June 26, 2024 Confirming our previous reporting from sources about a week ago, MCPS today appointed outgoing Montgomery County Police Department Chief Jones (who recently retired from MCPD and was replaced by new Police Chief Marc Yamada) in a new position called the Chief of Security and Compliance (read onContinue Reading
June 19, 2024 A lot has happened at top positions in Montgomery County this week with MCPS announcing their next Superintendent Dr. Thomas Taylor and with the County Council confirming the new Police Chief Marc Yamada following the retirement of Police Chief Marcus Jones. Dr. Thomas Taylor and MCPS followedContinue Reading
June 18, 2024 I attended the District 2 County and District 15 State combined Town Hall which I thought was really interesting because it gave attendees a very clear definition of what is handled by the state and what is handled by the county for those that didn’t already know.Continue Reading
June 13, 2024 According to sources, the former Republican County Executive Candidate Reardon Sullivan has dropped off signatures for a ballot initiative that would limit county executive to two terms. Sullivan lost in the 2020 General Election to County Executive Marc Elrich Given that County Executive Elrich is serving hisContinue Reading
June 10, 2024 It wasn’t long ago that MCPS was proclaiming hiring issues and teacher shortages. Then last month, MCPS threw a Hail Mary after receiving only $150 million of the $180 million they requested from the County. As reported by Montgomery Perspective, this was a higher percent received ofContinue Reading
June 6, 2024 By now, if you live in Montgomery County, Maryland, I am sure you have heard about the tornado yesterday evening on June 5, 2024 unless you are still hiding out in the basement. This piece will take a look at the details of that Tornado, key informationContinue Reading
May 20, 2024 – by Avniel Serkin-Ahmed (Founder of the Facebook group “All About DMV Politics”) An analysis of what data tells us about the Maryland Primary Election results We all have seen who won and lost in the 2024 Maryland Primary election but what does the voting data andContinue Reading
May 10, 2024 Many were shocked to read the Montgomery County Police Department press release today, which stated that an 18 year old male allegedly assaulted at least four women over a span of 4 different days while he was already on pre-trial supervision: “An 18-year-old Clarksburg male has beenContinue Reading
May 7, 2024 Background In January 2024, we posted the initial Part 1 which featured a very detailed series of graphs and charts showing how anti-Jewish Hate/Bias incidents in Montgomery County Maryland have increased over the timeframe of July 2022 to October 2024 (inclusive) as compared to Hate/Bias incidents againstContinue Reading
April 29, 2024 – By Dana Noga – Photos from MCPD post. With the Board of Education Primary Election heating up, questions regarding School Resource Officers (SROs), Community Engagement Officers (CEOs), and security in schools have come to the forefront. MCPS graduate, activist and concerned parent Dana Noga writes aboutContinue Reading