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Ward 6 Update: Winter Storm Cleanup Continues, Potomac River Spill, & Books from Birth Turns 10!

Plus: More threats to DC autonomy

Another Snow Update: Trash Pickup is on the Way

The following text is from a letter dated January 28, 2026 to the Director of DC Department of Energy and Environment and the CEO & General Manager of DC Water: 

We’re still digging out days after the snowfall, and with temperatures expected to stay below freezing for at least another week and the Snow Emergency continuing through at least 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, many snow and ice impacts will continue.

As road conditions have improved and school campuses cleared, the Mayor announced this evening that DC Public Schools will be open tomorrow, Thursday, with a delayed start.

Ward 6 Update: Snow Prep, a New Councilmember, & Construction Updates

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

Councilmember Charles Allen sent the following letter to the Zoning Commission on Jan. 9, 2026:

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.