Allison Silberberg talks about her tenure as mayor of Alexandria and her vision for the city's future if re-elected. Councilmember Elissa Silverman talks economic and labor issues in DC. And we look at the week's regional political news.

Will exempting single family homes from the Tenant Opportunity To Purchase Act make the affordable housing crisis better or worse? We sit down with a realtor and an affordable housing activist who come down on either side of the question.

In his debut novel, author Arvin Ahmadi draws on his experience growing up in northern Virginia and attending the notoriously competitive Thomas Jefferson High School.

A new bill in Montgomery County would make panhandling from a median strip a ticketable offense. While some advocates think this will keep panhandlers safer, others think it criminalizes poverty.

Female legislators in Maryland are banding together in efforts to combat sexual harassment. What steps are they taking?

Educators are facing pressure to prepare students not just for college but for the working world.

Nationwide, schools are facing pressure to prepare their students not just for college but for the workforce. What does the movement to provide "real world" experience in the classroom look like locally?

D.C. may need to scrap its original fleet and there are still no plans to make riders pay.

From a secret investigation of residency fraud to graduation rate scandals across the region, we explore what's being done about local school systems in crisis.

Robin Ficker is the sole Republican running for Montgomery County Executive. He joins us in studio, before Kathleen Matthews, Chair of Maryland's Democratic Party.