
Sarah D Cissna, CSEP
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Sarah D Cissna, CSEP
@sdcissna
city living + #caphilldc, #eventprofs + #MyILEA, #Nationals, #dctheatre, #tribepride. Mom to 2 Tiny Bosses. Pro-Oxford comma. she/her.






Trump now in Oval Office touches on D.C. "It's a totally safe zone. It's called a safe zone. That's a term. It's a term of art. It's a safe zone because it's very safe."

Critical #MissingPerson 11-year-old Courtney Rhodes, who was last seen in the 3400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, Southeast, on July 30, 2025. Have info? Call (202) 727-9099/ text 50411.

BREAKING: President Donald Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. The dismissal was disclosed in statements from three top House Democrats and confirmed by a separate person familiar with the matter. apnews.com/article/donald…

NEWS: The Senate just unanimously passed a bill to allow D.C. to spend its local funds at their current levels, moving to undo a provision of the federal spending bill that would have slashed the city's budget by more than $1 billion. The bill heads to the House next.


Councilmember Henderson worked both in the US Senate and at the DC Council. She is a great person to listen to on how Congress' budgeting impacts the District. There is no way around it: the CR will bring severe cuts to public safety, public education, and human services in DC.











For DC Public Schools, only 70% of teachers stayed this year compared to last. Nearly 1/3 left. With 17% leaving teaching in DC altogether. And the trend isn't going the right way, with 26% leaving in 2022 & 19% leaving in 2021. Next let’s look at the charter sector.





#NavyYardExplosion DC Fire have cordoned off the area around the Navy Yard ice rink “A big enough flash that they want DoD to come investigate” A blast blew a hole into the ice rink and shattered one of the glass panes Visible size of hole surprisingly small compared to sound


