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DC Mayor lines Pennsylvania with US flags that have 51 stars as part of push for DC statehood
The mayor of Washington D.C. enlisted the help of 51 veterans to kick off DC Statehood Week on Monday morning.
As part of the District's long-running push for statehood, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the veterans will fly United States flags with 51 stars along Pennsylvania Avenue head of the house hearing on the topic this Thursday. MORE: on.wusa9.com/2kk4CoZ
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DC Housing Authority Opens Affordable Assisted Living Facility, 6/30/14
Mayor Vincent C. Gray and the District of Columbia Housing Authority open DC's first, state-of-the-art, affordable assisted living facility. The $5 million, three-story facility - located at 2905 11th Street, NW - is a working model for similar future endeavors.
“It’s clear there is a need for additional affordable housing options in the District of Columbia and I salute DCHA for putting great care in creating this new facility that not only puts a roof over residents’ heads, but provides them with key wrap-around services that will help them to lead healthy and full lives,” said Mayor Vincent C. Gray. “This new facility will serve as a model as we continue to foster a city where all can live and thrive.”
“This innovative and creative mix of funding has allowed us to build this much-needed facility. I am pleased to have this new resource in our inventory,” said DCHA Executive Director Adrianne Todman.
Because of the lack of affordable assisted living options in the District, DCHA came up with this model that combines rental subsidies from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Medicaid reimbursements, and other revenues to provide these crucial, wrap-around services for public housing residents. Providing the level of services necessary for residents no longer able to thrive on their own was cost prohibitive until DCHA was able to work with the Department of Health Care Finance to obtain a Medicaid provider’s certificate and subsidy.
DCHA is now one of a limited number of housing authorities certified as a Medicaid provider, allowing the facility to provide 24-hour service for its low-income residents.
DCHA also partnered with Mia Senior Living, an assisted living facility operator with experience in working with affordable housing programs, to run the daily operations. The building has a staff of 13 people who provide the 15 residents with comprehensive, around-the-clock support. Several of those positions will be filled by people receiving housing assistance from DCHA, many of whom have been trained in CPR and first aid.
In addition to private apartments for each household, the 15,000 square-foot building includes a commercial kitchen, communal eating and recreation area, management office space, and laundry room. There also is leased office space for other medical or home health businesses onsite for an increased continuum of care.
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Washington DC - Sightseeing
A collection of videos of the Capitol, the Vietnam Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the WW2 Memorial, the Arlington National Cemetery, the National Museum of Natural History, the National Air and Space Museum and the Pentagon City Mall.
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$150 ticket issued for running GREEN LIGHT in Washington DC
Blue truck, left lane. Left turn on green... $150 FINE.
This Red light camera is steeling money from drivers in the District of Columbia. If you wonder how the District raised 50 million dollars last year, watch the video. The District of Columbia's Camera enforcement is a crime scamming poeple at $150 or more per ticket. Pass this on to others. Protest. Reduce your objections to Mayor Gray at 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 316, Washington, DC 20004.
What's Happening in DC this Summer
So much is happening this summer in the city! Check out what you'll find in the nation's capital when you book your summer vacation at washington.org/summer
Marijuana Grower Supply Store Opens in Washington DC
Just a few kilometers from the US Capitol, and the seat of the US government, the nation's first franchise to sell supplies specifically for marijuana growers has opened another store. The opening of weGrow Washington DC coincides with the city's first steps to implement a law legalizing marijuana use to treat certain medical conditions. VOA's Jeff Swicord reports that medical marijuana has set off a battle between the 16 states that have passed such laws and federal law enforcement officials.
Newseum - Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States
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- At the Newseum, we only had two floors left and a thirty minute window for time
- On the way back she got a good view of the front of the Newseum and its facade of the First Amendment carved in stone
- Freedom of Speech is the cornerstone of our press and one can learn all about it at the Newseum
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- First Amendment on the front of the Newseum by Cestlavie from a blog titled Washington DC & LVC Orientation
- View from the top of the Newseum by Cestlavie from a blog titled Washington DC & LVC Orientation
- Capitol Building from Newseum by Bucksmom from a blog titled Getting serious about museums and speakers
- Chicago grads at the Newseum by Bucksmom from a blog titled Celebrating our Freedom of Speech...and Busking
- Out on the Newseum balcony by Cestlavie from a blog titled Washington DC & LVC Orientation
- Newseum 6th floor by Hms_travel from a blog titled Newseum
- Front of Newseum by Bucksmom from a blog titled Art and Nanotechnology
- Roof of Newseum by Hms_travel from a blog titled White House and Newseum
- Newseum by Nietsreuef from a blog titled Washington DC
Washington DC Subway Tunnel Engulfed With Thick Gray Fog
Washington DC Subway Tunnel Engulfed With Thick Gray Fog
A woman died and two others were critically injured after thick smoke filled a subway tunnel in the United States capital on Monday during the evening rush, officials say.
A spokeswoman for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority confirmed the incident, which caused rush-hour mayhem in the nation's second-busiest mass transit system after New York.
The Washington Post reported several people were taken to hospital, including two with critical injuries.
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Washington D.C. some of the highlights
Starting at the Baltimore aquarium and then going onto a scenic trip of the Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, WWII Memorial and a view of the Washington Monument from a distance.
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WASHINGTON DC MARIJUANA (District of Columbia city council votes to decriminalize pot)
The District of Columbia's city council voted on Tuesday (February 4) to decriminalize marijuana in a move that would make smoking a joint in the U.S. capital a violation comparable to a parking ticket. The proposal would eliminate criminal penalties for marijuana possession. The proposed $25 fine for having less than an ounce of pot is smaller than most city parking tickets. People smoking in public would be fined $100, and minors would have a letter sent to their parents. The bill passed 11-1 in the first of two council votes. The second vote could take place as soon as February 18, or at the next scheduled hearing on March 4, a spokesman for Councilmember Tommy Wells said.
To become law, the bill must also be approved by Democratic Mayor Vincent Gray, who has voiced support for the measure. Supporters have portrayed decriminalization in Washington as a way to cut law enforcement costs and increase fairness. A study by the American Civil Liberties Union has shown that eight times more black people are arrested for pot possession in the nation's capital than people of other races.
We've had a long period of social and racial injustice related to the war on drugs, especially when it comes to marijuana. Ninety-one percent of the arrests in D.C. related to small amounts of marijuana are African Americans. And you can't tell me with six universities, not to stereotype, that the only people smoking pot are African American youth, City Councilmember Tommy Wells, who sponsored the bill, said.
Possession of marijuana in Washington is now a misdemeanor carrying up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, except for the handful of patients who use medical marijuana. The starting price for medical marijuana in the District is about $300 an ounce. If the proposed measure gets final approval, Washington would join 15 U.S. states and a handful of cities that have removed the threat of arrest for possession of small amounts of marijuana Spencera Simpkins said she was humiliated when she was arrested for possession of marijuana. The undercovers just jumped out and just told me to get up against the car and when they searched me, and upon searching me, they found a marijuana J. And then I was arrested and I was taken to First District, where I was processed, Simpkins said in an interview outside the hearing room.
Stuart Anderson, who heads an organization called Family and Friends of Incarcerated people, gathered with other activists outside the D.C. government building before the vote. He said the real problem with being arrested for possession of small amounts of marijuana is that it can easily change the course of a young person's life.
The average kid is going to have a joint. Two or three of them are going to get together and buy a bag, a five dollar bag. And if the police run down on them, they're going to lock those kids up, they're going to get a record, that's their first possession. They're going to lock them up again, that's their second possession, and then their third possession, depending on their age, they're going to some juvenile facility or they're going to jail, Anderson said.
While applauding the council vote, Adam Eidinger, of the D.C. Cannibis Campaign, said it doesn't go far enough. This is long overdue. It's a shame it's 2014 and we're finally getting decrim. We need legalization. That's what we need, Eidinger said. Marijuana is illegal under federal law, but 20 U.S. states and the District of Columbia allow medical marijuana use. Colorado and Washington state have legalized recreational use. President Barack Obama said in a New Yorker magazine interview last month that smoking marijuana was a bad habit, but thought penalties fell disproportionately on minorities. States legalizing pot should go ahead with their plans, he said.
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