Aisha Braveboy’s First 100 Days: Cleaning, Connecting, and Elevating Prince George’s County

Story and Photos By Raoul Dennis

Before a crowd of more than 300 at Prince George’s Community College, County Executive Aisha Braveboy delivered a spirited reflection on her administration’s first 100 days — a period defined by action, accountability, and achievement. The Largo High School alumna, now the county’s 10th executive, told residents that her goal was simple but ambitious: to elevate Prince George’s County through unity, transparency, and purpose.

“She kept her campaign promise. She promised to pick up the trash in Prince George's County, and she did,” said Prince George's County Office of Central Services Acting Director David Byrd shortly after the Braveboy speech. “She's had these Strike Force teams go out, and they've been picking up trash and even a blind man can see that the trash on the ramps on the highways has been picked up, and that's just been done in the first hundred days.”

Byrd has been engaged in county life and politics for over a decade in numerous capacities and positions. He has a strong sense of what residents have been eager for and says Braveboy is on the right track.

“Clean up and permit processing are two critical issues that people have wanted resolved for years,” he said. “She’s on it,” acknowledging that these may be two of the most flashpoint county issues since twice-per-week trash pickup ended.

County Council Chair Edward P. Burroughs III addressed the power in county unity brought about by Braveboy’s approach.

“I'm happy to report that under Aisha Braveboy's leadership in Prince George's County, you have a united County Executive with a united County Council, a united school board, a united county government working every single day for the people of Prince George’s County, and I can tell you that is a direct result of her leadership,” he said moments before Braveboy took the stage.

It's a statement that resonates in the actions of the new administration which has made a point of blending leaders from across boundaries of the past and present, as well as those of other previous administrations. The County Executive specifically reintroduced a Baker Administration program and announced it as she introduced him in her remarks.

“Instead of us fighting amongst ourselves or fighting in the media, our County Executive calls us together. And we'll walk through the legislation line by line. And when we’re ready, and we'll debate, but that argument is centered around ‘What is in the best interest of our residents?’ And when we leave that room. We leave unified around the final product.”

County Councilmember Wala Blegay says the approach is working.

“I think it's amazing because the county executive is just reminding people of all the things that they're doing. We have 50 million things going on at once, lots of balls we're bouncing at once. But to have the County Executive outline the work that they’ve done cleaning up the streets, making it easy for permitting our business community, and in setting our school systems in the right direction, we're telling people we are going to make things work better for our residents.”

The former state’s attorney and Largo High School graduate delved into a 50-minute speech that started with her own story as she introduced her parents and new fiancé.

Although her delivery was warm, inviting, and peppered with humor, it was sharp, focused and included specific references to the claims made and plans drawn.

Below, a synopsis of County Executive Braveboy’s First 100 Days speech.

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From her first day in office, Braveboy focused on restoring community pride — beginning with Project Elevate, a sweeping cleanup and beautification initiative targeting littered streets, overgrown lots, and neglected shopping centers. The county’s Strike Force 311 Task Force tackled more than 8,000 nuisance complaints in just 45 days, a visible transformation that Braveboy called “about more than appearance — it’s about restoring pride and possibility.”

Education stood as a central theme of her remarks. Early in her tenure, Braveboy helped resolve a year-long impasse between the teachers’ union and the school system by appointing Dr. Shawn Joseph as interim superintendent. The result: a new teacher contract and a renewed spirit of collaboration. She also announced a groundbreaking AI literacy partnership with Colin Kaepernick and LUIS AI, reaching nearly 10,000 students in 14 schools, with plans to expand countywide. “Prince George’s will lead in AI education and innovation,” Braveboy promised, adding that the collaboration connects students’ voices to technology and storytelling.

Her administration also delivered on a major campaign promise to make the county more business-friendly. The Small Business Fast Track Program has already accelerated more than 280 projects through permitting in as little as 10 days, cutting red tape and proving that, as she said, “Prince George’s County is open for business.” Streamlining procurement and renegotiating contracts saved taxpayers millions — $1.6 million from Motorola and $31 million from Corvus — all while centralizing accountability.

Health and safety reforms rounded out her report. Under new leadership in public safety and emergency management, crime dropped sharply — homicides by 34 percent and carjackings by more than half. Braveboy also spotlighted partnerships with Bowie State University and local hospitals to prepare the next generation of health and tech professionals.

“Together, we’re cleaning, connecting, and elevating our county,” Braveboy said, her voice rising with conviction. “In just 100 days, we’ve built unity, beautified our communities, strengthened schools, and reopened our doors to business — and this is only the beginning.”