D.C. Auditor Deborah Nichols will be allowed "immediate, unrestricted access to approximately 1,000 boxes of documents" related to real estate deals that came out of the now dissolved National Capital Revitalization Corporation and Anacostia Waterfront Corporation, thanks to a settlement agreement announced Wednesday. Nichols had been battling in court with D.C. Attorney General Peter Nickles over access to the files, since Nickles had argued that the auditor's subpoena would place too big a burden on the city. Under the agreement, Nichols must provide copies to the OAG of all scanned or copied documents, and Nickles will be allowed to assert any privileges he sees fit. If the two end up disagreeing, they can consult a mediator or return to court. more ›

As the political fracas continues over the $82 million in parks and rec contracts that D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty quietly funneled through the D.C. Housing Authority (much of it handed to contractors with cozy ties to the mayor), members of the D.C. Council are demanding accountability. None more so than Council member Michael A. Brown (I-At Large). Or not. No, he is. Really. We think. more ›