Shoe Theft in Ballston — “At approximately 7:51 p.m. on November 10, police were dispatched to the report of a robbery. Upon arrival, it was determined two juvenile male victims were exiting a business when they were approached by a group of six juvenile male suspects. Suspect One and Suspect Two approached Victim One, knocked him off his bike and stole his shoes. Suspect Three engaged Victim Two in conversation before stealing the victim’s jacket as he exited a stairwell.” [ACPD]
Karantonis on ICE — “County Board Chairman Takis Karantonis told Washington Examiner he wanted to repeal Section 7 specifically because of the Trump administration’s actions on illegal immigrants. “The decision to remove Section 7 and related language comes in the wake of the federal administration’s ongoing erosion of the constitutional right to due process, which every person has regardless of their status,” Karantonis said.” [Washington Examiner]
DJO Field Hockey Champs — “On Nov. 2, the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and Independent School League field hockey titles were earned with 1-0 victories, but the paths to those results couldn’t have been more different. In the WCAC, Bishop O’Connell toppled four-time defending champion St. John’s to win its first title.” [Washington Post]
Flyover This Afternoon — “The U.S. Military will conduct an Aircraft Flyover in the NCR over Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, November 13 at approximately 1:05PM.”
Steep Path to Home Ownership — “‘The median price for a single-family detached home in Fairfax County is almost a million. It is over $1.25 million in Alexandria and in Arlington County,’ Sturtevant said. ‘You do need an income of about $300,000 if you do sort of some back-of-the-envelope math on taking on a loan with 10 percent down — it is very hard.'” [NBC 4]
GI Bill Benefits Delayed — “More than 75,000 students who rely on GI Bill benefits are still waiting for payments or have only received partial payments this semester. The issue is impacting families across the country, including in the D.C. region, which is home to one of the largest concentrations of military families.” [WTOP]
Transit Funding Plan — “The SJ28 Subcommittee recommended $400 million in additional annual Northern Virginia transit funding starting July 2027. Potential funding streams still on the table include increases to the sales tax, motor vehicle sales tax, motor fuels tax, highway-use fee and transient-occupancy tax, and new taxes and fees on retail deliveries, paid parking and rideshare services.” [FFXnow]
Alexandria Wins Housing Case — “Alexandria won its nearly two-year battle in Circuit Court today (Wednesday) against residents fighting the city’s massive Zoning for Housing/Housing for All overhaul. Judge H. Thomas Padrick, Jr. granted the city’s motion for summary judgement and dismissed the case against the plaintiffs, a group of Old Town residents who had been fighting to reverse the zoning changes since they were approved by City Council in Dec. 2023.” [ALXnow]
New Legal Notice — ABC application: restaurant/caterer license—wine, beer, mixed, on/off-premises. [Public Notices]
It’s Thursday — Expect sunny skies and a high temperature near 56°F. Northwest winds will blow at 7 to 14 mph, and may gust up to 26 mph. Thursday evening, the sky will be mostly clear, and the temperature will drop to around 35°F. A gentle west wind at approximately 6 mph is expected. [NWS]
