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Alyssa Fowers

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Data reporter at City Cast DC. She/her. I can graph that!
washingtonpost.com/people/alyssa-… Joined September 2018
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Alyssa Fowers @alyssafowers
Fascinating! A spokesperson at DPW told me on Oct 5 (and again today!) that they had cans and were delivering them.

Not sure how that squares with the DPW director telling the Sun that they're out and have been on back order since August.

washingtonsun.com/metro/dc-trash…
www.washingtonsun.com Waiting On a New D.C. Trash Can? You’re Not Alone. Many residents paid this summer for 96-gallon supercans that, due to a supply chain issue, still haven’t been delivered.
Alyssa Fowers @alyssafowers
U.S. Park Police arrests have skyrocketed in the D.C. area this year.

@EmmaUber7 and I share the numbers with the public for the first time here: dc.citycast.fm/public-safety/…

FYI, Park Police can operate anywhere in the District/surrounding counties--not just in National Parks.
dc.citycast.fm Park Police Arrests Have Nearly Doubled Since Trump’s Federal Law Enforcement Surge · City Cast DC The federal police force now employs more than 600 officers in the D.C. region.
Alyssa Fowers @alyssafowers
D.C. has one of the lowest 988 Lifeline pickup rates in the nation. For most of this year, roughly 60% of D.C. suicide and mental health crisis calls to the network were picked up by local operators.

dc.citycast.fm/news/988-call-…
dc.citycast.fm D.C.'s Suicide Lifeline Has One of the Nation's Lowest Pickup Rates · City Cast DC Chronic understaffing at the Department of Behavioral Health has long separated callers in crisis from local resources.