Muriel Bowser puts five projects awarded by Vince Gray, including the Franklin School, on hold. [Housing Complex, WBJ]

Some Bowser staffers rake it in, but with lower salaries on average than Gray counterparts. [LL, Post, WAMU]

City conducts annual homeless count. [Housing Complex, Post]

Homeless numbers on track to beat last year’s record. [Post]

Bowser will stick with housing plan despite budget shortfall. [Post]

Brianne Nadeau endorses LaRuby May in Ward 8 race. [LL]

Uber spent more than $300K lobbying the District last year. [WAMU]

Sen. Tom Carper wants to push doomed statehood bill. [WAMU]

Insurers want D.C. Health Link tax capped. [WBJ]

D.C. Auditor no longer interested in overseeing St. Elizabeths. [WBJ]

Library board: nothing interesting in MLK Library redesign. [Housing Complex]

Photo by Darrow Montgomery