| Good morning. It's Tuesday, Nov. 1. You'll have to pry the McRib out of my sweetly glazed hands to get me to stop eating this abomination. Onward to the news. 🌤 75/53. This is simply too warm for November, but enjoy it. Capital Weather Gang gives it an 8/10. |
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 | Metro's Silver Line extension has an opening date. | - The 11.5-mile extension through Dulles International Airport will open Nov. 15 after more than four years of delays, the agency announced yesterday.
- The new stations: Reston Town Center, Herndon, Innovation Center, Dulles Airport, Loudoun Gateway and Ashburn.
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 | The D.C. Council is about to finalize a massive rewrite of the criminal code. | - The updates: The first of two votes will take place today to, among other things, eliminate most mandatory minimum sentences and reduce the maximum penalties for offenses such as burglary, carjacking and robbery.
- Top officials such as Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) are concerned the changes would burden the court system and reduce law enforcement's ability to severely punish major crimes.
- What's next? If the bill passes after a final vote in about two weeks, many of the changes would be enacted over three years.
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 | A plan to rename a major street for Marion Barry has sparked a fight. | - Which street? D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. (D) wants Good Hope Road SE to become Marion Barry Avenue, after the four-term leader known as the "mayor for life."
- White introduced emergency legislation to change the name, but D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) blocked the bill from the council's agenda for today. Mendelson said he wants a public hearing before the council votes.
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 | One of the most contentious questions on D.C.'s ballot may look familiar. | - Initiative 82 asks voters whether tipped workers should make the minimum wage. Such workers — think waiters and bartenders — currently receive a minimum wage of $5.35 per hour. The regular minimum is $16.10 per hour.
- As it stands now, if an employee does not receive enough tips to add up to regular minimum wage, employers are supposed to make up the difference. Initiative 82 would gradually raise the tipped minimum to match the regular minimum by 2027.
- History repeats: D.C. voters approved a nearly identical ballot measure in 2018. The D.C. Council repealed it months later.
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 | Virginia officials are scrambling to get 149,000 voter applications processed. | - Why? The state's Department of Elections alerted local officials to a backlog of applications over the weekend caused by a previously reported computer failure.
- Who's affected? People who recently registered to vote through Department of Motor Vehicles offices. You can call your local elections office or check vote.virginia.gov for your registration status.
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 | The Commanders will soon get a significant reinforcement. | - Chase Young will be eligible to return to practice tomorrow, according to Coach Ron Rivera. The team will have 21 days to add the defensive end back to the active roster.
- The former Defensive Rookie of the Year has been out for a year after tearing his right ACL last November.
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 | A D.C. United star won't be disciplined for using a racial slur. | - Major League Soccer couldn't say for sure that Taxi Fountas said the n-word during an on-field incident in September. But the league called the accusation "credible."
- What happens now? Fountas, who is White, denied using the slur, and someone close to the striker said he is "relieved and eager to come back."
 | Today's Perspective | From John Kelly: A young Takoma Park artist who died in July will have his work commemorated on a stamp. Before you go … I swear I'm not perpetually hungry, but these sandwiches from Soko Butcher in Takoma Park are on my mind for lunch.  (Jordan Robertson for The Post) | Do you know someone who would like this newsletter? Share it with them. Want more local coverage? Get the latest stories and exclusive content on D.C., Virginia and Maryland here. Want to catch up quickly on the biggest global news? Sign up for The 7 morning briefing. |
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