City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
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September 20, 2023
Morning, neighbor! Turns out Metro is holding off on fining people for driving in bus lanes. Enforcement was supposed to start yesterday, but Metro said it will continue just issuing warnings until further notice.
What's CITY Talking About?
Health-Care Workers Plan Strike
Kaiser Permanente workers in the DMV are threatening to strike if they don’t have a new contract by the end of the month. Workers say they are overextended and underpaid – conditions that lead to excessively long waits for patients. Unions representing 80,000 Kaiser employees across the country have approved similar strike authorizations. [Washington Post 🔒]
- Related: Health care access is top of mind with the current COVID-19 surge. Listen to learn what you can do to protect yourself. [City Cast DC 🎧]
Singer Protests Wolf Trap’s Merch Policy
Wolf Trap, the outdoor concert venue in Vienna, is being criticized for taking huge cuts of artist merchandise sales. The artist Sarah Beth Tomberlin, who goes by Tomberlin, refused to sell merch at her show this weekend, saying that the venue’s “aggressive” 41% cut would threaten her livelihood as a small artist. [DCist]
New Crime Prevention Proposals
D.C. Council member Brooke Pinto (D-Ward 2) introduced several proposals to quell the crime surge across the city. They include a combination of preexisting plans and new ideas like increasing surveillance in high trafficked areas, higher penalties for gun crimes, and allowing police to randomly search suspected violent offenders out on bail. [Washington Post 🔒]
- Related: Pinto’s proposals will ruffle some feathers since in D.C., it seems all people are talking about is crime. [City Cast DC 🎧]
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What To Do
✍🏼 Writing Workshop | Wednesday | 5 - 7 p.m.
Gain inspiration from the portraits of contemporary Hispanic artists at the National Portrait Gallery and through guided writing prompts. [Free, Downtown]
📽️ Pitch Perfect | Wednesday | 7:15 p.m.
Alethia Tanner Park’s outdoor movie series continues with this musical comedy classic. [Free, NoMa]
🖼️ Kara Walker Opening Reception | Thursday | 6 - 8 p.m.
Celebrate the opening of Georgetown’s fall exhibitions by Kara Walker, best known for her investigation of race, gender, and violence through silhouetted figures. [Free, Georgetown]
👻 Spookiest Ghoul Pageant | Friday | 9 p.m. - 12 a.m.
Come to Red Bear and cheer on your favorite queen in an incredible spooky drag competition. [Free, NoMa]
Today on City Cast
The Battle Over Connecticut Avenue’s Bike Lanes
Things are getting TENSE up in Cleveland Park over a plan to install bike lanes on Connecticut Avenue NW. Last week, protestors argued that replacing parking spots with bike lanes would kill local businesses. The city is still reviewing the potential bike lane designs, so we hosted a debate between two neighbors over whether they should even happen.
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That’s all for today! Thanks for reading.
Kaela
Today’s newsletter was edited by Priyanka Tilve. News was written by Susannah Broun.
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