Happy Halloween, Washington! From the looks of things, Mayor Adrian Fenty is in a festive mood for the holiday, and had a great time right alongside everyone else at last night’s 17th Street High Heel Race. The Examiner isn’t so sure Fenty’s high spirits will last though, as members of the D.C. Council are ticked off at the Mayor for snubbing their hearings by not sending a representative from his office to attend them. Hopefully Fenty and the Council can smooth things over in time to share their candy.
Cab Drivers Stayed Home Today: We’re getting lots of emails this morning with reports of traffic being considerably lighter around town than usual, thanks to there being far fewer cabs on the road. The Post reports that officials from the D.C. Taxicab Commission believe that not very many drivers chose to strike today beginning at 6 a.m., but the evidence we’ve seen and heard suggests that many of them did. One woman tells us that on her drive from Adams Morgan toward I-66 on her way out of the city, she saw exactly two cabs the entire way. How many D.C. cabs have you seen out working today?
ShotSpotter Backs Up Police: There’s been some contention about whether evidence collected from ShotSpotter technology, which records and keeps track of gun shot noise, could either confirm or deny the account of the two off-duty police officers who took part in the fatal shooting of 14 year-old DeOnte Rawlings. This morning comes the word that ShotSpotter confirms that the first shot fired did not come from the off-duty officer’s gun, indicating that someone fired at the officers first.
Briefly Noted: Special ed crisis looming in D.C. … Kaine optimistic about Dulles Rail Extension … Oily rags caused Northeast rowhouse fire … A robber in D.C. and Baltimore is targeting transgender victims.
This Day in DCist: In 2006 we were still freaking out about the unannounced Beck show at the Black Cat’s backstage, and in 2005 we found a flier trying to shame a neighbor for their choice of job.
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