By Adam Pagnucco. Sumindi Peiris, who has been the president of MoCo360’s parent company since February 2022, is no longer with the company. Peiris has extensive experience in branding for…
Council Spanks Elrich, Overrides Veto
By Adam Pagnucco. For the fourth time, the county council has voted to override a veto by County Executive Marc Elrich. The tally now is council: 4, executive: 0. Elrich’s…
Pay the Teachers, Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich and the school board are marketing his 10 percent property tax increase on the notion that it is intended to finance higher teacher…
Steve Bohnel Says Goodbye to MoCo
By Adam Pagnucco. MoCo360 county government reporter Steve Bohnel has announced his departure from Montgomery County. We reprint his tweet below. ***** Hi all. Some personal/professional news, as they say. …
Elrich to Council: I Matter
By Adam Pagnucco. On one level, County Executive Marc Elrich’s veto of James Hedrick’s planning board appointment was part of a struggle for control of the board that has been…
Elrich Issues Planning Board Veto Statement
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has issued a statement on his veto of James Hedrick’s appointment to the planning board. The statement appears below. ***** M E M…
Elrich Vetoes Planning Board Appointment
By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive Marc Elrich has vetoed the county council’s appointment of James Hedrick to the planning board. Hedrick is a Democrat, a senior financial analyst with the…
By Adam Pagnucco. In my recent series on rent control, I outlined Takoma Park’s terrible record of building housing under its tough rent control law. Specifically, the city has been…
Would More Cops Make a Difference?
By Adam Pagnucco. One of my readers – former Council Member George Leventhal – asked me the following question on Twitter. I have appreciated your recent writing. Do you have…
MoCo Government Replies on Police Budget
By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, I posted an analysis of the county executive’s recommended police department budget that noted it did not contain a net increase in sworn officers. That generated…