Tasty Morning Bytes – Asian Population Up, Redistricting Maps Released and D.C. is Not Stressful
Good morning, DCentric readers! For your enjoyment, some links:
D.C. region’s Asian population is up 60 percent since 2000, census data show “Asians are drawn here by the same magnet of opportunity that has attracted so many other ambitious people, making Washington the city with the biggest share of college graduates in the country. ‘D.C. is similar to New York and Northern California,’ said Amanjot Singh Dhaliwal, an officer in the South Asian Bar Association of Washington, D.C. ‘The most opportunities are here. You want to go where you have the most opportunities to make money and have a career.’” (The Washington Post)
Proposed DC Redistricting Maps Released “The new proposed redistricting plan for Washington, D.C. has just hit the web. Federal law requires leaders to draw the lines depending on how the population is spread out. Capitol Hill residents hit the streets in protest Tuesday over the proposal, worried that some neighborhoods in Ward 6 may be broken up into other wards.” (myfoxdc.com)
Charge Dropped In Wheelchair Arrest Case, Metro Police Lose Arrest Powers “Fifty-five-year-old Dwight Harris was snatched from his wheelchair, tripped and then thrown to the ground where his head was swimming in a pool of blood. Witnesses to the arrest and people who viewed the video agreed with the U.S. Attorney who decided to drop the resisting arrest charge against Harris. They also approved the suspension of police powers for the two Metro Transit officers pending a review by prosecutors and Metro’s police chief.” (WUSA Washington, DC)
D.C. Residents Least Stressed in America? “Washington, D.C. may be a high-powered, law-making, political machine, but its residents know how to chill. The nation’s capitol was fifth on the list of the least stressed states, according to the latest Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index…Ironically, a survey this January found that commuters in Washington and Chicago spend more time in traffic than anywhere else in the country. Perhaps those drivers are spending that time meditating?” (NBC Washington)
Mary’s Center Opens in Ward 4 “A well-known social services center that aids low-income families in the District opened a new site in one of the city’s fastest growing neighborhoods. Mary’s Center, located in the Adams Morgan neighborhood of Northwest, is primarily known for catering to Latino families, but has moved east with a hub in the Petworth section of Ward 4 on Georgia Avenue in Northwest.” (Washingtoninformer.com)