By Adam Pagnucco. The rent control law passed by the Montgomery County Council last year has an important exception: it does not necessarily cover municipalities. The county has nineteen municipalities,…
Gaithersburg
By Adam Pagnucco. Last year saw the creation of a new Super PAC in Montgomery County – the Affordable Maryland PAC. The PAC was founded to support the expansion of…
Top Stories: September 2023
By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in September 2023, ranked by page views. 1. When Did MCPS Management Know About Beidleman? 2. MCPS Wants…
The Police Staffing Crisis Gets Worse
By Adam Pagnucco. Last month, this site revealed plans by the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) to reduce its presence in the cities of Gaithersburg and Rockville, which have their…
By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier today, I wrote about how the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) was handing off calls for service in the Rockville and Gaithersburg municipalities to city police…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) is planning to reduce its response to service calls in the cities of Rockville and Gaithersburg. The change has been described…
Is There Depolicing in MoCo? Part Five
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One introduced the concept of depolicing. Part Two explored police data released by Montgomery County government since the late 1990s. Part Three looked at data from…
Is There Depolicing in MoCo? Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. Part Two examined trends in arrests, traffic citations and warrants served contained in Montgomery County’s comprehensive annual financial reports (CAFRs). Now let’s look at stats supplied by…
Gaithersburg to Council: No on Rent Control
By Adam Pagnucco. Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman, writing on behalf of himself and his city council, has sent a letter to the county council opposing rent control legislation. The city…
Gaithersburg Revolts Against Rent Control
By Adam Pagnucco. On July 3, the mayor and city council of Gaithersburg decided to write a letter to the county council opposing the rent control bill that was recently…