DC Budget Explorer — FY2027 Proposed Budget Interactive explorer of Washington DC's proposed FY2027 general funds budget. Agencies, committees, federal grants, procurement, and line items.

Check out dcbudget.com if you haven't already! (2/2)

A webpage titled "Budget Legislation" from the DC FY27 Budget site. Introductory text explains that the Mayor's FY2027 budget proposal arrives at the DC Council as four companion bills. Four cards are displayed in a 2×2 grid: (1) Budget Support Act (BSA) — FY27 bill, 273 pages, 87 subtitles, covering statutory amendments for policy changes, fee updates, and fund transfers. (2) Local Budget Act (LBA) — FY27 bill, 44 pages, $21.2B total, 129 agencies, the main appropriations bill. (3) Federal Portion Budget Request Act (FPBRA) — FY27 bill, 10 pages, $993.4M total request, 13 payments, covering DC Courts and federal-dollar entities. (4) FY26 Revised Local Budget (Supplemental) — FY26 bill, 16 pages, net adjustment of -$119.2M, covering mid-year revisions. Each card includes "View details" and "View PDF" links.

DC Budget update - I added in the BSA and various supporting legislation. I appreciate all of the feedback I've gotten so far. Are there other data sets or ways to sort the data that would make analyzing the budget easier? Drop a comment below! (1/2)

Ahhh good to know! I'm still trying to better understand the budget so this is helpful :)

I think I found a ~$2M error in the BSA? Total in the Universal Leave table should be $228,077 and not $230,056 (figures are in the thousands)

A special election can occur. Another reason to vote for @freedcslate.bsky.social :)

Eh, they could switch to the independent seat technically, but I don’t think that makes sense. I was more so referencing that folks can run at-large. The only other opportunity coming up is if R White wins the delegate race. His replacement is appointed by the Democratic State Committee until … 1/2

Hey, we could have 2 at-large members (or the chair) be from Ward 1! 😉

related -- for the last couple cycles, i've maintained a table of DC authorities, boards, commissions, departments, etc., and which Council Committee has oversight, now and in the recent past: jski.net/posts/dc-cou...

DC Budget Explorer — FY2027 Proposed Budget Interactive explorer of Washington DC's proposed FY2027 general funds budget. Agencies, committees, federal grants, procurement, and line items.

Anyway - check out the site! Would love to hear feedback on what would make it even more useful :).
dcbudget.com

A "Council Committee Budgets" section with the subtitle "FY27 budget allocations by DC Council committee. Click to expand agency details." Three expandable accordion rows are shown, each displaying the committee name, number of agencies, percentage of the DC budget, a proportional dark blue progress bar, and the total dollar amount: Committee of the Whole — 10 agencies, 18.5% of DC budget — $3.9B Executive Administration and Labor - 13 agencies, 1.5% of DC budget - $323.6M Facilities - 4 agencies, 3.8% of DC budget - $800.4M Each row has a chevron icon indicating it can be expanded for agency-level detail.

Lastly, I grouped by Council committee and provide links to upcoming hearings too to make it easier for folks to remember that those are coming up!

I also included federal funding per agency from USAspending plus per-agency vacancy rates computed from the salary API using operating + capital FTEs

A collapsible "Performance measures" section header (expanded, showing 38 measures across 13 objectives/activities) above a "Performance Accountability" panel sourced from the OCA FY2025 PAR. Introductory text explains the data comes from the Office of the City Administrator's annual Performance Accountability Reports, with the most recent being FY2025 (published January 2025). Below, under an "OBJECTIVES" label, four numbered accordion items are listed, each expandable via a chevron icon: 4.1 Ensure an equitable and inclusive school system 4.2 Provide a well-rounded education 4.3 Ensure a safe, supportive and culturally affirming learning environment 4.4 Ensure students are prepared to graduate on time and participate in a postsecondary pathway

Each agency's budget sits next to its performance report. ~2,000 KPIs from OCA's PARs, targets vs. actuals, on the same page as the money. I also included procurement data - PASS contracts and payments, with vendor pages that aggregate spend across agencies.

A data table comparing DC agency budgets between FY26 and FY27, with columns for Agency, FY26, FY27 (currently sorted descending), and Change. Three agencies are listed: Department of Health Care Finance (HT0, Human Support Services) — FY26: $5.5B, FY27: $5.3B, Change: ▼−3.1% District of Columbia Public Schools (GA0, Public Education System) — FY26: $1.5B, FY27: $1.5B, Change: ▼−1.4% District of Columbia Public Charter Schools (GC0, Public Education System) - FY26: $1.4B, FY27: $1.4B, Change: ▲+3.8% Each row includes "View" and "Details" buttons, a star icon for favoriting, and a small sparkline chart showing budget trend over time.

Check out dcbudget.com! (surprisingly this domain was still available). Contains every agency & line item - searchable and sortable. No need to download dozens of PDFs

A dark navy blue header banner for a DC FY2027 Budget website. The title "DC FY2027 Budget" appears in large, bold yellow-green text. Below it, a subheading reads "Proposed Budget and Financial Plan" in white bold text, followed by a description: "An interactive explorer of Washington DC's proposed $12.7 billion general funds budget for Fiscal Year 2027. Data sourced from the DC CFO and Mayor's budget submission." At the bottom, smaller gray text notes it is an "Independent explorer built by Josh Jacobson" with hyperlinks to Bluesky and Twitter, and a disclaimer that it is "Not affiliated with the DC government."

The Mayor's proposed FY2027 budget is public ... as a stack of PDFs most people don't want to search through, cross-reference, or analyze. This annoyed me last year, so this year I prepped something that is easier to go through.

Ward One Democrats Condemns Threats of Genocide, Calls for Trump’s Impeachment and DC Statehood — Ward One Democrats Without representation, District residents are denied a voice in moments of national crisis

We stand united against all threats of genocide and in solidarity with the people of Iran and with all oppressed people. We demand Trump's immediate impeachment and DC statehood now, because until we have it, our voices will never fully count.

MORE: ward1democrats.org/news/2026040...

I’d have to double check the math, but 25% of undecided voters said that they would be less likely to vote for a candidate that Nadeau endorsed so I’m not sure that this stat is due to Rashida being endorsed by her

Had a lot of fun with this data! Thanks for letting me help :)

I should probably update the name and make the top bar less busy… maybe “Share Your Map”?

I think you’re the first person to comment on the assumptions so thank you for taking a deeper look! Would love any feedback you have on making the tool more usable. I’m noticing a lot of folks aren’t sharing out URLs - wondering if I need to make that more obvious!

Found this really fun to use. Got +275k with an "upzone the Red line and area between wisconsin and Connecticut Ave west of Rock Creek park."

Screenshots of actions to take on the website - emailing DMPED, taking OP's survey, and emailing councilmembers.

The public input window is open through 2026. Explore your neighborhood. See what OP is proposing. Ask yourself: is this enough? Then take action by emailing DMPED, emailing Councilmembers, and taking OP's survey. dc2050.org 4/4

DC 2050 — Housing Capacity Tools for DC's Comp Plan Explore DC's zoned housing capacity and proposed FLUM updates with interactive tools. Analyze zoning, the 2050 comprehensive plan, and housing policy for Washington DC.

The Future Land Use Map controls what can be built on virtually every parcel in DC. dc2050.org lets you explore the current zoning, OP's proposed changes, and the gap between what's needed and what's planned. 3/4

OP is projecting 165,000 new residents by 2050, but their proposed FLUM changes only add ~15,000 units of zoned housing capacity. Their stated goal? Keep price growth below inflation rate. Housing is already unaffordable. This plan locks in the crisis we have. 2/4

Screenshot of zoning remapper tool

DC has a once-in-a-generation chance to fix its housing crisis through the 2050 Comp Plan rewrite. OP's current proposal squanders it. I built a tool so you can see exactly where they're falling short: dc2050.org 1/4

happy 14th anniversary to all who observe

Oh we’ve escalated to many people (including DPW’s interim director). They’re aware but just struggling to execute

Alley that needs servicing is the one surrounded by 2600 blocks of Sherman/Georgia and 700 blocks of Fairmont/Euclid

Image of a trash can that says "MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER PRESENTS" in the usual font.

Image of a trash can that says "MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER PRESENTS" in the usual font.

Image of a trash can that says "MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER PRESENTS" in the usual font.

Image of a trash can that says "MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER PRESENTS" in the usual font.

Neighborhood trash missed for 3 weeks. Tried multiple escalation channels (including DPW and Mayor's office) but none work. I don't like it but feels like social media is the only real avenue to get help. Introducing the newest "Mayor Muriel Bowser Presents" @mayorbowser.dc.gov

Become a NIMBY in DC and get VA and MD to build more housing so that population growth in the region only goes toward more Congressional seats 😂

DDOT continues to publish before/after analyses of safety projects. The numbers for the 9th street NW bike lanes suggest that we should be doing these projects everywhere we can. Crashes plummeted, pedestrian and bike traffic skyrocketed, and vehicle travel times dropped.