Dear Ward 5 neighbors,  As you may remember from a newsletter I sent back in August, the District is facing a crushing combination of pressures threatening affordable housing. These pressures are not merely "bringing construction of low-income housing to a virtual halt,"they are also jeopardizing existing affordable housing buildings, their current tenants, and the investments that the District has made…

In early March, letters went out to renters in rent-controlled properties saying that they could see rent hikes as high as 8.9% starting May 1—the highest increase in 40 years.