Every time these teen takeovers happen in DC, folks get online and start screaming the same old thing. Lock them up. Call the police. Put them on curfew. Make an example out of them! But let’s be for real! A lot of these young people ain’t just out here acting wild for no reason. Some of them bored. Some of them hurt. Some of them angry. Some of them ain’t got nowhere safe to go, nothing positive to do, and nobody really pouring into them unless they already in trouble. And t

Washington, DC is in the midst of a housing crisis — a crisis that too many of our neighbors know all too well. Rents are rising, eviction filings are climbing, and thousands of residents face housing insecurity or displacement. Traditional market-driven approaches have failed to provide deeply affordable homes at the scale our city needs. But a bold idea is gaining traction — and it’s rooted in justice, sustainability, and community power. GND4DC Councilmember Janeese Lewis