Author: ARLnow.com

Yet Another Gun at DCA — “Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport intercepted a fourth firearm in seven days at a checkpoint on Thursday, April 11. The four guns were caught on April 5, 7, 8 and 11.” [Press Release]

ACPD Traffic Citation Data — “The Arlington County Police Department investigated what works out to more than four vehicle crashes per day February, according to new data… During the month, police issued 2,043 citations and warnings for a variety of issues, according to the figures.” [Gazette Leader]

Arlington Ahead on Housing Production — “Housing production isn’t distributed evenly around the region. The Post determined each jurisdiction’s share of the regional housing target based on anticipated household growth this decade, and found D.C., Arlington County, Falls Church and Alexandria are on track to exceed their share of the targets. But the other nine jurisdictions represented by COG are all lagging. Fairfax County, the most populous jurisdiction in the region, is on pace to build only 36 percent of its target.” [Washington Post]

School Board Forum This Weekend — “Candidate forums are scheduled for the following times and locations. [Saturday] April 13 at 9:30 a.m. — School Board forum at Busboys and Poets in Shirlington (Arlington Democrats).” [ARLnow]

Gov. Signs Vape Shop Bill — “The governor on April 5 signed HB 947, a Lopez bill giving localities the power to regulate the location of vape shops and other venues that deal in nicotine products, including a prohibition of operating within 1,000 linear feet of a school or day-care facility. There are some exceptions: Existing facilities will have their previous approvals grandfathered in, and the measure does not apply to convenience stores or gas stations.” [Gazette Leader]

Preservation Bill Becoming Law — “The measure by Del. Patrick Hope (D-Arlington) would mandate a 30-day cooling-off period before a locality issues a permit to raze or demolish any building that is, at the time, being considered for local historic status… Gov. Youngkin signed the measure yesterday. Its provisions will got into effect July 1.” [Gazette Leader]