D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee “shocked” many with the surprise announcement of his retirement on Wednesday. We’re talking about that, plus Metro head Randy Clarke’s push to crackdown on fare evasion on Metro, and Arlington’s battle over “missing middle” housing.

As always, we’re grateful to our local news colleagues across the city for helping bolster this episode. Check out:

DCist’s look at Contee’s career and what might be ahead for MPD
The Washington Post’s piece about Arlington residents suing over the housing zoning changes
The DMV Download episode where Randy Clarke talked about the need to rein in fare evasion.

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Police Chief’s Exit, Fare Evasion Crackdown, and Arlington’s Zoning Battle