By Adam Pagnucco. As I have previously reported, County Executive Marc Elrich has announced his intention to nominate outgoing Council Member Gabe Albornoz as the next director of recreation. But…
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A Better Plan for MCPS’s Headquarters
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last week, I wrote about MCPS’s proposed $400+ million central office campus. The project, which uses land now occupied by the old Carver central office and the…
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A New Candidate in Council District 3
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Sidney Katz, who represents Council District 3, is leaving office due to term limits. The district is mostly comprised of Gaithersburg and Rockville with precincts…
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Three Candidates Seek Socialist Endorsement
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By Adam Pagnucco. Three candidates for state and county office in Montgomery County are seeking the endorsement of the Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). They are incumbent District…
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Can the Sheriff’s Office Do its Job?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, I called for the county council to review staffing data on the sheriff’s office. The backdrop is a pending election for sheriff, in which the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. County executive candidate Mithun Banerjee, who has sued the Montgomery County Renters Alliance and Montgomery Community Media (MCM) for failing to invite him to their recent candidate…
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Frosh Endorses Spielberg for Council
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By Adam Pagnucco. I don’t post every endorsement, but this one is more important than most: former District 16 State Senator and Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh has endorsed Debbie…
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Korman Explains the Shutdown
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By Adam Pagnucco. I have known Delegate Marc Korman for a long time. (He was once my co-writer on Maryland Politics Watch, the first site where I wrote through 2010.) …
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Taylor’s Huge Capital Ask, Part Five
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One examined Superintendent Thomas Taylor’s rationale for his huge capital budget ask. Part Two quantified huge in historical terms. Part Three looked at the details of…
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Elrich Nominates Albornoz for Recreation
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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has nominated outgoing Council Member Gabe Albornoz as director of the county’s recreation department. Albornoz previously had that job during all of County…