The MoCo Local Podcast

001 - Repealing LEOBR and Montgomery County Community Solar (From the Archive)

In this Episode, Vito takes a look at how repealing the Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights is going in Maryland and how Community Solar didn’t quite get the start we needed in Montgomery County. EPISODE 1 NOTES 2:30 – Quote from Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher via Maryland Matters [https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/20/carter-says-amended-law-enforcement-officers-bill-of-rights-bill-guts-the-concept-of-a-repeal/] 3:05 – MGA Committee Meeting Video [http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Committees/Media/false?cmte=jpr&clip=JPR_2_19_2021_meeting_3&ys=2021rs] 3:36 – ACLU MD Tweet [https://twitter.com/ACLU_MD/status/1364312851901538306?s=20] 3:57 – Will Jawando Tweet [https://twitter.com/willjawando/status/1363173745150619649?s=20] 7:13 – ZTA 20-01 bill [https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council/Resources/Files/agenda/col/2021/20210223/20210223_4B.pdf] 8:26 – Letter from Kumar Barve to Council via The Seventh State [http://www.theseventhstate.com/?p=14776&fbclid=IwAR2NcVOY_GUtT_KP5pEGDQNyFhRGnYGgoyDVJ7MylsNB8cCDLKPyrD8B9Sk] 9:03 – Mike Tidwell quote from Washington Post [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/montgomery-solar-vote/2021/02/22/1d309dc8-7535-11eb-948d-19472e683521_story.html] 9:38 & 10:51 – Comments from Councilmember Hans Riemer and Councilmember Evan Glass [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0bDKJG2Dlk&t=7020s] 13:50 – Widening freeways doesn’t reduce traffic congestion [https://cityobservatory.org/rose_quarter_congestion/] 14:12 – WMATA Ridershi [https://www.wmata.com/about/news/Metrorail-service-changes-to-begin-Monday-as-part-of-revised-budget-due-to-Covid-19.cfm]p h/t Dan Reed [https://twitter.com/justupthepike] at Just Up The Pike [http://www.justupthepike.com/] Email: vito@mocolocal.blog Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mocolocal/] | Twitter [https://twitter.com/mocolocal_md] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/mocolocal] | Thank you to Stephen Indrisano [https://www.indrisanoaudio.com/] for the Intro/Outro music