The new DC emergency crime bill is just one step away from becoming law, awaiting the mayor’s signature. There’s a lot to the bill and we take a deep dive. The mayor and supporters of the bill have called the rising crime issue in DC, an emergency. Also calling it an emergency, Ward 2 DC Councilmember, Brooke Pinto, sponsor of the updated legislation that passed.
Brooke Pinto, Ward 2, DC Councilmember
Keith Alexander, Reporter, Washington Post
Sam P.K. Collins, Staff Writer, The Washington Informer