In: City of Gaithersburg, Community Feedback, Elections, Government, Information, Local Government, Pieter Friedrich, Uncategorized

September 1, 2023 – GAITHERSBURG, MD – By Pieter Friedrich Yamil Hernández launched his campaign for Gaithersburg City Council today with a cheeky lego-block digital video proving that creativity in politics is not dead after all. “Gaithersburg welcomed me with open arms,” Hernández says in the video. “This is whereContinue Reading

In: CEOs, Drugs and Alcohol, Government, Incident Response, Interviews, Local Government, MCPS, Moderately MOCO Interns, Montgomery County Police Department, Policing, Public Safety, Safety, SROs, Student Interviews

August 21, 2023 – Christian Lee Full video interview aired on YouTube July 11, 2023 Being a police officer is a rewarding, albeit demanding job.  Similar to school teachers, cafeteria workers, and guidance counselors, policemen sacrifice every hour of every day in order to serve our students and protect ourContinue Reading

In: Administrators, BOE, Community Interviews, Education & Culture, Government, Local Government, MCPS

A reader wrote in to share their terrible experiences at Farquhard MS with Joel Beidelman as principal without revealing their identity… The full incident details are quite severe, but details have been removed to protect identities. For those not familiar with the current events surrounding Joel Beidelman, he was recentlyContinue Reading

In: County Council, Government, Interviews, Local Government, Moderately MOCO Interns, Student Interviews

August 6, 2023 – By Adriana Ferrufino Gomez  Full video interview coming soon on YouTube! Natali Fani-Gonzalez, a council member serving members of District 6, spoke about the way her life experiences impacted her in choosing the field of politics.  Fani-Gonzalez came to America with her mom during her adolescentContinue Reading

In: Emergency Response, Government, Information, Local Government, Moderately MOCO Interns, Montgomery County Police Department, Policing, Public Safety, Safety

July 27, 2023 – By Anna Lam Crime Crime has always been an aspect of life and society that people have been living with since the beginning of civilization. It’s an intricately layered topic, interconnecting with the law, and how different crime may be in their own respective areas. RecentContinue Reading

In: Community Feedback, County Council, Environment, Environment, Farming, Government, Information, Local Government, Maryland, Moderately MOCO Interns, Rustic Roads

July 25, 2023 – By Savannah Jarrett With nexuses such as Silver Spring, Rockville, and Bethesda, much of Montgomery County is focused on cities and suburbs. But the county’s western corner, a short distance from the nation’s beating heart, is home to some of MoCo’s most beautiful sights and history.Continue Reading

In: Community Feedback, Community Reports, Ethics, Government, Local Government, Maryland, MCDCC

ROCKVILLE, MD, July 12, 2023  – By Pieter Friedrich – Montgomery County’s Democratic Party is effectively broke, according to a leaked copy of the party’s budget which was shared with me by several local party leaders. This follows revelations that current party chair, Saman Qadeer Ahmad, is trying to cover upContinue Reading

In: Community Feedback, Community Reports, County Council, Government, Local Government, Policing, Public Safety

June 13 Meeting At the June 13 County Council hearing regarding Bill 27-23, repeal of the Policing Advisory Commission, much of the public testimony was false, inaccurate or misleading. Here is the bill memorandum. The video starting at this section of the meeting can be seen here. The chair ofContinue Reading

In: Budget, County Council, County Executive, Government, Information, Local Government

Background A lot has been made of the Montgomery County budget recommended by County Executive Elrich. Including our previous piece on it here discussing the lack of accountability and declining services. There has also been a lot of back and forth between the County Council, County Exec, residents and theContinue Reading

In: Community Feedback, Community Reports, Government, Local Government, Lt. Governor, Maryland, MCDCC

ROCKVILLE, MD: May 14, 2023 – By Pieter Friedrich — The Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC), on May 9, held its monthly meeting with a sizable group of school teachers, civil rights activists, and journalists seated in the audience. The meeting was far more raucous than anticipated, with shoutingContinue Reading