City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
🗳️ Expelled councilmember seeks reelection
April 1, 2025 · 💌 Kaela
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What's CITY Talking About?
200+ USIP Employees Fired
The Trump administration fired nearly all U.S.-based employees at the United States Institute of Peace, and has plans to fire remaining overseas employees. Two weeks ago, DOGE forcibly entered the D.C. headquarters and removed the government-funded think tank’s president. [NPR]
Trayon White Chases City Council Seat
Expelled DC Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White announced he will re-run for his old seat come the special election in July. [ABC7]
- D.C. Council unanimously voted to expel White after he allegedly accepted bribes for influencing contracts related to local violence intervention services. White is pleading not guilty. [City Cast DC 🎧]
Another Bribery Scandal Hits DC’s Anti-Violence Agency
A former official at D.C.'s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement pleaded guilty of bribery. Dana McDaniel accepted $10,000 in exchange for directing contracts toward an associate’s business. This is the same department involved in the Trayon White case. [Washington Post 🔒]
DC-Based Venezuelan Couple Released
A local Venezuelan couple detained by immigration authorities twice this month were released after a federal judge called their apprehensions baseless and unlawful. The couple has legal temporary protected status to live in the U.S. [Washington Post 🔒]
- This arrest and others have a lot of locals asking: how safe are immigrants in the DMV right now? [City Cast DC 🎧]
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What To Do
Tuesday, April 1
- 🐦 Profs & Pints: Learning Bird Song | 6 p.m. | $17 | Penn Quarter
- 🎤 Stories of Women from Immigrant Families | 7 p.m. | $10 | Ballston
- 🤫 Book Talk: “Secrets of Adulthood” | 7 p.m. | $22 | Chinatown
Wednesday, April 2
- 💌 Romance Book Release Party | 5 p.m. | Free | Alexandria
- 😵💫 Severance: Season 2 Discussion | 4:45 p.m. | Free | Anacostia Library
- ✍️ DCPL Haiku Contest (Opens) | Any Time | Free | Online
- 📚 Book Talk: “Dear Writer” | 7 p.m. | Free | MLK Library
- 🪡 Upcycled Quilts Workshop | 7 p.m. | $45 | Alexandria
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District Bridges: Helping Ward 1 Neighbors
Encampment clearings are in the news—but where do displaced individuals go next? District Bridges' Community Navigation program helps Ward 1 neighbors access housing, vital documents, medical care, and employment support. In February alone, they worked on 68 cases. Follow @DistrictBridges to get involved and support your community.
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