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Read the latest Ward 6 Update: New Rumsey Pool Designs & Community Mtg, Council Changes, & 100 Illegal Pot Shops Shuttered

Today, DC Councilmember Charles Allen joined Mayor Muriel Bowser and Fred Moosally, Director of the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration, on H Street NE to mark the 100th closure of an illegally operating shop selling cannabis products, shutting down (for the second time at this location) You Gro Girl.

A community meeting is set for Jan. 14.

The following statement is from DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6), as the country marks the five-year anniversary of the attack on the US Capitol to prevent the democratic certification of the 2020 US Presidential Election.

This is my final email newsletter for 2025, and I wish you a great holiday season with friends and family! This year brought real challenges for DC, but real progress, too. Even when the federal government and elected representatives from far across the country made our work harder, Ward 6 residents showed up, spoke up, and kept fighting for a city that’s safer, fairer, and that everyone can call home. As we wrap up 2025, here are a few moments from this year I'm especially grateful for. We:

• Took on dangerous driving, with the STEER Act now in effect, and the DC Attorney General suing the worst repeat offenders who've put lives at risk on our streets
  
  
• Secured meaningful community benefits in the RFK Stadium deal, including commitments for affordable housing along with 6,000 new homes, environmental protections and high standards, less parking and more Metro, and a better return for taxpayers
  
  
• Helped chart a stronger future for regional transit, concluding 18 months of work on the DMVMoves Task Force to recommend stable, long-term funding and a simpler, unified fare system for riders
  
  
• Locked arms to fight for DC’s right to govern itself by organizing and pushing back against federal interference — from Congress’s $1 billion budget cut to the federal takeover of MPD
  
  
• Advanced strong legislation to improve daily life for Ward 6 residents by introducing 42 bills, including bills to:
  • Make it cheaper to go to a concert by cracking down on digital ticket scalping (RESALE Act)
  • Restore cuts to the Earned Income Tax Credit
  • Protect residents from unfair water disconnections
  • Allow the District to auto-enroll eligible residents in utility affordability programs
  • Prevent landlords from charging separate common area utility fees in large buildings
  • Make better use of our curbspaces
  • Expand recreation center hours and make it easier for youth sports to get field access
  • Protect schools' budgets during modernization
    
    
• Protected core transportation, environmental, and city services in a tough budget year, making deliberate choices to keep the city moving, safeguard public spaces, and invest in the services residents rely on every day
  
  
• Brought neighbors together across Ward 6, through office hour events, Ward 6 Week, the annual Great Ward 6 Spring Clean, and the Ward 6 Brickie Awards — reminders that community is built face-to-face

None of this happened without you. It happened because residents stayed engaged, spoke up, and worked together, even when the path wasn’t easy. Thank you for being part of our community and helping move Ward 6 and DC forward.

As the year comes to a close, I hope you’re able to enjoy some time off, connect with the people you care about, and celebrate the holidays that are meaningful to you.

QUICK LINKS: MPD Chief of Police | Public Safety Update | Transit Needs Around the Future Stadium | Autonomous Vehicles in DC | Ranked Choice Voting | About Those Missed Trash Pickups | Committee Discusses Bills Around Climate, Public Health | Robust Retail | 10 Years After the Paris Agreement | Recess Is About More than Fun | Check Out the New NOI Portal | Did Your Bus Route Adjust? | An Overdue Crosswalk's Coming | Community Survey | A New Monument for the Mall

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Brickie Awards, Recreation for Kids & a New Cannabis Bill

Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who nominated!

The DC Council will vote on Councilmember Charles Allen’s (Ward 6) emergency and temporary legislation to make immediate changes to the cost and design restrictions for DDOT’s streateries rules.

Today, DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) introduced emergency legislation to make immediate changes to the cost and design restrictions for DDOT’s streateries rules, with the goal of ensuring streateries remain a viable tool for restaurants and an opportunity to enliven street life. The Council will vote on the legislation on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The emergency bill makes two changes DDOT’s rules.

Ward 6 Update: The Brickie Awards, Electric Bills & Shopping Local