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October 4, 2023
Hey, D.C.! If you hear an obnoxious alarm coming from your phone today at 2:20 p.m., don’t panic. The federal government is just testing its Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. It has the added benefit of scaring you out of the mid-afternoon sleepies.
What's CITY Talking About?
Kaiser Strike Impacts DC
Around 180 pharmacists and optometrists in the DMV are striking alongside 75,000 of their Kaiser Permanente colleagues across the nation. It’s the largest strike by healthcare workers in years. The workers are protesting conditions they say are stretching staff too thin to serve patients well. [DCist]
Taxpayer-Funded Scoreboard
D.C. has agreed to spend millions of taxpayer dollars to update Nationals Park, including constructing a new scoreboard. The new scoreboard alone cost around $20 million. Events D.C. says the negotiations are a standard part of their lease agreement. [Washington Business Journal]
- Related: D.C. government is also considering spending taxpayer money on redeveloping RFK Stadium, but first, it needs Congressional approval. [City Cast DC 🎧]
Custodians March For Their Rights
A large group of office building custodians marched through downtown on Monday. They were calling for higher wages and better benefits in their new union contract. The current contract expires on Oct. 15. [WTOP]
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What To Do
✍🏽 Wikipedia Edit-a-thon | Wednesday | 6 - 8 p.m.
Help set the record straight and add the contributions of women in environmental justice to popular Wikipedia pages. [Free, Anacostia]
🍻 LGBTQ Tour + Happy Hour | Wednesday | 5:30 - 9 p.m.
Join this queer history tour of Lafayette Square with Treasury Curator Jon Frederick, followed by happy hour at Trade. [Free, Downtown]
🌮 Taco Crawl | Thursday | 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Celebrate National Taco Day with Rosslyn’s first-ever taco crawl. Tickets include tacos at each stop! [Rosslyn, $15]
🎥 The Lego Movie | Friday | 7 p.m.
Watch as Lego friends stop evil tyrant Lord Business in their quest to save the universe, at President Lincoln's Cottage. [Free, Petworth]
Today on City Cast
Shaw’s Fight For the Right to Party
Everyone loves a party, but not everyone wants that party outside their home. Some Shaw residents want a three-year moratorium on new bars or nightclubs on 9th Street between T Street NW and U Street NW. NBC Reporter Mark Segraves talked to business owners about their party stance.
If you need to find me, I’ll be desperately searching for the local angle on Fat Bear Week. Let me know if you have any leads.
Kaela
Today’s newsletter was edited by Priyanka Tilve. News was written by Susannah Broun.
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