Are you ready, D.C.?! That’s right: it’s the first snowfall of the season.
We talked about it yesterday, and the outlook remains pretty much the same. Both Capital Weather and our local TV weatherpeople agree that we’ll get about an inch of unusually fluffy snow, with most of it falling by early afternoon.
City Starts Looking For More Theft: Watch out, D.C. government ne’er-do-wells: Dan Tangherlini is on your trail. NBC4 reports that the city administrator has asked every department to identify the top five ways that their employees could be ripping us off. It also seems that Dan is conducting secret reviews of departmental spending, which are not made public. Better shape up, civil servants — he could be watching you right now.
Somewhat relatedly, the Examiner is reporting that Sebastian “Ben” Lorigo, Natwar Gandhi’s top lieutenant, plans to retire early next year. Lorigo had faced criticism for failing to prevent the current tax office scandal.
Anti-Illegal Coalition Forms In Va.: Apparently undaunted by voters’ lukewarm reception to the issue this fall, some Virginians are banding together to form an anti-illegal immigrant coalition, as the Post reports. The Coalition on Illegal Aliens plans to study the impact of illegals and make policy proposals to local governments.
Briefly Noted: Man fatally struck by Metrobus was in crosswalk after all… Senate aide arrested on child sex charges… U.S. House passes tax break for Va. Tech shooting victims… Suspected “wig lady” bank robbery ringleader arrested… Fire at Cheverly recycling plant… Stray bullet hits man near Deanwood Metro… Chesapeake Bay taking a turn for the worse…
This Day In DCist: One year ago we were checking out Mayor Fenty’s web presence and feeling good about the year’s crime outlook. In 2005 we reviewed the NFT series’ D.C. edition.
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