Phil Mendelson really doesn’t want the primary to be on April Fool’s Day. [Post]

Chinatown restauranteur Tony Cheng and his son plead not guilty to bribery charges. [Times, Post]

Between six and eight candidates remain in the search to replace CFO Natwar Gandhi. [Post]

The Donald Trump-ified Old Post Office isn’t Trump enough yet. [WBJ]

Whoever gets the CFO job is in line for a raise. [WBJ]

The shotgun I loaded in Freedom Plaza was real, insists sad man. [DCist]

DC Water water: safe enough to drink, safe enough for pipes. [WBJ]