In: 2024 Elections, BOE, Budget, CEOs, Education & Culture, Free Events, Grades, Hate / Bias Incidents, Incident Response, Local Government, MCPS, MCPS Enrollment, Safety, Transportation, Virtual Academy, Virtual Events

September 5, 2024 Moderately MOCO is cosponsoring a virtual Montgomery county board of education candidate forum on September 19 at 7 PM! After the success of our in person forum before the primary, we are teaming up with several other cohosts to put on a virtual forum that will beContinue Reading

In: Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition, Community Feedback, Housing, Local Government, Maryland

August 4, 2024 On Friday August 30, the Supreme Court of Maryland issued its decision in the case of Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition v.  Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County. In its finding, the court acknowledges what BACC has been asserting for years: Moses African Cemetery “was a historic Black burialContinue Reading

In: Hate / Bias Incidents, Hate / Bias Incidents, Local Government, MCPS, Public Safety, Safety

August 19, 2024 – 5:32pm. Updated 8/19/24 at 10pm to include article by MCM and image/quotes. Today 4 MCPS Schools were vandalized with graffiti that included “politically-charged graffiti, antisemitic iconography (including swastikas), and, in some instances, anti-LGBTQ+ language” according to a letter from MCPS. This occurred just a week afterContinue Reading

In: Crime, Local Government, Local Politics, Montgomery County Police Department, Policing

August 18, 2024 Montgomery County is facing a troubling amount of juvenile auto theft incidents, resulting in dangerous confrontations that have put both police officers and the public at risk. In the latest string of incidents, Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) officers encountered reckless behavior from juvenile offenders, leading toContinue Reading

In: County Executive, Local Government, Maryland, Office of the Inspector General (OIG)

August 15, 2024 Today, the Montgomery County Office of the Inspector General found that the county’s Public Information Office (PIO) needs to do more to satisfy policy obligations stating the following: “Rockville, Maryland – Montgomery County Maryland Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi announced today the release of a new OfficeContinue Reading

In: Community Feedback, Government, HOA, House of Delegates, Housing, Lawsuits, Local Government, Maryland

August 5, 2024 – Featured image from Patch article credited to MuskratPhotos 6/25/24. Updated on 10/18/2024 for corrections. FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE – August 1, 2024 – Contact: Steven Lapham – Montgomery County Property Owners – Protest Abusive Homeowner Associations UPDATE: Mr. Segura did, in fact, owe some past “monthly assessments” whichContinue Reading

In: Accessibility, City of Rockville, County Council, Local Government, MCPS, Parks and Planning, Pedestrian Safety, Safety

August 2, 2024 – By Sophia Campbell Picture this: you’re a student at a public high school. You’ve just endured a leg injury that has rendered you temporarily crutch-bound, and, inquisitive of your school’s accommodations for your circumstances, you consult the office staff. They inform you that there exists aContinue Reading

In: BOE, Budget, Local Government, MCPS, Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Transportation

July 29, 2024 Today the Montgomery County Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi announced a new memorandum related to MCPS mismanagement of the electric bus contract “detailing the results of an OIG Investigation into the Montgomery County Public Schools’ (MCPS) management of a contract valued at over $160 million to procureContinue Reading