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Natalie Marra benefited from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA), a provision in the District that provides strong protection for tenants to avoid a forced move. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post) Four years ago, when her apartment building at 1921 Kalorama Road NW in Washington was up for sale, Natalie Marra, a resident for more than 30 years, was determined to stay in the home she loves. “It took almost two years of tough negotiating, but there was a core group of seven of us in the tenant association that worked with a lawyer to make sure our rights were protected,” Marra says. “We negotiated the right to live in our apartments under rent control for the rest of our lives. Believe me, none of us ever plan to move now. Why would we? We have great renovated apartments and low rent.” Marra and her neighbors benefited from the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA), a provision in the District that provides strong protection for tenants to avoid a forced move. Elder...

Advocates in Virginia filed a lawsuit Wednesday against four federal immigration agents over a practice known as “ collateral arrests ” that have helped boost the number of undocumented immigrants apprehended under President Trump’s administration. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, claims that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents violated the constitutional rights of two men who are accused of being in the country illegally, but have been otherwise law-abiding, by detaining them without reasonable suspicion. The ICE agents encountered Mynor Abdiel Tun -Cus and Jose Pajarito Saput in the parking lot of the Fairmont Gardens apartments as they were on their way to work and asked about another man who hadn't lived at the complex for about five years, according to the lawsuit filed by the Legal Aid Justice Center in Northern Virginia, which seeks unspecified damages . Unable to find their intended target, the ICE agents then took Tun-Cus and...

“a shaken Spencer took to the roof to film activists while hiding his face, prompting police to guard the rear entrance of his apartment building for the rest of the night. We chanted, “We are not afraid of you!”’ On Sunday, August 13th in response to the tragedy in Charlottesville, the DC Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), the Mid- Atlantic General Defense Committee (GDC), and the DC Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) organized a vigil at Market Square in Alexandria, Virginia to offer space and support for those who had attended the rally the day prior, and to honor and remember the life of Heather Heyer and those injured at Charlottesville. Protestors and medics who witnessed the murder spoke about their experiences and gave detail about the police inaction in Charlottesville, and the medical response to Heather Heyer’s injuries, eventually resulting in her death. They drew connections between the many Confederate monuments and street names in Northern Virginia and Spencer...

Washburn Place townhouses will rent from $895 to $1,125 per month. Despite a sometimes soggy spring, construction of the 30-unit “workforce” townhouse project in Marshall remains on track. Washburn Place on Salem Avenue should be completed by year's end, as planned, Windy Hill Development Co. President Kim Hart said. “We’ve had the advantage of an open winter,” Mr. Hart said. “So we were able to work all the way through the winter.” The two-story, 1,130-square-foot units will include three bedrooms, extra insulation, energy-efficient windows and “water-saving devices” on all faucets and toilets, Mr. Hart said. He expects the townhouses, which will rent for $895 to $1,125 per month, to lease quickly. “The need for workforce housing in all of Northern Virginia is just tremendous,” Mr. Hart said. “At all Windy Hill properties there’s always a long waiting list .” The Loudoun- based nonprofit ’s project serve “working people,” he said. “There are many, many people that are earni...

US Concrete Inc (NASDAQ:USCR) Q2 2017 Earnings Conference Call August 08, 2017 10:00 AM ET Executives Kevin Kohutek - Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer Bill Sandbrook - President and Chief Executive Officer Analysts Trey Grooms - Stephens Inc Adam Thalhimer - Thompson, Davis Scott Schrier - Citi Craig Bibb - CJS Securities Stanley Elliott - Stifel Nicolaus Roresa Mojo - D.A. Davidson Operator Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the U.S. Concrete, Inc. Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call . [ Operator Instructions ] I would now like to introduce your host for today's conference, Kevin Kohutek, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer . You may begin. Kevin Kohutek Thank you, Israh. Good morning, and welcome to U.S. Concrete's Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call . Joining me on the call today is Bill Sandbrook, our President and Chief Executive Officer . Bill and I will make some prepared remarks, after which we will open the call to your ...