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A handful of Council members will interview government witnesses under oath this Monday about reported delays in the construction of homeless shelters in Ward 7 and 8: washingtoncitypaper.com/news/housing-c…

Thread on the joint roundtable held this afternoon to address concerns about the construction and contracting of DC General replacement shelters: x.com/mhbaskin/statu…

Sleeping in sheets with cockroaches and feces, sexual abuse, rodent infestations, curfew and room checks: These are just some of the things that the roughly 325 homeless families placed in motel shelters report living with. washingtoncitypaper.com/news/housing-c…

ICYMI: Residents of a luxury H Street NE apartment building are feuding with the interns and "hotel" guests staying there. washingtoncitypaper.com/news/housing-c…

Over the span of six days in mid-July, DC Fire and EMS transported about 150 overdose patients to the hospital—handily surpassing, in less than one week, the 105 total such transports it made in all of July last year. washingtoncitypaper.com/news/housing-c…

Meet Tommy Stephenson, an ex-cop with two pitbulls and a long history as a landlord in Deanwood. D.C.'s attorney general is suing him for housing code violations on behalf of his tenants––many of whom used to be Stephenson's friends. This week in Washington City Paper: washingtoncitypaper.com/news/housing-c…

A new report from the Office of the DC Auditor urges the D.C. Council to consider a number of measures that would tweak how DCRA tracks, issues, and enforces the abatement of housing code violations: washingtoncitypaper.com/news/housing-c…

Officials don't know how a 74-year-old man was unaccounted for in the wake of an apartment fire that displaced dozens of seniors. washingtoncitypaper.com/news/city-desk…

City Paper toured the Ward 4 homeless shelter, the first of seven that will open across the city over the next 1.5+ years washingtoncitypaper.com/news/housing-c…

After more than a year of legal challenges from residents, Ward 3 is on track to get a new homeless shelter. A DC Court of Appeals ruling paves the way for the city to begin construction on the site. washingtoncitypaper.com/news/housing-c…

Calls to D.C.’s shelter hotline have nearly quintupled since this time yesterday: washingtoncitypaper.com/news/housing-c…

Sunday #longread: D.C. officials were proud that $10 million in construction contracts for the Entertainment and Sports Arena were awarded to businesses based in wards 7 and 8. But we found most of that money went to companies with headquarters elsewhere. washingtoncitypaper.com/news/housing-c…

The Department of Human Services found that a service provider responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of a Ward 7 homeless shelter falsified personnel documents, the agency says: washingtoncitypaper.com/news/housing-c…

The DC Housing Authority publicly acknowledged that the bulk of its housing stock has deteriorated significantly, much of it nearly beyond repair. Tenants living in those homes are now asking: What’s next? washingtoncitypaper.com/news/housing-c…

Public housing residents are experiencing near-fatal health issues that stem from the “deplorable” condition of their apartments. But there’s nowhere else for them to go. washingtoncitypaper.com/news/housing-c…

Desperate to get out from three decades of court supervision, D.C.’s child welfare agency pushes social workers to the brink of their capacity, with devastating consequences for children and employees. washingtoncitypaper.com/news/article/2…

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Human Services Chief: “I Don’t Think We Can Celebrate That Homelessness Is Down 6 Percent” bit.ly/1A0L8ql

With Crises Looming, New Housing Chief Lays Out Her Strategy bit.ly/1Po4wV2