We’re running just a tad behind this morning, D.C., not necessarily because we opted to walk the several miles in to the office this morning after reading a headline in the Washington Post that WE MIGHT NOT BE SAFE on public transportation. Of course, the full article reveals that Metrorail has similar safety records to any other major city’s subway system of comparable size, and that it’s perfectly safe. Damn, if only we had bothered to read the paper more carefully, we just might have been on time to work.

Fenty Pushes Council on Schools: Amid concerns about his school takeover plan coming from several D.C. Council Members and the strong objections voiced by the D.C. Board of Education, Mayor Adrian Fenty offered to make the D.C. Council a partner in his takeover of the struggling public school system yesterday. The meeting was the first of six council hearings on the takeover, which Fenty used to promise that the council would gain significant power over the school system’s budget. But some expressed worry that involving the council so heavily could lead to backroom deals about individual schools.

Lanier Will Move to D.C.: Acting Police Chief Kathy Lanier announced just this morning that she’ll be buying a new home in northeast Washington. Allow us to be one of the first to welcome you to D.C., Ms. Lanier. We love it here, though we’re looking forward to finding out if your ideas can make this city even better.

Briefly Noted: Norovirus outbreak at Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel … Understaffed Metro admits drivers are working too much overtime.

This Day in DCist: In 2006 we wondered why Georgetown Day has no sense of humor, and in 2005 we told you how to go about dumping large items of trash.

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