Last week, City Desk reported that At-Large Councilmember David Catania’s birth control bill—which is based on existing processes in Washington state and would allow women who need birth control to get a prescription from a pharmacist rather than a doctor—would increase access, but wasn’t likely to affect the price of contraceptives.
But there’s much more to [...]
For women who can’t get to—or can’t afford—an OB-GYN, a bill introduced by At-Large Councilmember David Catania could be a boon.
Catania is proposing that women should be able to access birth control pills without an OB-GYN appointment, which includes a Pap smear and urine tests and typically costs more than the average checkup. The bill, [...]
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In pushing through legislation to legalize medical marijuana this month, D.C. Councilmember David Catania promised "a tightly regulated system that will ensure that we do not see the types of abuses that have occurred elsewhere."
Say, Denver, for instance, where medical pot shops have proliferated in recent months, as The Daily Show's Jason Jones so colorfully illustrates below.
The [...]
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Today, the D.C. Council unanimously approved a bill legalizing medical marijuana. Wayne Turner, a former leader with the D.C. Chapter of ACT UP, made sure to be on hand. For him, the legislative victory had been a deeply personal one. It was Turner, along with his partner Steve Michael, who first began the effort to [...]
If Vince Gray runs for mayor as reports indicate, he forfeits an almost certain re-election as council chairman. So who runs?
Jack Evans: Back in September, the Ward 2 councilmember told LL he'd "be interested" in running for chair if Gray ran for mayor. But Evans, in his past, has pledged mayoral runs only to think [...]
Responding to reports of hefty rate hikes, the D.C. Council is set to vote on a measure that would restrain health insurers' ability to raise prices on policyholders.
At a press conference yesterday, At-Large Councilmember David A. Catania repeatedly referred to recent "unconscionable" hikes by city insurers—indeed his legislation is styled 'The Unconscionable Health Insurance Premium [...]
At-Large D.C. Councilmember David Catania has announced via press release(!) that he will be handing out free cupcakes to gay couples registering for marriage licenses tomorrow morning at D.C. Superior Court. According to the release:
"Beginning at 8:30 a.m., the first 200 couples will receive a box including Hello Cupcake’s signature chocolate and vanilla flavors, offering [...]
Councilmember Marion S. Barry Jr. has until Tuesday to formally respond to the evidence put forth against him in the Bennett Report. Several of his council colleagues told WaPo that they wanted to wait to see Barry's rebuttal before possibly censuring him. I'm all about respecting the process. But hasn't Barry had enough time to [...]
Washington City Paper embarked yesterday afternoon upon an SUV-assisted inspection of various notable persons' sidewalks. Did they comply with their civic duty to clear walkways for pedestrians within eight daylight hours after the snowfall ended?
David A. Catania
Position: at-large councilmember
Address: 2122 Newport Place NW (Dupont Circle)
UPDATED AT 9:45 P.M.
Jim Graham, Ward 1 Democrat
Contributions This Period: $171,391 ($171,391 total)
Expenditures This Period: $8,611 ($8,611 total)
Cash on Hand: $162,780
The Skinny: Say what you will about Graham, the man is simply a powerhouse fundraiser—from the lawyers to the restaurants/bars to the developers to the just plain ol' folks, the bespectacled one knows how to [...]
The D.C. Council will take up an emergency measure tomorrow that stands to send up to $6 million in city money to the struggling United Medical Center.
The bill introduced by At-Large Councilmember David A. Catania, long a stalwart ally of the District's only east-of-the-river hospital, would direct the money to the former Greater Southeast Community [...]
