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August 08, 2018 by BFC
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Guest Author: Aja Taylor
We wish we were wrong about D.C. General. We aren’t, and there’s only one right thing for Mayor Bowser to do…
August 02, 2018 by BFC
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Guest Author: Aja Taylor
What this seems to be about, is keeping promises at the expense of people. But our question remains, promises to who?
July 09, 2018 by BFC
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Guest Author: Rebecca Lindhurst
We stand in opposition to the Evictions with Dignity Act. We’d like you to ask your Councilmember to do the same when the legislation comes up for a vote on July 10, 2018.
May 03, 2018 by BFC
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Guest Author: Samantha Beckett, BFC Senior Staff Attorney
BFC attorney Samantha Beckett questions whether DC’s policy is aligned with DC’s stated values on affordable housing, and she calls for long-term housing solutions for families experiencing homelessness.
April 23, 2018 by BFC
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Guest Author: Rebecca Lindhurst, Managing Attorney
BFC Managing Attorney Rebecca Lindhurst testified on Thursday, April 19th to the DC City Council regarding the proposal to sever functions of the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs and create a new Department of Buildings. Part of the function that will move is the division managing tenant inspections. Advocates are concerned that (even with the severing of the agency) tenants will still face the same problems with getting inspections and having the agency follow through and properly enforce the housing code. Lindhurst’s testimony focuses on a specific Tenant Protection Division.
March 23, 2018 by BFC in Advocacy Affordable Housing Housing Crisis
The Bread for the City (BFC) community comments on Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed fiscal year 2019 budget.
March 13, 2018 by BFC in Advocacy Affordable Housing Housing Crisis
Take action this week (March 14-16) to support Bread for the City’s campaign to create and preserve affordable housing in DC.
September 19, 2017 by BFC in Affordable Housing Housing Crisis In the Community
Bread for the City stands with the Legal Aid Society of DC in opposing the Homeless Services Reform Amendment Act of 2017. Below is an excerpt from the blog post ‘Legal Aid Urges The Council To Vote ‘No’ On Homeless Services Bill’, originally posted by the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia.
February 13, 2018
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April 04, 2018