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Build Green, Save Green : Building Green Professionals Summit Series

by Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs August Seminar: Build Green, Save Green DCRA Green Building Division is proud to be partnering with the Small Business Resource Center to host the Green Building Professional Seminar Series. Our August topic is Build Green, Save Green and will focus on restaurants and facilities with full-service kitchens. Restaurants […]

Mayor Bowser Announces First Affordable Housing Projects Supported by Oramenta Newsome Predevelopment Loan Program

Tuesday, August 6, 2019 Loan program named for housing advocate supports projects to build and preserve affordable housing (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has closed initial loans for two affordable housing projects in Ward 1 funded by the Oramenta Newsome Predevelopment Loan Program. […]

AG Racine Recovers $10K+ In Unpaid Wages For District Food Service Workers

August 6, 2019 Turning Natural, Inc. to Pay Back Wages to 22 Employees in Settlement Over Minimum Wage, Overtime, and Sick Leave Violations WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Turning Natural, Inc.—a local chain of juice bars—will pay more than $10,000 in unpaid wages to 22 employees as part of a settlement […]

Today @UPOinDC

DC DCRA‏ @dcra 19h19 hours ago Today @UPOinDC @betterDCregion & @Citi launched its #ADUDC Initiative. The conversation on affordable housing in the District is expanding & our agency is involved in the regulation. Director Chrappah gave strategic tips on the permitting process & doing #biz with the agency.…pic.twitter.com/LURnUJTHTB 9:39 AM – 6 Aug 2019

Mayor Bowser Relaunches #ObviouslyDC

Monday, August 5, 2019 Website Offers One-Stop Shop for Valuable Information and Resources on Doing Business in Washington, DC (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) relaunched #ObviouslyDC to provide companies of all scales with valuable information and resources on starting and growing […]

AG Racine Leads Multistate Coalition Challenging Trump\’s Move To Gut Protections For Asylum Seekers Fleeing Persecution

August 2, 2019 21 Attorneys General Argue Changes to Asylum Standards Violate Federal Law and Judicial Precedent WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a group of 21 State Attorneys General to challenge the Trump administration’s proposed changes to asylum standards. If implemented, these changes would allow the Executive branch to arbitrarily deny asylum […]

DDOT Launches 12-Week Research Pilot to Analyze Pick-Up and Drop-Off Demand at Nine Locations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2019 Media Contact Lauren Stephens –  (202) 465-6112, [email protected] (Washington, DC) — Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) begins a 12-week research pilot analyzing commercial operator pick-up and drop-off (PUDO) activity, which often leads to double parking and other dangerous behavior, in nine locations across the District. The pilot is being conducted …

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AG Racine Sues Precision Contracting Solutions Over Shoddy and Destructive Home Construction Work

July 31, 2019 OAG Alleges Company Failed to Provide Promised Home Improvement Services to Dozens of District Consumers and Routinely Violated Construction Code WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today filed a lawsuit against a local home contracting company and its father-son management team—Precision Contracting Solutions, LP and Derrick and Stephen Sieber—for deceiving consumers about […]

Mayor Bowser Activates Heat Emergency Plan

Tuesday, July 30, 2019 (Washington, DC) – According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the current temperature in Washington, DC is 89 degrees with a heat index of 95 degrees. Because of the heat, Mayor Bowser has activated the District’s Heat Emergency Plan. When the temperature or heat index in the District reaches 95 degrees, […]