by M L | Apr 10, 2020 | Blog
Do you have any idea how much money was spent to win the seats on Raleigh’s City Council? Do you have any idea where all that money came from? Do you know who is expecting a return on their investments? The data is all available in the campaign finance...
by S M | Apr 9, 2020 | Blog
On Feb 4, 2020, Raleigh’s City Council disbanded the city’s Citizen Advisory Councils (CACs) that had been in place for nearly 50 years. CACs provided an opportunity to engage the public and allow a two-way information flow between the public and the city...
by S M | Apr 6, 2020 | Blog
For all the talk about how this Mayor and new City Council are going to develop a fantastic, new community engagement initiative, you’d never know they give a hoot about this subject given how they have restricted our ability as citizens to participate on the matters...
by S M | Mar 30, 2020 | Blog
Dear Mayor Baldwin and City Council Members, We are not living in “business as usual” times. On the City website, a notice has been posted to hold a “virtual” City Council meeting on April 7th where there will be “public comment” allowed so we can continue to...
by S M | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog
Dear City Manager Hall: I am writing on behalf of many Raleigh residents. First of all we want to thank you for your leadership during this time of unprecedented crisis. We appreciate the very big challenges you and other City staff are facing as you endeavor to run...
by S M | Mar 21, 2020 | Blog
Sports Stadia and Affordable Housing… … both share the feature of a taxpayer subsidy. Subsidies from public revenues are needed when a project is not feasible in a ‘free market,’ i.e. it will not generate income exceeding its costs —...
