Good morning, Washington. Anybody make it to the Washington Kastles game last night? Sadly, it seems to have ended in defeat, with the Serena Williams-led Kastles losing to the (presumably) hated Boston Lobsters. Curse those Lobsters — not only for casting a shadow on a new D.C. team’s opening night, but also for having an indisputably more awesome name than “Kastles”. By now Washingtonians are used to rooting for teams named after abstract concepts or inanimate objects, but at least those names tend to have some connection to the city.

D.C. EMS Accused of Unprofessional Conduct: Fox 5 has a video report with some unsettling allegations about the quality of D.C. emergency services in Adams Morgan. Responding to a call over the weekend, EMTs allegedly mistook a woman’s diabetes-related symptoms for alcohol poisoning and, apparently amused by the situation, used her cameraphone to take pictures of her. The accused EMTs have been removed from interaction with the public, and Jim Graham’s appears in the clip to promise that if the allegations prove true the responsible parties will be held accountable.

More on Fatal Bike Accident: The Post has made another, presumably final update to their account of yesterday’s bicycle accident north of Dupont Circle, which took the life of Alice Swanson. There isn’t much new material present aside from quotes underscoring how sad it all is. One exception: police say Swanson was traveling in or next to a bike lane, contrary to yesterday’s speculation that riding on the sidewalk may have contributed to the accident.

Fired Social Worker Was Overloaded: The Post provides more context to yesterday’s news that a District social worker has been dismissed after failing to follow up on a report of neglect that culminated in the affected child’s death. The reforms and new reports stemming from the deaths of Banita Jacks’ children have flooded Child and Family Services with new cases — the fired worker’s caseload had apparently jumped from four to fifty. Union officials quoted in the article point out that a drop in quality is bound to follow under such conditions. Nevertheless, Mayor Fenty says he stands by his decision to fire the still-unnamed employee.

Briefly Noted: Va. legislature takes another crack at passing transportation funding… Mendelson pushes for council to pass new gun legislation in wake of Heller decision… Police search for suspect in attempted abductions… Fenty announces anti-gang program… Lawsuit opposing MPD checkpoints to have Wednesday hearing… $326,000 worth of Fairfax bus fares stolen…

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