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I hope you and your family and friends had a warm, wonderful, and safe Thanksgiving. I'm writing with just a few quick updates on two items -- consider this a half-newsletter. 

The following statement can be attributed to Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6), chair of the DC Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety:

We are deep in our legislative session at the Council as we sprint to the end of the year. Near the top of the list of urgent issues is the Census-mandated redistricting of our Ward boundaries, which has to be finished by the end of the calendar year.

One year out from the District’s next general election, Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen has introduced legislation to modernize the District’s elections, building off of innovative approaches taken during the pandemic to ensure voting in the 2020 election cycle was accessible and safe including vote by mail and expanded ballot drop boxes, central “Vote Centers”, a public-facing data portal and dashboard, and making election day a DCPS holiday.

Ongoing all day today, Councilmember Charles Allen, Chair of the Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, will hold the first of several hearings to consider B24-0416, the “Revised Criminal Code Act of 2021,” a bill that makes recommendations to modernize nearly every aspect of DC’s criminal laws from the last 120 years.

Today, DC’s Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development announced the selection of two development teams grouped in two bundles for the redevelopment and transformation of Reservation 13, formally known as Hill East District Phase II Redevelopment.

Hope you've been able to enjoy fall in Ward 6. It's Friday, and before you check out for the weekend and tune in for some fun Halloween activities, I wanted to get the latest information to you on many fronts. We've got news on vaccines for children, Halloween activities this weekend, and more. 

Today, the DC Council’s Committee on Business & Economic Development advanced unanimously legislation from Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) authorizing the Mayor to renew and extend Capitol Hill Arts Workshop’s lease at their current location for the next 20 years.

The Council is back in full session with plenty happening that will impact your neighborhood, with updates below on a wide range of topics.

Last September, the DC Council unanimously passed into law Councilmember Allen's Vision Zero Enhancement Omnibus Amendment Act. Here's what you need to know about the law, which will go into effect as it is funded.