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Dec 02, 2020

D.C. Council Approves Bill Banning Cashless Businesses

If enacted, the bill would go into effect after the city’s public health emergency ends.

Dec 02, 2020

Outgoing D.C. Councilmember David Grosso Is Headed To A Major Lobbying Firm

Grosso will advise the firm’s clients in the real estate, hospitality, education, health care, arts, and cannabis industries.

Jun 24, 2020

At-Large Race Now Has Nearly 20 Candidates, Including Ex-Lawmaker Vincent Orange

Orange and ANC Commissioner Alex Padro are two new candidates hoping to win the seat David Grosso is vacating.

Mar 17, 2020

Liberal Policy Veteran Ed Lazere Is Running For D.C. Council Again

Unlike his last bid, he’s now seeking an at-large seat as an independent.

Jan 07, 2020

No More Firemen, Chairmen, Or Manholes? D.C. Code Could Go Gender Neutral Under New Bill

In a move that set the internet alight when it happened in Berkeley, the bill would remove all references to “manholes,” instead calling them “maintenance holes.”

Nov 08, 2019

Former Grosso Staffer Christina Henderson Announces Candidacy For Open At-Large Council Seat

The outgoing incumbent has alrea

Nov 05, 2019

At-Large Councilmember David Grosso Isn’t Running For Reelection

“Although I’m very proud of who I am and what I believe in and the things that I’ve accomplished, the reality is that there needs to be other voices on the council.”

Jul 08, 2019

First D.C. Councilmember Calls On Jack Evans To Resign

At-large Councilmember David Grosso was also the first D.C. legislator to call for an ad hoc committee to investigate the pay-to-play allegations.

Jun 26, 2018

D.C. Councilmember Wants To Do Away With Cashless Restaurants

At-large councilmember David Grosso argues that refusing to accept cash is a form of discrimination against young people and low-income individuals.

Oct 05, 2017

New Bill Would Decriminalize Sex Work In D.C.

“The reason I want to do it in a nutshell is I do not think the criminalization of sex workers has worked for the District of Columbia,” says At-large Councilmember David Grosso.

 
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