Montgomery Community Media

About 20% of Montgomery County’s public schools have edible gardens. Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin is encouraging the school system to expand this program and to partner with the Department of Parks. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

The Immigrant Worker Forum focused on the safety issues faced by immigrant workers. The greatest challenge facing local authorities is to get immigrant workers to report unsafe work conditions. Watch this report. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

The Montgomery County Council recently passed the Displaced Service Workers bill that requires successor contractors to retain certain workers for 90 days after taking over the contract. In this video, Council member Valerie Ervin tells us why she supported the bill. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), Montgomery College and The Universities at Shady Grove announced a partnership to launch the Achieving Collegiate Excellence & Success program. The program’s goal is to create a pathway to college graduation for under represented lower income, first generation college students. The program will begin in eight MCPS high schools in […]

The weather was perfect for Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin’s Audacity of Hoops basketball tournament in Silver Spring. The event’s goal is to provide the county’s youth with positive activities. Watch this report and you will also see the county’s  Recreation Director shooting some hoops. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more […]

The Montgomery County Council on September 18 approved Bill 19-12—known as the Displaced Service Worker Protection Act—that will ensure that vulnerable, low-wage service workers have temporary job protections when their employer’s service contract is terminated. Councilmember Valerie Ervin was the chief sponsor of the bill, which also was supported by Council Vice President Nancy Navarro […]

Surrounded by union supporters and standing next to Council member Nancy Navarro at a July 30th press conference, Montgomery County Council member Valerie Ervin explains why she is sponsoring the Displaced Service Workers legislation (bill 19-12) in this video clip. She also expresses her frustration that the bill was removed from the Council’s July 31 […]

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner and Councilmember Valerie Ervin introduced legislation to encourage and expand the bikesharing program in Montgomery County.  Listen to Berliner’s comments in this video. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner and Council member Valerie Ervin are the lead sponsors of two initiatives that were introduced at the Sept. 11 Council meeting that could lead to expansion of the bikesharing program. Bill 25-12 would allow transportation impact tax funds to be used to help fund bikesharing stations. Zoning Text Amendment […]

I arrived safely in Charlotte last night at around 9 pm.  It stormed most of the way from Durham to Greensboro.  I am lucky to be staying at a hotel within walking distance of the convention center. I have been asking many of the delegates who attended the Denver DNC as well as this one, […]