. Notably, non-essential businesses will be per…

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May 21, 2020 at 10:20 PM

Coronavirus Update: ReOpen DC Report

May 21, 2020 Coronavirus Update: ReOpen DC Report Dear Neighbors, The ReOpen DC Advisory Group's ReOpen DC Report was released today with broad guidelines on the phased reopening of the District. Lead by Co-Chairs Ambassador Susan Rice and Secretary Michael Churtoff, this document is t…

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May 18, 2020 at 11:15 PM

Coronavirus Update: FY21 Budget Released

May 18, 2020 Coronavirus Update: FY21 Budget Released Dear Neighbors, Today Mayor Bowser released her Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Proposed Budget to the Council and the public. Upon a cursory glance, this seems to be a sensible and well crafted budget. The District will continue its commitme…

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May 14, 2020 at 11:55 PM

Coronavirus Update: Emergency Extension & ReOpen DC Metrics

May 14, 2020 Coronavirus Update: Emergency Extension & ReOpen DC Metrics Dear Neighbors, Mayor Bowser has extended the District's the public health emergency and stay-at-home order through Monday, Jun 8th. While this will maintain the social distancing mandate and closure of non-es…

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May 12, 2020 at 6:36 PM

Coronavirus Update: The Budget During COVID-19

May 12, 2020 Coronavirus Update: The Budget During COVID-19 Dear Neighbors, The release of the Mayor's draft Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Budget has been postponed by a week and will now be released to the Council and the public on Monday, May 18th. This delay will result in the reschedulin…

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May 5, 2020 at 8:15 PM

Coronavirus Update: New Emergency Legislation

May 5, 2020 Coronavirus Update: New Emergency Legislation Dear Neighbors, Today the Council unanimously adopted a fourth piece of emergency legislation in response to issues that have arisen during the coronavirus public health emergency. The main provisions from the legislation are li…

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May 1, 2020 at 11:36 PM

Coronavirus Update: Donations for The Brooks, Small Business Loans, & Animal Resources

May 1, 2020 Coronavirus Update: Donations for The Brooks, Small Business Loans, & Animal Resources Dear Neighbors, This has been a troubling week in the District's efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus. Not only have we experienced a new peak in the number of lives lost to coro…

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April 29, 2020 at 10:54 PM

Coronavirus Update: Small Business Grants, Testing Access, & The Brooks

April 29, 2020 Coronavirus Update: Dear Neighbors, Today I'm very pleased to share a number of positive developments with the community. This morning, it was announced that an additional $8 million in funding was identified for the local small business grant program. This is a signifi…

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