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. While rent hikes are far…
Natali Fani-Gonzalez
Fani-González Demands Answers From MCPS
By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, I wrote a two-part series on a literacy pilot at East Silver Spring Elementary School. The pilot showed strong results in improving reading by second, third…
Natali Fani-Gonzalez: Cast Vote Data
By Adam Pagnucco. Former planning board member Natali Fani-Gonzalez utterly crushed a quality field in the mid-county Council District 6, winning every precinct. She now inherits Nancy Navarro’s mantle as…
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 issues: Calling for more traffic…
Kramer Explodes at County Council
By Adam Pagnucco. Senator Ben Kramer (D-19), sponsor of two bills potentially expanding the county executive’s authority over Park and Planning’s functions, attended a meeting of the county council to…
Will MoCo Get Rent Control?
By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of County Executive Marc Elrich’s inauguration speech, in which he vowed to pass rent control, it’s reasonable to ask whether the county council would…
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 her current office won. In…