Our endorsements for Rockville Mayor and City Council
| Here's your roundup of this week's must-read posts: Our candidate picks for Mayor and City Council in Rockville; Richmond inaugurates its first-ever downtown bus transfer station and looks to keep the momentum going; remote work rates remain high in the region, but most remote workers come from the private sector, not federal government; wellbeing for Latinx residents falls short in the Washington region and should be improved; traffic violence victims' families are not often properly compensated for their losses; and brake bolts from an older Metro train series likely behind the most recent derailment. |
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Endorsements • October 4, 2023
This fall, voters in Rockville will choose a new mayor and a newly expanded City Council. GGWash endorses Monique Ashton for Rockville Mayor, and Kate Fulton, Izola Shaw, Marissa Valeri, and Adam Van Grack for Rockville City Council.
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Wyatt Gordon (Contributor) • October 4, 2023
Richmond recently opened a new Downtown Transfer Station that serves 17 of its 31 routes. In the short term, it’s a welcome upgrade for anyone needing to change buses downtown. But will bus travel in Richmond continue to gain momentum moving forward?
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DW Rowlands (Contributor) • October 5, 2023
The area’s higher percentage and rate of work-from-home since the pandemic isn’t driven by federal employees — it’s part of a bigger trend in tech-hub metros.
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Cristian Mendoza Gomez (Guest Contributor) • October 2, 2023
As the nation marks Hispanic Heritage Month, we dive into a report showing Latinx people are benefiting less from well-being gains in the Washington region than others. Pandemic-era protections, and housing and transportation policy could help local jurisdictions tackle the disparities.
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Kea Wilson (Streetsblog) • October 2, 2023
The release of footage of a Seattle police officer speaking callously about the value of a pedestrian’s life sparked backlash and also highlights a grim reality: families left behind after a loved one is killed by a driver typically have few options for covering costs and holding drivers accountable.
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Stephen Repetski (Editorial Board Alum) • October 3, 2023
A brake disc came off an older Metrorail train and derailed a newer 7000-series train traveling behind it in late September. Metro is now focused on identifying cars with loose brake bolts, but why didn’t routine inspections pick up on the issue earlier?
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