Google's self-driving car has been a curiosity that until recently has been limited to the company's Mountain View campus. But today two D.C. councilmembers got a chance to jump into one—and we were there to watch. more ›

Just as Chuck Brown's music defined D.C. for so many, his death evoked reactions of sadness from people across the city. In the hours after the news was announced, D.C. officials from Mayor Vince Gray on down expressed their sorrow for Brown's passing and passed their condolences on to his family. more ›

A municipal swear jar, a rat shelter and a fund to relocate NIMBY residents to other jurisdictions: these are among the policy proposals circulated by D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) in a humorous memo ahead of a vote on the city's budget. more ›

Mayor Vince Gray, two D.C. councilmembers and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley were among the officials that congratulated President Barack Obama for openly expressing his support for same-sex marriage yesterday. more ›

A Cleveland Park resident has identified the latest pestilence he would like to see the D.C. Council confront: gasoline-powered leaf blowers. more ›

If you've got any information on a raccoon that was illegally trapped in Northwest D.C., it might be worth $6,000. more ›

Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) wants the city to do something to prevent cyclists from riding into the streetcar tracks along H Street NE. more ›

A new D.C. law mandating that animal control operators use non-lethal and humane trapping methods has gotten its first test—a raccoon. more ›

This year was the first time that the D.C. primary was moved from September to April. Now some people are asking if that was too early—and whether legislators should consider moving the primary date again. more ›

The scandal du jour in the D.C. Council involves money orders being used to make campaign contributions. Now one councilmember wants to rein them in. A staffer for Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) has confirmed that she will introduce legislation next week limiting money orders to campaigns to $25 a pop, the same amount allowed for cash contributions. more ›

Two D.C. councilmembers are hoping to cut down on the city's repeated political scandals by going after the very thing that seems to fuel them—money. more ›

At a D.C. Council hearing yesterday, the District Department of Transportation shared some unsettling updates to the development of the city's new streetcar system. A bit more than a year away from its scheduled debut, the first line along H Street and Benning Road NE is close to veering off the rails, it seems. more ›

A couple weeks after a study graded D.C. Public Schools' school breakfast program as the best in the country, Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) dropped in on a downtown elementary school during the lunch hour to inspect the meals being served. The school breakfast study cited in particular the 2010 Healthy Schools Act, which Cheh shepherded. more ›

The District topped yet another ranking, this time for the percentage of low-income students enrolled in the school breakfast program. more ›

Amidst ongoing controversy over whether its high-end app-based livery service is legal or not, Uber has hired a well-connected D.C. lawyer to represent its interests and argue on its behalf. more ›

Despite a day of testimony from District officials and D.C. voting rights activists, a New Hampshire House of Representatives committee declined Friday to support a resolution endorsing D.C. statehood. The bill can still be heard in the full state legislature, however. more ›

Despite a survey in which District residents said they preferred yellow as a uniform paint job for the city's taxi fleet, Mayor Vince Gray and Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3), who sponsored the query, want to go with red and white. more ›

We've long heard that the District's taxicab service leaves something to be desired. Now we've got the numbers to back that up. more ›

Outside the Wilson Building this afternoon, Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) showed off one of the city's relatively new wheelchair accessible taxicabs ahead of a hearing next Monday at which the D.C. Council will consider a sweeping overhaul to the city's taxicab regulations. more ›

If the issue were left to public opinion alone, it looks like the District would have all-yellow cabs. more ›

Last week, D.C. and Virginia officials gathered to talk about a vital cross-border issue: rats. No, really. more ›

Virginia Attorney General Ken "The Cooch" Cuccinelli isn't one to back down, and his contention that a D.C. law regulating the capture and disposal of critters and vermin has led the city to dispose of its rats in the commonwealth has provoked a Maryland legislator into proposing a law that would forbid the practice. more ›

Thanks to Ken Cuccinelli and Rush Limbaugh, there are a lot of people out there who seem to be convinced that D.C. is smuggling its rats into Virginia. more ›

Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) jumped into the fray between the D.C. Taxicab Commission and Uber, defending the upscale livery service as a "convenient, dependable" transportation alternative. more ›

News flash: Rush Limbaugh is a sexist and an idiot. more ›

Plenty of people have opinions on proposed rate increases for D.C. taxicabs that would see per-mile charge rise from $1.50 to $2.16 while many surcharges are scrapped. Express yours tomorrow. more ›

Despite having failed to get the necessary votes last year, Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) still hopes to pass a bill that would effectively dismantle a gas station monopoly operating in the District. more ›

Councilmember Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) will hold a hearing January 30 on a bill that would overhaul the way the city's taxicabs operate. more ›

At the Wilson Building this morning Mayor Vince Gray and members of the D.C. Council were peppered with questions about reports that Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas Jr. is preparing to resign. more ›

Given how badly 2011 went, Mayor Vince Gray better believe in symbolic new beginnings. But no number of attempts to reset his administration can mollify his most fervent opponents, who will seek to recall him from office this year. more ›