Tag: At-Large Councilmember Elissa Silverman
Draft Redistricting Maps Released
The DC Council’s Redistricting Subcommittee Committee released three draft maps on Nov. 1, in advance of its Nov. 3 Ward 6 hearing. The subcommittee...
Race And Redistricting
Every 10 years, the DC Council redraws the boundaries of the city’s eight wards in the wake of the US Census. This is a...
DC Council Mandates Vaccination for Staff
DC Council adopted a vaccination policy at their legislative meeting Tuesday, Oct. 5 which requires all new and current employees, including councilmembers, to be...
DC Council Passes Bill Extending Unemployment Benefits
On Oct. 20, the DC Council unanimously passed emergency legislation introduced by Councilmember Elissa Silverman (I-At-Large) to extend unemployment compensation by seven additional weeks for all...
DC Council Defers Budget Vote to Thursday
DC Council deferred a vote on the 2021 Budget in what some councilmembers referred to as a ‘dumpster fire’ of a meeting.
DC Council voted...
Waiting Weeks for UI Checks in The District
At-Large Councilmember Elissa Silverman (I) spends her afternoons on the Seventh Floor of One Judiciary Square. There she sits with 100 other District employees,...
DC Council Passes Second COVID-19 Emergency Bill
During the moment of silence at the beginning of Tuesday's legislative meeting, DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson asked council to remember those 24 DC...
Capitol Hill Tree Lighting Rings in Holidays
More than 500 people gathered as the Capitol Hill Business Improvement District (BID) hosted the 13th Annual Capitol Hill Holiday Tree Lighting on Saturday, November...
Join Ward 6 Salon With Silverman Tuesday
Ward 6 Democrats will hold a Salon with At-Large Councilmember Elissa Silverman (I) on Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Mr....
DC Career Fair Wednesday
D.C. residents are invited to join At-Large Councilmember Elissa Silverman, At-Large Councilmember Robert White, Jr., Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen, and the D.C. Department...