Lots of reports came in yesterday that one half of the heralded “green” arm of the city’s Summer Youth Jobs Program, the Mayor’s Conservation Corps, had hit the streets around town to pass out paper fliers that are designed to hang on people’s doors, except that many of them just ended up as trash on the street. Head over to Scott’s Take for the best coverage we’ve seen so far. The irony of the…

One good thing to come out of this year’s controversial summer youth jobs program is the video above, an ad starring some of the program’s participating students (h/t WTOP). The Neighbors of Seaton Place produced the ad with the teens, which calls on community members to put an end to the violence that is all too common on D.C. streets. The commercial will reportedly begin airing on local cable networks this week, but you…