At last, we have the details on the D.C. Council committee hearing on the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009, aka, the same-sex marriage bill that members of the D.C. Council, led by David Catania (I-At large), did indeed introduce this morning. more ›

As we told you last week, the city is moving forward with its proposal to redevelop the Saint Elizabeths Hospital campus. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton held a public meeting on the plans already, and tonight it's Mayor Adrian Fenty's turn to host his version. The deadline to register to present testimony at the public hearing has already passed, but anyone may attend tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE. The DC Office of Planning is running the meeting, so call (202) 442-7600 with any questions.
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We've talked about WMATA's proposal to make big changes to the popular 30 buses before. The current plan would eliminate the 30, 34, and 35 routes, and add two express routes, a 37 and 39, which would make 10 stops instead of the current 27. It would also establish a new route, M5, to operate over the current 34 line between the Naylor Road and Eastern Market Metro stations, a #31 route to operate over the current 30-36 routes between the Friendship Heights and Foggy Bottom-GWU stations. Well if you're a regular 30 bus rider, you'll want to be aware of two public hearings scheduled this week that will give you a chance to give Metro officials feedback on their proposal. more ›