I wrote Takoma Park Mayor Kate Stewart and her City Council colleagues, regarding redirection of city spending and FY21 budget planning in light of the…
I wrote Mayor Kate Stewart and her City Council colleagues, advocating a City of Takoma Park paid family leave benefit. Here’s the text I sent…
The following is comment I sent to Takoma Park City Council members, given their September 25, 2019 discussion of Takoma Park’s Housing and Economic Development…
[Edited: I corrected my calculation, replaced some figures with more accurate figures I found after I first posted, and clarified the conclusion.] One of my…
This is the story of two development projects, at and near the Takoma Metro station, one promising and the other stalled. It’s addressed to my…
If you’re a TPSS Co-op member, you have until midnight Tuesday, November 27 to vote for 3 board candidates. I reviewed the candidates’ questionnaire responses…
The case for curtailing pesticide use has never been stronger. We see too many headlines like Pyrethroid pesticide exposure appears to speed puberty in boys.…
Comment I sent to the members of the Takoma Park City Council, February 8, 2017: Dear Councilmembers, I note the council’s February 8, 2017 discussion…
Maryland District 20 Monday evening, January 9, the 28 members of the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (DCC) will meet in public session for a…
I came across an old article on Takoma Junction while researching a new one, on Maryland state investment in our community. Regarding Takoma Junction, dateline…