by T N | Mar 6, 2022 | Blog
At the March 1 public hearing to review and approve new District Maps for Raleigh’s City Council, the City Attorney claimed Raleigh is not covered by Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and City Staff claimed that the Advocacy Groups who reviewed the proposed...
by T N | Mar 4, 2022 | Blog
Jane Porter, Editor-In-Chief of INDYWeek, writes a daily email newsletter, INDY Daily. The March 4, 2022 edition takes on Raleigh’s City Council for their most recent undemocratic decision. She asks that we share the newsletter with our friends. So, we reprint...
by T N | Mar 2, 2022 | Blog
Tim Niles, a founding member of Livable Raleigh, delivered the following remarks to City Council during Public Comments on March 1, 2022: When this council defunded the CACs, you promised a new, REVOLUTIONARY, engagement system. Last Friday’s Planning Commission...
by T N | Mar 2, 2022 | Blog
NC Lt. Gov Mark Robinson is an embarrassment to our state. His anti-LGBTQ+ comments and anti-Semitic comments seem designed to fan flames of hatred and sow divisiveness. One of his biggest financial supporters, developer John Kane, is also a favorite of many on...
by S M | Mar 1, 2022 | Blog
Highlights TC-12-21 regarding Accessory Commercial Units has been referred back to Economic Development & Innovation Committee and they hope to report back to Council in April/May timeframe Mayor Baldwin wants to reinstate the requirement for both public comment...
by T N | Feb 27, 2022 | Blog
The Raleigh City Council decided at its last meeting on February 15th to return to in-person meetings, beginning in March. At this same meeting, a couple of Raleigh residents spoke before the Council urging them to continue offering residents the option of...
