City Cast DC with Michael Schaffer
National Guard shooting fallout continues
December 1, 2025 · 💌 Kaela
Welcome back! After 12 years Mayor Bowser is hanging up her hat. It has us wondering: What would your dream D.C. mayor look like? What policies are they prioritizing? What cuts are they making?
My dream mayor is someone who encourages streateries, who cracks down on traffic deaths, who makes Downtown pedestrian only, who overhauls our 911 system, and who makes it easy to be proud of living in D.C.
What's CITY Talking About
National Guard Shooting Fallout Continues
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced yesterday that the suspect in the National Guard shooting was likely radicalized in the U.S. Also that President Trump’s indefinite pause on immigration from third world countries, put in place after the suspect was identified as an Afghan national, would be lifted after the administration has reviewed the backlog of cases under new standards. [NBC4]
- Additionally, local police have started temporarily patrolling with National Guard troops. A more long-term policy change is under discussion and could significantly shift law enforcement in D.C. [Washington Post 🔒]
Let It Snow, But Not Too Much
Winter snow predictions are here and it’s looking like a slightly below-average snowfall year in D.C., between 8 to 14 inches. [Washington Post 🔒]
- Plus, what to do in D.C. this month now that it’s cold! [City Cast DC 🎧]
SNAP’s Back, But Hurdles Remain
SNAP benefits are finally back after the government shutdown but Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill,” passed over the summer, expands the work requirements for enrollees to receive them. The new requirements will result in 2.4 million fewer Americans receiving food stamps starting in March. [WTOP]
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Gay Men’s Chorus presents The Holiday Show
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What To Do
Monday, Dec. 1
- 🧑🍳 Cookbook Talk: “100 Years of Appetizing” at Sixth & I (Chinatown)
- 🛍️ Holly Days Sip & Shop (Capitol Hill)
- 🤘 A History of Punk Fanzines in Washington (Virtual)
- 🎹 Tunes: Isaia Huron (R&B/Soul) DC9 (Shaw)
- 🥣 Author Talk: “Best American Food & Travel Writing” at Bold Fork Books (Mt. Pleasant)
- 💃 Odyssey Dance Duet at The Rhizome (Takoma)
- 🧶 Rug Tufting Workshop (Alexandria)
Tuesday, Dec. 2
- 🫖 Herbal Tea Making Workshop at Plntr (Dupont)
- ❄️ Make & Take: Holiday Ornaments at Merry Pin (Takoma)
- 🎞️ Howard Short Film Showcase at Miracle Theater (Capitol Hill)
- 🎻 Victorian Holiday Concert at the Whittemore House (Dupont)
- 🎵 Tunes: Not This Blue House/Griefcat at Songbyrd (Union Market)
- 🎤 Memories from the AIDS Epidemic Talk at the Capital Jewish Museum (East End)
- 🏃 The Night Run Club (National Mall)
- 🎛️ Tunes: SKAI ISYOURGOD at Black Cat (14th St Corridor)
🎁 Metro’s Holiday Pop-Up Shop opened over the weekend at the MLK Library with gems like this truly horrendous “Metro Sleighs” holiday sweater. It will run through Dec 20.
Free · 5 days a week