City Administrator Kevin Donahue

Lots going on, but good to check how we’re doing to improve public safety:
• Violent crime ⬇️40%
• Homicides ⬇️78%
• Robbery ⬇️58%
• Car thefts ⬇️58%
• Burglaries ⬇️43%
• Thefts ⬇️11%

YTD, we’ve had the lowest number of murders in decades. More work to do!

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1️⃣0️⃣2️⃣ - That's the number of illegal weed shops that DC Police and ABCA have closed down and padlocked.

For any remaining illegal weed shops in DC, we're coming for you too.

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Important: DCPS will open on a two-hour delay tomorrow, February 2.

DCPS will open on time Tuesday, February 3.

We've made good progress on trash and recycling collection this weekend. We will resume the normal collection days for frontside and alleys.

⚠️ Water outage in Navy Yard. Info below.
@popville.bsky.social @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social @thehillishome.com @hillragdc.bsky.social

DC Water reports a water outage on the 300 block of M Street SE, between 3rd & 5th St. Estimated duration 8-10 hours. Customers can contact DC Water: 202-612-3400

NEW: An additional location for salt distribution in DC:

RISE: 2PM-5PM

🗓️Open today (1/31) and tomorrow (2/1)
📍2730 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE

🧂 Salt distribution at 5 @dcdpr.bsky.social sites today & tomorrow:

Pick-up times:
✅ 9-11AM
✅ 12-2PM
✅ 3-5PM

Locations:
• Deanwood Rec
• Greenleaf Rec
• Kennedy Rec
• Turkey Thicket
• Wilson Aquatic

🗑️ Important trash collection update!

🧂 Salt distribution at 5 @dcdpr.bsky.social sites today & tomorrow:

Pick-up times:
✅ 9-11AM
✅ 12-2PM
✅ 3-5PM

Locations:
• Deanwood Rec
• Greenleaf Rec
• Kennedy Rec
• Turkey Thicket
• Wilson Aquatic

Just announced: 5 pop-up salt distribution locations this weekend!

Bring a bucket, a wagon, a box—anything to come pick up salt to address icy and hazardous conditions near your home.

If your household normally gets Tuesday frontside trash collection, put your trash & recycling bins out front by 6AM Sunday, February 1, for pickup Sunday.

If your household normally gets Monday frontside trash collection, put your trash & recycling bins out front by 6AM Saturday, Jan 31, for pickup tomorrow.

Thanks to @ddotdc.bsky.social & @wmata teams for clearing out bus stops and making sure passengers can access the bus! We have hundreds of bus stops & we’re making our way to clearing them.

Thanks to @ddotdc.bsky.social & @wmata teams for clearing out bus stops and making sure passengers can access the bus! We have hundreds of bus stops & we’re making our way to clearing them.

We're not building a recreation of The Wall from Game of Thrones.... But DPW & @ddotdc.bsky.social are hauling hundreds of tons of snow, ice, and "snowcrete" every hour as we work nonstop to clear roadways.

Today marks one year since the fatal air collision over the Potomac River.

My full statement:

Update:

🚇 Rail resumes weekday service at 5 a.m. with trains every 6–12 mins

🚌 Bus resumes weekday service — all 126 routes operating (61 regular service, 65 on snow detours)

🚐 Metro Access operating all scheduled trips

Check wmata.com/snow before traveling.

Update for Thursday, January 29:
* DCPS open on 2-hour delay

Updates for Wednesday, January 28:

•⁠ ⁠DCPS will be closed
•⁠ ⁠DC Gov will open at 10AM

Let's keep working together—give our plows space on the roads, continue safety precautions, and be a good neighbor.

Promotional poster from DC Public Library announcing operational branches on Tuesday, January 27, from 10 AM to 5 PM. Locations listed are MLK Library, Anacostia Library, Lamond-Riggs Library, Tenley-Friendship Library, and Southwest Library. More updates available at dclibrary.org.

DC Public Library will operate in Modified Posture on Tuesday, January 27. You can find the latest updates at dclibrary.org

The following locations will be open from 10am to 5pm ⬇️

On Tuesday, January 27:

• DCPS will be closed
•⁠ DC Government will open at 10AM—programming or facility adjustments will be listed online
•⁠ No trash/recycling pickup tomorrow; updates to come
•⁠ 1 library per ward + MLK open

Visiting the DPW Snow Command Center to see how we’re deploying hundreds of snowplow teams across the city to plow and treat the roads.

🙏 Please stay off the roads tonight so our snowplow teams can work safely! Stay home, read a book, work on a puzzle, or bingewatch a hockey show.

Thank you to all DC Gov agencies working at the HSEMA Emergency Operations Center!

Teams are working 12-hour shifts to make sure streets are cleared, DC Gov facilities are ready to open & our most vulnerable residents are safe.

A Snow Emergency will go into effect Saturday at noon.

And remain in effect until Tuesday at 9:30AM.

That means residents need to move their vehicles out of Snow Emergency Routes as soon as possible to give our snow teams space to plow.

Snow Team Heroes help shovel walkways for seniors and individuals with disabilities.

Interested in signing up? Register before 3PM Saturday to help with this storm.

Already signed up? Here's everything you need to know about picking up your gear:

We've officially declared a Snow Emergency and a State of Emergency in Washington, DC.

A Snow Emergency, which goes into effect Saturday at noon, means residents must move vehicles off of Snow Emergency Routes.

A State of Emergency impacts District operations, as detailed in my Mayor's Order:

Explaining our proposed zoning changes in Rock Creek West The DC Office of Planning provides details on its proposed changes in the Rock Creek West planning area, which are back before the Zoning Commission in early 2026.

Good weekend read from @opindc.bsky.social on how @mayorbowser.dc.gov is trying to make it easier & faster to build more housing in Metro-adjacent Ward 3 neighborhoods.

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🚨@mayorbowser.dc.gov has selected Rift Valley Chevy Chase to redevelop the Chevy Chase library/community center with:
✅ 23.5k sq ft library
✅ 21.6k sq ft community center
✅ 177 units of housing (54 affordable units)
✅ 8k sq ft ground retail
✅ underground parking

dmped.dc.gov/page/chevy-c...

BREAKING: New renderings of the RFK site and the @wshcommanders.bsky.social stadium.
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Here’s what’s coming:
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1. Domed roof
2. 30% of RFK site dedicated to recreation
3. Year-round destination for sports, entertainment, and community engagement

Next iconic addition to the DC skyline coming 2030.

DC has shelter space for everyone who needs it.

It’s going to get colder in DC in the next few days—this is your reminder that anyone can anonymously call the shelter hotline for free transportation to a safe, warm space.

DC Shelter Hotline: (202) 399-7093