It bothers me, too. I'm a photographer and while I was taking long exposures on medium format film of the Tidal Basin, two teenagers filmed me and insinuated I was a creep because my camera "is big" (I had a long lens on). I'm sure it went on a tiktok or IG story or something. That kind of sucks. But it's also kind of unavoidable. People are going to be assholes whether it's filmed or not. I do think we could do a better job of preventing malicious use of a private/non-public figure's likenesses. Just don't think we can actually do that until the likeness is used maliciously. It can't be done by preventing the filming in the first place.

Can confirm this is happening in CH—SFH houses that can’t be profitably flipped for “luxury” condos are being restructured this way. Not the way to stabilize neighborhoods, DC.

The Washington Metro use to have averages that were higher then that. Longer station dwell time, lower speed limits and reduced acceleration and breaking rates has lower the average by more then 5 kph.

If that were true, the Washington Metro would have more route miles then the New York City Subway.

DCHA is at 187%. I can’t remember exactly how it got there but I think it groups SAFMRs (ZIP codes) into neighborhoods, and “does analysis” to arrive at some number. DC is probably one of the most data rich (and should be data driven) cities in America, I shudder at the thought of DCHA’s analysis.

If you don’t mind me asking, when you say compliance, is that both tenant, landlord, PHA, or all of the above compliance?

This is absolutely disgusting. DCHA director should be fired immediately. If something like this can’t get DC residents on their feet I don’t know what can.

Disney needs to bite the bullet and make Punisher a gay character. make his icon the exact opposite of the toxic masculinity that its fans love a little too much.

Is unhealthy a euphemism here?

But this is DC?

This home is currently off market - it last sold on February 10, 2020 for $470,000. Based on Redfin's Washington data, we estimate the home's value is $1,252,098.

The real reason nothing will come of it is that the FBI has the Proud Boys full of informants already. The leader of the Proud boys was himself an FBI informant.

This is true but the one I found definitely seems to live here.

Heavily regulated housing with huge subsidies obviously ain’t.

Way less homeless existed in the US before they outlawed SROs and rooming houses and flop houses and a million other dignified housing options. And now, as the article states, the government is actively harming the housing market making it so it is far more expensive for the vast majority of people. All around failure.

The "free market" is not going to house the homeless.

Not conservative, but the right does have a point when it comes to making it easier to fire lazy government employees. Pay more competitively if that's what's needed to get better staff, but this shit should justify clearing house.

Fairfax has 1.14 million residents DC has just over 670,000

Fairfax had 20 homicides in 2022 DC had 203 homicides

Fairfax also had 20 homicides in 2021 DC had 226

Fairfax had 15 homicides in 2020 DC had 198

Fairfax had 14 homicides in 2019 DC had 166

Look it up…

Relatively speaking, yes. The average bedroom size is 200 square feet. 70 square feet is 35% of that. Sure, it's greater than 9% of that, but they're both pretty small in comparison to 200. I'd bet neither meet minimum living standard requirements.

It's similar to how cockatiels can live in smaller cages, but they need a 24" x 18" x 24" cage to be happy.

Not to mention other things that humans need to live, like natural light.

I did not use a kit. I looked at some finished versions online then made a drawing of what I wanted based on that and bought wood, drill spades, and some of other tubing so that It could stay watered when I'm away from home and cut the wood according to my specs.

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Do u think a 70 sq ft bedroom is similar to a 18 sf house?

I work in housing and voucher programs, in compliance. Not in DC proper though.

The FMR isn’t necessarily the required rate or a limit. Some program structures do a comparable unit analysis to determine if the rent is reasonable. And sometimes a certain percentage above the FMR is authorized, as you said. It depends on what kind of voucher and how it is funded.

Also want to add that the comment in this particular article about concerns of vouchers leading to increased rent pressure is insulting in how offbase it is.

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It is an absolute travesty that Anita Bonds was re-elected. Asleep at the wheel during a housing crisis.

They feel like there’s more crime happening

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