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David Grosso: time for fire chief Kenneth Ellerbe to step down after Cecil Mills‘ death. [Statter911]

Public pot-smoking provision could hamper decriminalization bill [Times, LL, WAMU]

Vince Gray leads rivals in mayoral fundraising, lags in cash on hand [LL]

More than 40 percent of mayoral campaign donations come from outside of D.C. [WAMU]

Andy [Shallal] can make a good city great. You dig?” [Post]

Post ed board wants David Catania‘s D.C. Promise proposal postponed [Post]

Shadow Rep. Nate Bennett-Fleming hopes to ditch the Hill perks for a D.C. Council seat. [Roll Call]

New Gray video features Secretary of Education Arne Duncan [LL]

DCPS looks for recruits for a “Parent’s Cabinet.” [WAMU]

Mayoral candidates turn out for D.C.’s Groundhog Day. [Post]

The Franklin School will become an art museum. [Housing Complex]

Sinkhole traps Circulator bus [NBC 4]