{"id":2599086,"date":"2026-05-05T16:34:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brooke-pinto-ends-dc-curfew-extension-bill-push-after-failing-to-swing-votes\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T20:36:22","slug":"brooke-pinto-ends-dc-curfew-extension-bill-push-after-failing-to-swing-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brooke-pinto-ends-dc-curfew-extension-bill-push-after-failing-to-swing-votes\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooke Pinto ends DC curfew extension bill push after failing to swing votes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbrooke-pinto-ends-dc-curfew-extension-bill-push-after-failing-to-swing-votes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2599086&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Brooke Pinto, a D.C. councilwoman, abandoned her effort too extend an emergency juvenile curfew bill after it failed to secure enough votes in a heavily progressive Democratic council. The proposal woudl have allowed an 8 p.m. curfew for teens during the summer, aimed at curbing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-carjacking-heard-round-the-world\/\" title=\"The carjacking heard round the world\">violent youth crime<\/a>, and it had support from Mayor Muriel Bowser.<\/p>\n<p>Pinto and Bowser argued the curfew was meant to protect young people,while critics-progressive councilmembers among them-contended it would be used in a discriminatory way against Black and Brown youth.Pinto has positioned herself as a public-safety-focused candidate and has supported other crime-related reforms that challenged some of the district\u2019s more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-touts-endorsements-from-celebs-who-want-to-defund-police\/\" title=\"Fetterman Touts Endorsements From Celebs Who Want to Defund Police\">progressive criminal justice policies<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Councilwoman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3838390\/brooke-pinto-second-council-member-challenge-eleanor-holmes-norton-dc-delegate\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"3838390\">Brooke Pinto<\/a> ended her effort to pass a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc-2\/\">Washington, D.C.,<\/a> curfew extension bill after failing to garner enough votes.<\/p>\n<p>The emergency bill would have granted the district the authority to impose 8 p.m. curfews for teenagers over the summer. It was intended to stymie the epidemic of violent youth crime and garnered the support of Democratic Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/muriel-bowser\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2963\">Muriel Bowser<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4555959\/faa-employee-arrested-threat-kill-trump\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>FAA employee arrested over threat to \u2018neutralize\u2019 Trump<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4555878\/shooting-carrollton-texas-multiple-dead-injured\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Shooting in Carrollton, Texas leaves two dead and more injured<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4555638\/mpd-remove-top-official-crime-data-manipulation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>MPD removes top officials in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >department restructuring amid concerns<\/a> about crime data manipulation<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Pinto faced an uphill battle in one of the bluest areas of the country, dominated by progressive Democrats. She and Bowser pitched the extension as a way to protect the city\u2019s youth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>An <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3842758\/bowser-dc-council-juvenile-curfew-bill\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3842758\/bowser-dc-council-juvenile-curfew-bill\/\">almost identical saga<\/a> played out in October, when she sought to extend through December a curfew that would be implemented at 11 p.m. instead of the usual midnight and apply to everyone under the age of 18 rather than under 17, as is typical. It also gave police the authority to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bowser-shreds-dc-council-for-rejecting-juvenile-curfew-bill\/\" title=\"Bowser shreds DC Council for rejecting juvenile ... bill\">designate special curfew zones<\/a> where juveniles wouldn\u2019t be allowed past 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Progressive Democratic councilmembers objected, arguing it was racist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m afraid extending the provision will be used as a pretext to target Black and Brown youth, who are already being targeted in this moment,\u201d Democratic Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George said in October.<\/p>\n<p>Pinto countered that the measure was intended to protect young criminals from federal agents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI worry not acting exposes our young people to more of the possibility for federal overreach,\u201d she said at the time. \u201cThis is really a preventive, protective measure to make sure there\u2019s a tool in place so we don\u2019t have groups of federal agents coming up on groups of young people in a way that would be counterproductive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pinto has pitched herself as a candidate prioritizing public safety, in contrast to some of her progressive rivals. 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Council\u2019s Judiciary Committee is viewed as a more centrist Democrat.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4528121\/dc-delegate-race-flare-up-brooke-pinto-post-robert-white-address\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4528121\">RACE FOR DC DELEGATE FLARES UP AFTER BROOKE PINTO POSTS ROBERT WHITE\u2019S ADDRESS ONLINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2024, she backed measures<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/2791174\/dc-council-crime-package-brooke-pinto\/\"> designed to overhaul<\/a> some of the district\u2019s progressive criminal justice policies, which had garnered controversy amid a crime spike.<\/p>\n<p>Pinto is running for mayor and has drawn impressive fundraising totals with bipartisan support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Councilwoman Brooke Pinto dropped a D.C. curfew extension bid after vote failure<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2599087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP24354629315939.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[79157,79156,79158,41291,73894],"class_list":["post-2599086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bill-push","tag-brooklawmaker","tag-court-legislation","tag-dc-politics","tag-voting-strategy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP24354629315939.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2599086"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599090,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599086\/revisions\/2599090"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2599087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2599086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2599086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2599086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}