Prince George’s County Executive Aisha Braveboy discussed her administration’s accomplishments over her first 100 days in office during a speech on Friday.

Braveboy was elected in June to finish off former county executive and current U.S. Sen. Angela Alsobrooks’ term, which ends in 2026. Friday’s address comes as the county faces multiple challenges, including effects of federal government shifts and the loss of major local landmarks.

The Trump administration’s layoffs of federal workers and the current federal government shutdown have notably affected more than 65,000 federal workers in the county. President Donald Trump also announced this summer that the FBI’s headquarters, which were previously set to be relocated to Greenbelt, would stay in Washington, D.C.

The county could also take an economic hit from Six Flags moving out of Bowie later this year and as the Washington Commanders prepare to relocate from Landover to the nation’s capital. But Braveboy said she doesn’t see these relocations as losses for the county.

“I call them opportunities to reimagine and reinvest,” Braveboy said.

Despite a tumultuous year for the county, Braveboy said she has already worked to improve public safety, “clean up the county” and streamline government.

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“I made a promise that my administration would build a unified, transparent government focused on the quality of life of our residents, safety, sustainability and prosperity,” Braveboy said. “Today I am here to show you what we’ve done to keep that promise and my goal of elevating Prince George’s County.”

Public safety

Soon after she came into office, Braveboy appointed multiple new public safety officials, many of whom are longtime county residents. This includes Katina Gomez as the county’s homeland security director and Thelmetria “MeMe” Michaelides as the county’s fire chief.

During her address, Braveboy touted a 34 percent reduction in homicides and a 56 percent reduction in car jackings under interim police chief George Nader’s leadership. Braveboy also appointed Nader in June.

“We are reimagining public safety across the county to actually continue to bring down crime,” Braveboy said. “But that really started with ensuring that we had home grown leadership.”

Economic development

Braveboy highlighted a new program that shortens the construction permitting process for businesses under 5,000 square feet to within 10 days. Since the program’s start, about 280 businesses have applied for the program. Nearly 60 projects have received a permit, Braveboy added.

This has made it easier for new businesses to be established, according to Braveboy, which have previously “faced bottlenecks in both permitting and procurement.”

Braveboy said the county is working to improve economic growth by expanding its sports industry. As part of this, Braveboy said the county is in talks to bring the Washington Spirit professional women’s soccer team to the area.

Education

Braveboy also discussed her appointment of Prince George’s County Public Schools Interim Superintendent Shawn Joseph, who helped finalize a contract between the school district and the Prince George’s County Educators Association in September.

The contract now allows for wage increases, increased planning time for teachers and more funds for classroom supplies, according to a statement from the PGCEA.

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In September, PGCEA President Donna Christy told The Diamondback that the new leadership and contract makes it feel like the school system is “turning a corner”.

“[There is] a lot of positive energy this year as we come back into the schools, and I’m just feeling a lot more excitement this year than I think I’ve heard in the last couple years from our educators,” Christy said in September.

Braveboy also brought former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick on stage to announce PGCPS’ partnership with his artificial intelligence start-up, Lumi Story AI. She said the technology will be available to nearly 10,000 students at 14 public schools this year to help expand students’ artificial intelligence skills.

Constituent services

Braveboy said one of her top priorities when coming into office was to “clean up the county” and that she has done so by launching a beautification project that improves neglected spaces.

She also highlighted improvements made to the county’s backlogged 311 system, which allows residents to request government services like road repairs or trash collection in public areas. Braveboy said there were more than 27,000 service requests when she came into office and the county has already been able to address more than 8,400 under her leadership in just more than a month.

Braveboy announced that she would be collaborating with former county executive Rushern Baker III to bring back his Transforming Neighborhoods Initiative, which provided improved resources to communities with higher needs in public safety, poverty reduction and education.

“We understood that we had to come together to focus on delivering the best services that we can to the residents of Prince George’s County,” Braveboy said. “And that requires us working together.”