Young could not immediately be reached Friday evening at a number listed for him. Kevin Donahue, the deputy mayor for public safety and justice and deputy city administrator, will serve as interim city administrator, according to the mayor’s office. “He made a decision to do something different and go in a different direction,” said Foster, who declined to elaborate further on the circumstances of Young’s departure. ADADAs one of the top aides to Bowser (D), Young spearheaded the mayor’s proposals to balance the budget after the coronavirus pandemic created a $1.5 billion hole in city finances. He also crafted deals to build new hospitals to replace the troubled United Medical Center and Howard University Hospital.

Source: Washington Post August 14, 2020 23:43 UTC