Jessica Rich

Nov 20, 2024 | streetsensemedia.org | Jessica Rich

Laura Zeilinger, director of D.C.’s Department of Human Services (DHS), announced that she will leave her position at the end of the year in a Nov. 1 staff email. Zeilinger has led the agency, which is tasked with preventing and ending homelessness in the city, for nearly a decade. Mayor Muriel Bowser appointed Zeilinger to the post in 2015. Previously, Zeilinger served as executive director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness during the Obama administration.

Sep 11, 2024 | streetsensemedia.org | Jessica Rich

Last March, the D.C. Council approved a sweeping crime bill, known as the Secure D.C. Omnibus Amendment Act. Among the bill’s many provisions, which were largely seen as “tough on crime,” was the reintroduction of drug-free and loitering-free zones, which are reminiscent of heavy-handed anti-drug measures of decades past. Drug-free zones, along with anti-loitering restrictions, have a contentious history in D.C. dating back to the late 1980s and mid-1990s.

Jul 3, 2024 | streetsensemedia.org | Jessica Rich

The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) Stabilization and Reform Board passed nine resolutions relating to occupancy and admission policies for public housing, development plans, and subsidy swap operations at its monthly meeting on June 12. The meeting as a whole addressed long-term development, public housing management, tenant concerns, and Housing Choice Voucher . The resolutions primarily enabled the agency to advance with the Rental Assistance Demonstration and Section 18 programs.

Jun 5, 2024 | streetsensemedia.org | Jessica Rich

Homelessness increased in Washington, D.C. by 14% over 2023, according to this year’s Point-In-Time (PIT) Count results, released in May. Homelessness is up 12% across the region, and older residents are the fastest-growing group of unhoused people. This is the second consecutive year homelessness has risen in the District, after several years of reductions since the city released its first plan to end homelessness in 2016. Last year, homelessness increased 11.6% in D.C. and 18% in the region.

Nov 23, 2023 | mondaq.com | Jessica Rich

Kelley Drye Ad Law Access Podcast · Safeguards Snafu? The Anomalous New Provision in the FTC's Gramm-Leach Bliley Safeguards Rule Apple Spotify SoundCloud Last week, the FTC announced that it had finalized its rulemaking to add data breach notification provisions to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) Safeguards Rule.