D.C. Wire Archive: Theola Labbé-DeBose
Crime Scene: Hate crimes, D.C. police and the gay and lesbian community
(Cross-posted from Crime Scene) It was a day of disagreement between D.C. police and gay activitists over how the department handles hate crimes, and whether the gay community is being served by changes to the Gay and Lesbian Liason Unit. At a hearing Friday chaired by Councilmember Phil Mendelson (D-At...
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November 23, 2009; 7:30 AM ET |
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Unspun with Council member Mary Cheh
Check out this weekend's Washington Post Magazine for an interview with first-term Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh. Some excerpts follow. Excerpts: Tell us about your biggest goof. I wasn't always sufficiently aware of what the [D.C.] Council did before I got involved with it. On the night of...
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October 23, 2009; 1:56 PM ET |
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Mayor Says Police, Fire Retirement Benefits Preserved
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D), Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier and Fire Chief Dennis L. Rubin appeared together at a press conference this morning to announce that they had restored cuts to retirement health benefits of police and fire employees. The issue of retirement health care cuts to public safety...
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October 6, 2009; 3:22 PM ET |
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D.C. Council Says No to Private Hydrants, Passes Emergency Legislation Effective Today
Developers, beware. Starting today, developers and others cannot install private fire hydrant in the District unless they can show proof of who will maintain it. The legislation, sponsored by Councilmembers Phil Mendelson (D-At Large) and Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) was passed by the D.C. Council this week. It comes after...
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October 1, 2009; 9:00 AM ET |
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Legal Debate over D.C. Police's "All Hands on Deck" Heads to PERB
The legal wrangling over the Metropolitan Police Department's "All Hands on Deck" program will head to the Public Employee Relations Board, an independent entity that resolves disputes between the government and labor organizations that represent District employees. A federal arbitrator ruled earlier this month that the police department's program of...
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September 30, 2009; 12:07 PM ET |
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D.C. Police Union Files Papers in "All Hands On Deck" Case
When a federal arbitrator ruled this month that the Metropolitan Police Department's "All Hands on Deck" program violated D.C. law and the police union contract, D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier announced that the department would appeal the decision, and it filed legal papers asking that the case be reconsidered....
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September 25, 2009; 4:08 PM ET |
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