City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
🚰 DC’s growing water safety problem
August 8, 2024 · 💌 Kaela
Hey, neighbor. Rumor has it that a group of former Foxtrot staff are banding together to bring back the original concept. It’s too soon to say if they will be returning to D.C. But the question is do we want them back?
What's CITY Talking About?
Metro Operators Often Exhausted, Sometimes Drunk
A safety watchdog report says Metro fails to adequately screen train operators for exhaustion and intoxication. One operator even left Metro in September after showing up to a shift drunk. The safety board is determining if it can force WMATA to change its protocols. [Washington Post 🔒]
- Related: Metro’s trying to fix lots of things this year, with varying degrees of success. Hear it from the GM himself. [City Cast DC 🎧].
Pest Control Company Found Dumping Chemical Waste
A Maryland-based pest control company must pay D.C. $140,000 after it was accused of ignoring safety regulations and spreading hazardous chemicals in areas with children and animals. The company must also repay the city for the cleanup fees. [WTOP]
Maryland Assault Weapon Ban Upheld
A federal appeals court ruled that Maryland can ban assault-style weapons, bolstering gun control efforts in the state. The court upheld that such weapons are ineffective and inappropriate for self-defense. [Washington Post 🔒]
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Thursday, Aug. 8
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- 🛶 Community Kayak Night | 5:45 p.m. | $10 | Navy Yard
Friday, Aug. 9
- 💃 Salsa Dance Workshop | 7 p.m. | Free | The Wharf
- 💜 Folger Library Queer Culture Night | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. | Free | Capitol Hill
- 🇺🇬 Evening at the Embassy of Uganda | 7 p.m. | $64 | 16th Street Heights
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- 🎵 Local Tunes: BACCHAE (Punk) | 8 p.m. | $15 | Union Market
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Today on City Cast
DC Has a Growing Water Safety Problem
Remember that District-wide boil water advisory on July 3? Turns out it was caused by a massive algae bloom in our local waters, and because of climate change, issues like this could become more common. Inside Climate Now reporter Aman Azhar broke the story on what happened and tells us what it means for water safety in D.C. going forward.
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