On June 19, 2025, a D.C. Policy Center report was cited by Washington City Paper: When City Paper requested the data that White is relying on to support his proposed changes to TOPA, his office provided three key sources: a Bisnow article, a report by the Washington DC Economic Partnership, and a 2025 report from the DC Policy…

The labor market for the District’s residents is geographically broader than the jobs located in the city. It includes jobs in the region to which D.C. residents commute, and jobs in which people work remotely. Resident employment – a measure of how many D.C. residents have jobs regardless of where they work…

Good morning, Chairman Mendelson and members of the Council. Thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Yesim Sayin and I am the Executive Director of the D.C. Policy Center, an independent nonpartisan think tank advancing policies for a growing, vibrant, and compelling District of Columbia. My remarks today are…