By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier this week, I wrote about the prospect of a political food fight at the county council originating in its election of…
Natali Fani-Gonzalez
Interrogation Redux, Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, we transcribed an exchange between Council Member Kate Stewart and Board of Education President Karla Silvestre about accountability for…
By Adam Pagnucco. If there is a sacred cow in MoCo politics other than public schools, it’s probably the Agricultural Reserve. Its creation was listed…
Elected Officials React to CASA Statement
By Adam Pagnucco. After ten days, CASA has issued a statement regretting its November 6 tweets about Israel. What happens now? Let’s recap. Council Member…
Albornoz, Fani-Gonzalez Denounce CASA
By Adam Pagnucco. County Council Members Gabe Albornoz and Natali Fani-González have issued a statement denouncing the remarks by CASA, a county-based immigrant rights group,…
By Adam Pagnucco. The battle for rent control was a historic event in Montgomery County. And like all big battles, it had winners and losers. …
By Adam Pagnucco. The Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR) has issued a statement condemning yesterday’s passage of rent control by the county council. …
“I Can Never Trust Them Again”
By Adam Pagnucco. “I can never trust them again.” That’s what one source told me recently. I’ll get to the targets of that quote, but…
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…
Fani-González on Rental Assistance
By Adam Pagnucco. One of the less noticed stories of the budget is that the county council approved a lot of money for rental assistance. …