Mayoral candidates tussle in broadcasted WAMU debate. [WAMU, NBC 4]

Vince Gray won’t be canning his fire chief, Tommy Wells‘ request aside. [Post]

Jack Evans heads to Muriel Bowser‘s turf to criticize her economic record. [LL, Post]

Tommy Wells concedes that new ad isn’t accurate, but it’s nice of his staff to think so. [LL]

D.C. cops need better hate-crime training, new report says. [Post]

Mayor talks transgender health care discrimination later this morning. [AP, Blade]

Potholepalooza pothole-filling campaign starts next month. [Post]

Evans tells the Post ed board he has the “vision” they say he lacks. [LL]

Petworth wins big in school funding changes. [Housing Complex]

Gray tech initiative runs into naming dispute. [WBJ]

District, Maryland, and Virginia will each put $25 million into Metro improvements. [WAMU]

Condos could come in next to Georgetown’s Exorcist Steps. [WTOP]

New York aside, bottomless-mimosa brunches will stay legal in D.C. for the foreseeable future. [WBJ]

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