In quest to shrink Baltimore City Council, it’s David Smith, not politics, on the ballot

When a group called PEACE began circulating petitions to impose term limits on City Hall, the idea didn’t seem too far-fetched. Other elected officials, even Mayor Brandon Scott, had previously expressed support for term limits. David Smith, the billionaire Baltimore County media mogul who finances PEACE, would later say the 2022 effort was “a test,” an opportunity to see how easy it is to change city government.