Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Recalling Mayor Baldwin
FAQ Why are we doing a recall? The public feels a recall is warranted because of this Council’s closed-door power grab to unnecessarily grant themselves an extra eight months in office and to eliminate runoff elections. Their actions constitute a true threat to...
The case for Recalling Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin
The event that pushed Livable Raleigh over the edge and forced us to initiate this Recall was the Mayor's Power Grab to add an extra 8 months to her term in office by moving the next City Council election from Oct 2021 to Nov 2022 to handle the census delay while the...
This week in INDY Backtalk
INDY Week Published Backtalk the same day they published the winners of their "Best Of" series and we now have a bit more understanding of why the readers chose us as Best Local Activist Group. The readers' comments in "Backtalk:Wants to be Charlotte So Bad" sound...
What’s really Missing from Raleigh’s Missing Middle policy?
There has been a lot of talk about missing middle housing since the city council approved a text change to legalize it (duplexes and townhomes) city-wide. This is different from the campaign promise made by the mayor during her 2019 run for the office. In answer to a...
Overflow crowd kicks off Livable Raleigh’s campaign to recall Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin
Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin makes history. Raleigh's 62nd mayor is first to face recall. More than 100 Raleigh residents, comprising a cross-section of age, race, and gender, expressed their overwhelming support for recalling Mayor Baldwin at Livable Raleigh’s July...
Raleigh citizens group critical of city council begins efforts to recall mayor
The News & Observer is covering Livable Raleigh's campaign to recall Mayor Baldwin: The decision to seek a recall comes after the Raleigh City Council voted in a closed session to ask state lawmakers to move their election from this October to November 2022. The...
BEST LOCAL ACTIVIST GROUP – 2021
INDY Week Readers Name Livable Raleigh Best Local Activist Group 2021 Best Local Activist Group Livable Raleigh "At first glance, Livable Raleigh’s army of social justice warriors appears to be a bunch of families walking down a neighborhood street, kids on bikes, and...
Poor Communities Are Not Devoid of Hope or Role Models, Just Resources
In the current issue of INDYWeek, Courtney Napier challenges Raleigh City Councilor Buffkin's assertion that the children of poor people need wealthier people as role models. What follows are some excerpts from her piece: As I was putting the finishing touches on a...
@NoCapRaleigh – Tweeting Truth to Council’s Abuses of Power
If you're like us, you're a fan of Twitter. And, there is no one on Twitter we like better than someone who knows about local politics and is willing to wade into the deep end and throw a little shade. @NoCapRaleigh fits the bill perfectly. NoCap is a reference to...
Raleigh City Election Emergency Meeting – Poll Results
The results are in from the polls we conducted during our recent virtual Emergency Public Meeting to discuss the next Raleigh City Elections which have been delayed until November 2022 by City Council BEHIND CLOSED DOORS with NO PUBLIC NOTICE, NO PUBLIC INPUT and NO...