By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier today, the county council’s Planning, Housing & Parks (PHP) Committee amended and voted in favor of one of two rent control…
Andrew Friedson
“I Can’t Explain That to a Resident”
By Adam Pagnucco. Of all the elected officials I have met, Council Member Andrew Friedson is one of the best at explaining complicated matters in…
Bring in the Moms
By Adam Pagnucco. It’s Sunday afternoon. Junior wants something. He wants it soooooo bad. He begs his parents to get it. Dad, who is busy…
Andrew Friedson: Cast Vote Data
By Adam Pagnucco. I may have done a disservice to Council Member Andrew Friedson because I have written next to nothing about his reelection campaign. …
By Adam Pagnucco. Police traffic enforcement is a hot topic now. Consider this: Bethesda Beat reported the following from a recent online forum about traffic…
MoCo’s New Political Order
By Adam Pagnucco. From a historical perspective, the most remarkable thing about the passage of Thrive 2050 was not its contents, the pushback against it…
By Adam Pagnucco. The new county council has announced its committee structure for the next four years. It was devised by Council President Evan Glass…
Antisemitism is Real, Right Here in MoCo
By Adam Pagnucco. Almost lost in the debate over the Montgomery County Council’s recently passed antisemitism resolution is this fact: antisemitism is real. It’s real…
The Blowouts
By Adam Pagnucco. Just like in 2014, every single Montgomery County incumbent at the state and county levels who ran for reelection to his or…
Don’t Mess With the Real Deal
By Adam Pagnucco. In January 2014, District 1 County Council Member Roger Berliner posted a cash balance of $52,369 in his campaign finance report. Over…