More about the episodes.

It’s an election year in Rockville, and we are going to make an attempt to interview all the candidates to get to know them a little better as people and community leaders.

One of the emerging themes on the candidate websites is public safety. Defining that will be important, as all sorts of sub-topics could fall under that category. Avoiding the dog-whistle assumptions and fear-mongering that can come with “public safety” will rely on clarity and consistent messaging. Does a candidate’s vision include safety from police violence and a community commitment to justice reforms? Does safety include walkable streets? Are we going to get a replay of 2019’s straw horse on immigration (municipalities have little to no control over immigration). We live in a community that includes a PD committed to community policing and are true partners to our neighborhoods, and a city-wide commitment to Vision Zero and a more walkable community–building on that and setting the City up for more and better, along with how to get there, will be an important thing for voters to listen for.

Episodes 1, 5, 6, and 7 are candidate interviews.