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Fencing erected at White House, VP residence as D.C. braces for unrest\u00a9\u00a0Valerie Plesch for The Washington Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Rings of new security fencing enveloped the White House, U.S. Capitol and Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019s residence on Sunday as federal and District authorities braced for potential unrest in Washington following Tuesday\u2019s presidential election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For weeks, D.C. officials have sent messages of reassurance to residents and businesses still scarred by damage incurred during some 2020 racial justice and post-election protests. Authorities know of no credible threats, Washington\u2019s police chief said at a news conference, adding there is \u201cno need for any alarm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, signs of caution proliferated this weekend, as the Secret Service erected new, eight-foot-high metal fences around the White House and Treasury Department complex, and adjacent parts of Lafayette Square, as well as outside the Naval Observatory grounds and Harris\u2019s residence. The Capitol reintroduced temporary bicycle-rack barriers posted with signs stating, \u201cPolice Line: Do not cross,\u201d surrounding its perimeter. The agency also is installing physical security measures outside the West Palm Beach, Florida, convention center where Donald Trump will hold his election-night party, not far from his residence at Mar-a-Lago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Secret Service is working closely with federal, state and local partners in Washington, DC and Palm Beach County, Florida to ensure heightened levels of Election Day safety and security,\u201d the agency said in a statement Sunday. \u201cThese enhancements are not in response to any specific issue but are part of wide ranging public safety preparations for Tuesday\u2019s election.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D.C. police also announced street closures<\/a> beginning 7 p.m. Monday in preparation of Harris\u2019s election-night party at Howard University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As authorities worked to fortify public assets, some business and property owners braced for the worst, surging private security, shoring up street-level windows and entrances, and finalizing contingency plans in anticipation of possible looting or rioting. Owners of commercial buildings near the White House boarded up or added fencing outside street-level businesses and shops, with business association leaders saying they would rather overprepare than sustain damage in the event of street violence, although District officials have said there is no need to cover windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is concern around the city. We\u2019re not expecting full-fledged pandemonium like we saw after Jan. 6, [2021,] or four years ago,\u201d said Eric J. Jones, the vice president of government affairs for the Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington, whose members own 76 million square feet of commercial office space and about 110,000 apartment units in the District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHonestly, it\u2019s just fear,\u201d Jones said, adding that some retailers far removed from downtown worry about opportunistic looting with police attention focused elsewhere. \u201cI\u2019m getting constant emails and text messages because people are really engaged. \u2026 People would rather be overprepared and have nothing happen, as opposed to the alternative.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Extra fencing is installed at the Naval Observatory on Sunday.\u00a9\u00a0Spencer Hsu\/The Washington Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Washington is no stranger to public demonstrations, and has seen only sporadic violence in the decades since the destructive April 1968 riots after Martin Luther King Jr.\u2019s assassination. During the inauguration of President Donald Trump in 2017, authorities estimate unrest yielded about $100,000<\/a> in property damage across 16 blocks downtown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, memories of residents and business owners remain seared by the unrest of 2020, including several days of protests that May after the murder of George Floyd, and several post-2020 election demonstrations that culminated in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several street-front businesses were damaged and a basement fire was set at the historic St. John\u2019s Church on Lafayette Square across from the White House in early June 2020, after Trump ordered the clearing<\/a> of mostly peaceful demonstrators at Lafayette Square. After Jan. 6, security fencing was erected and stood for months around several blocks of Capitol Hill, leading residents and community leaders to describe the area as a fenced-off fortress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leon A. Beresford, executive vice president of Admiral Security Services, which provides security guards to 150 commercial office buildings in D.C., said the company is mobilizing roughly 2,000 private personnel to be ready to work 12-hour shifts at its client facilities concentrated around the White House, along K Street NW and surrounding Freedom Plaza on Pennsylvania Ave NW between the White House and the Capitol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Private businesses have been advised to be ready to beef up staffing of security guards, engineers, janitors and maintenance workers in case of damage; to secure materials to deploy fencing, gates or other barriers if needed; and to practice procedures to secure or evacuate buildings, he and Jones said in separate interviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt a time when we are trying to revitalize, especially our downtown core, what we don\u2019t want is destruction of property that discourages folks from coming back to the city, or that creates a situation where we are trying to rebuild those areas,\u201d Jones said in an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The restaurant Pow Pow on I Street, a few blocks away from the White House, is boarded up ahead of Tuesday.\u00a9\u00a0Valerie Plesch for The Washington Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

District government leaders and agencies have spent many months planning for the post-election period, determined along with residents and businesses not to be caught off-guard, as they were four years ago, and to ensure a safe and secure environment for visitors, tourists and students through the winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All eligible 3,300 D.C. police officers will work 12-hour shifts with most leave canceled through at least the election, Police Chief Pamela A. Smith said last week, \u201cto ensure we have enough officers on the street and in every corner of the District.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Temporary bike-rack barriers are installed at the Capitol as part of enhanced security measures.\u00a9\u00a0Valerie Plesch for The Washington Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

D.C. Council Member Brooke Pinto (D-Ward 2) expressed a similar sentiment. \u201cAcross the DC government we have prepared and coordinated with federal partners to ensure the safety of DC residents and visitors throughout the election and inauguration,\u201d Pinto, whose ward spans much of downtown, said in an emailed statement. \u201cViolence or destruction will not be tolerated. \u2026 I am also encouraged that our small businesses, hotels, and restaurants and bars are ready to benefit from residents and visitors coming to the District throughout this season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An office building on I Street is boarded up.\u00a9\u00a0Valerie Plesch for The Washington Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A man paints plywood outside of Blick Art Materials on 13th and I streets.\u00a9\u00a0Valerie Plesch for The Washington Post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Still, Beresford said, D.C. police and commercial building owners are among the most practiced in the country in dealing with street protests and associated violence. \u201cWhen I go to Florida, they\u2019ve got hurricane response down there, and it\u2019s incredible what they\u2019re able to do with natural disasters,\u201d he said. When it comes to civil unrest, in D.C., \u201cThey\u2019re battle tested, they\u2019ve learned from past challenges there, and they\u2019ve implemented a number of best practices there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaun Sharkey, owner of plant-based restaurant Pow Pow, said the decision to erect a wall outside his eatery at 1250 I Street NW at Franklin Park was not made by him, but in what he believed was a precautionary measure by the property manager, and that he hoped customers would continue coming in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re hopeful that the presence of the wall will not be misinterpreted, especially with the election approaching. Our intention is to continue fostering an inclusive atmosphere for everyone. We are also hopeful people can still find us,\u201d Sharkey said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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