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The World Series begins tonight—GO NATS! But heads up, I’d avoid driving near Nats Park if you can. Traffic is going to be a nightmare thanks to street closures between 2 p.m. and midnight. There will be watch parties all over the District, including a big one at the stadium, and lots of festive food to enjoy before gametime.   

THE NEWS: 

Five years after D.C. launched a program that has police officers wear body cameras, the Council is reviewing whether the program brings more transparency to public work and improves officers’ relationships with the community they serve.      

Critics said the body camera program, which now includes roughly 3,200 cops, hasn’t met expectations during a hearing on Monday, according to WAMU’s Martin Austermuhle, who listened to five hours of testimony. Among the obstacles:

  • There aren’t tough consequences if officers don’t wear the cameras;    

  • The footage isn’t used during police training; 

  • And most of the footage isn’t made available to the public. 

Notably, the families of D’Quan Young, Jeffrey Price,and Marqueese Alstonare still waiting on body camera footage more than 12 months after the men were shot and killed by police. Alston’s mother, Kenithia, testified on Monday, telling the Judiciary and Public Safety Committee that she’s faced plenty of pushback trying to get the footage. That’s why she, along with other advocates like the ACLU, want the Council to create an advisory committee to oversee the program. 

“The cries of grieving black mothers making requests to see footage of the deaths of their sons should sit on all of our consciences. It’s imperative that we listen to our people when they speak their truths,” said 7C04 ANC Commissioner and Ward 7 Council candidate, Anthony Lorenzo Green. He also noted he represents a neighborhood that saw questionable stop-and-frisk practices last summer. 

Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen, who chairs the public safety committee, reportedly empathized with residents’ calls for more transparency. —Amanda Michelle Gomez (tips? Email agomez@washingtoncitypaper.com) 

MORE NEWS YOU CAN USE:

  • St. Elizabeths Hospital has been without running water for 25 days, and is still admitting new patients. [DCist]

  • ER outreach for residents addicted to opioids is off to a slow start. [Post] 

  • Jeff Bezos visited Dunbar High School, where many students didn’t know who he was. [Washingtonian]

LOOSE LIPS LINKS, by Mitch Ryals (tips? mryals@washingtoncitypaper.com) 

  • D.C. Council to vote on veto override related to the arts commission’s independence. [DC Council]

  • Several senior level employees at EagleBank have resigned. [WBJ]

  • D.C. Council leaves room for the Department of Corrections to cooperate with ICE. [DC Line]

  • Who gets to use public fields and recreation centers? [Post, Deadspin]

YOUNG & HUNGRY LINKS, by Laura Hayes (tips? lhayes@washingtoncitypaper.com) 

  • Is it OK to write a “positive message” on a restaurant’s mirror in wipeable chalk? [WCP]

  • How to make a full meal out of nachos. [Eater]

  • Meats and Foods is struggling with the construction outside its door. [PoPville]

  • Surveillance blooms atOutback Steakhouse. [Wired]

ARTS LINKS, by Kayla Randall (tips? krandall@washingtoncitypaper.com)

  • Meet the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum’s new curator of contemporary art. [WCP]

  • How a horse stable in Northeast became a studio space for artists. [DCist]

  • The National Children’s Museum reopens Nov. 2. [Washingtonian]

  • Alexandria Free Library sit-in arrest charges are dismissed after 80 years. [Post]

SPORTS LINKS, by Kelyn Soong (tips? ksoong@washingtoncitypaper.com)

MAKE PLANS, byEmma Sarappo (Love this section? Get the full To Do This Week newsletter here. Tips? esarappo@washingtoncitypaper.com)

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