- The D.C. Office of Campaign Finance concluded today that the committee to elect current D.C. Council Chair Kwame Brown to his former at-large seat in 2008 was “not in substantial compliance with the Campaign Finance Act.” The audit of Brown’s campaign finances has lots of juicy information for local politicos, including an expenditure of $31,590 in cash, nearly $380,000 in payments to Banner Consulting and a $239,663 pass through to a company owned by Brown’s brother. You can read the entire audit report here, then check out quickfire takes from DeBonis and Loose Lips.
- Nick Cho — barista, tax scofflaw, junkpuncher — has left town and landed in San Francisco, reports Tim Carman. Cho’s well-noted tax troubles will be traveling to the coast with him, but even his six-figure debts aren’t enough to get an honorable mention on the list of Golden State’s largest evaders.
- The District is struggling to keep the number of police officers on its books above 3,800. But Councilmember Jack Evans is pushing legislation which would require the city to employ at least 4,000. (So, uh, where’s the money coming for this? A source tells the Examiner that “we have some thoughts.” Alrighty then.)
- Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell still opposes the adoption of children by same-sex couples. So much for LOVE, eh?
- Yeah, telling a victim of sexual assault that the experience was “an emotional thing” that “gets applause” is totally uncalled for.
- Michael Neibauer reports that D.C.’s deficit may just well hinge on how many wealthy residents die this year and have to pay the city’s estate tax.
- Brookings’ Benjamin Orr, posting at the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute blog, refutes the Bloomberg report which stated that Ward 8’s unemployment was the highest in the country.
- DCFD, FEMS — just keep putting out fires, and we’ll call you whatever you’d like, okay?
- That whoosh you just heard was the joke flying over Christopher Knight’s head.
- Comcast SportsNet put together a compilation of the best D.C. sports soundbites of the last decade, and wow, is it fantastic.
- DCist contributor Missy Frederick offers some tips to those who want to go meatless…
- …but this wasn’t one of them: “Here’s how this thing comes to be: first, the chefs make an oversized cheddar and scallion biscuit. Then, they inject it with thin strips of smoked pulled pork. Then, it’s done, and you eat it.”
Photo by Phil Roeder.