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🖐️ DC Council tables I-82 repeal
July 15, 2025 · 💌 Kaela
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What's CITY Talking About?
DC Council Tables I-82 Changes
The D.C. Council voted 7-5 to remove the repeal of I-82 from the budget, vowing to work on a compromise for the tipped minimum wage initiative later this month. Bowser’s budget initially repealed the restaurant initiative, which would have overturned the will of the voters. [@AlexKomaDC/X]
VA Uses AI To Cut Red Tape
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a new pilot program that will use AI to cut down on regulatory red tape and streamline regulations by reviewing documents and suggesting cuts. [WTOP]
Waymo On the Wayo
You may have seen self-driving Waymo cars around D.C., which right now are fully manned and in the pilot phase. But a new bill from Councilman Kenyan McDuffie would let them operate driverless in the city in 2026. [Urban Turf]
Ward 8 Special Election
Today is the Ward 8 special election. Four candidates are vying for the seat vacated by Trayon White after he was expelled, including White himself. Whoever wins will serve the remainder of White’s term until Jan. 2, 2029. [City Cast DC 🎧]
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What To Do
Tuesday, July 15
- 👯 Square Dancing at the Georgetown Waterfront
- 🌍 Travel Fiction Book Club at Northeast Library (Capitol Hill)
- 8️⃣ Ward 8 Walk To the Polls (Anacostia)
- 📚 Book Talk: “How to Be a Living Thing” at Sixth & I (Chinatown)
- 🧊 Tunes: Cube (Electronic) at Rhizome (Takoma)
Wednesday, July 16
- ✂️ Culinary Collaging at Bold Fork Books (Mt. Pleasant)
- 🧘 Yoga at Island Time Bar & Grill (Columbia Island)
- 📚 Sundeck Summer Reads at The Yards (Navy Yard)
- 📗 Queer Reading Night + Book Swap at As You Are (Barracks Row)
- ⚾ Congressional Women's Softball Game at Audi Field (Buzzard Point)
- 🎻 DC Starlight Orchestra at Wilson Plaza (Downtown)
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