Tasty Morning Bytes — End of Foreclosures, Racial Profiling and Back Taxes
Many in Washington area seeing an end to foreclosure crisis Foreclosure filings have decreased dramatically in the District this year, but not so much in neighboring Prince George’s County. This spring, nearly 50 percent of sales in the county were foreclosures. (Washington Examiner )
Montgomery County Police Investigating Hate Crime In Cloverly Racist and homophobic slurs were spray-painted on a number of cars in Silver Spring’s diverse Cloverly neighborhood. Neighbors suspect the vandals were a group of teenagers “who are angry and are taking it out on whomever they can target.” (WAMU)
Driving While Immigrant Changes to U.S. federal immigration program Secure Communities are meant to provide leniency for certain people facing deportation — including veterans and domestic violence victims. But opponents say changing the rules for those already arrested does little to remedy what they view is one of the programs biggest flaws: encouraging racial profiling. (The Nation)
Developers, Church and Bank Properties on Tax Sale List Developer Douglas Jemal owes $1.5 million in back taxes for 41 District properties. Minority-owned businesses along the H Street, NE corridor say they have been hit-hard by the increase in tax bills as the neighborhood is gets gentrified. (Afro)
Undocumented Students Arrested at “Coming Out” Rally Undocumented students protesting at San Bernadino Valley College have been arrested, but for unlawful assembly, not for their immigration status. (angry asian man)