Raleigh residents are trying to vote

Raleigh residents are trying to vote

by | Oct 29, 2023 |

Some Raleigh people are showing up at Wake County Board of Elections trying to vote in Raleigh municipal elections. You could be excused for thinking Raleigh is holding city elections now. Every other municipality in Wake County is. And there has been a lot of media reporting about the process and the candidates. Some area cities held primaries so when they have the final election it will result in winning candidates gaining over 50% of the vote. Some allow for runoffs if no candidate does receive over 50% of the vote.

Raleigh Elections – What’s the right size for Council?

Raleigh Elections – What’s the right size for Council?

by | Sep 13, 2023 |

Livable Raleigh believes two-year terms mean council members work harder to remain close to their constituencies. However, if four-year terms are to be implemented, Livable Raleigh strongly recommends that the Mayor still be elected every two years, and that a non-partisan primary be held before the general election. 

Join Us For our Fall Fundraiser

Join Us For our Fall Fundraiser

by | Aug 16, 2023 |

Join us on Sept 14 to hear two of Raleigh’s most important leaders in urban design and social justice discuss the keys to making Raleigh a World Class City.

Bring Back the Jaycee Recycling Center!

Bring Back the Jaycee Recycling Center!

by | Aug 13, 2023 |

I am here tonight to request that the City prepare a study to re-open the Jaycee Park Recycling Center at Wade Ave and to hold a referendum, at the next city-wide election, to allow Raleigh residents the opportunity to vote to re-open the Jayce Park to receive “Allowable Recyclable Items.”

Help Us Do More in 2024

Help Us Do More in 2024

by | Aug 9, 2023 |

Join us on Sept 14 to hear two of Raleigh’s most important leaders in urban design and social justice discuss the keys to making Raleigh a World Class City.

What does it mean when 50% of your campaign contributions come from for-profit developers?

What does it mean when 50% of your campaign contributions come from for-profit developers?

by | Aug 6, 2023 |

A message from Robert Steele. Councilman Jonathan Melton has submitted his mid-year campaign finance reports, and as expected, it’s more of the same.  50% is developer and real estate money. In almost every email the Councilman sends out, he toots his own horn on affordable housing, but can we trust him to have the interests of housing strapped residents at heart when HALF of his campaign is funded by for-profit, and not for-people, developers? I don’t think we can. That’s why I won’t be accepting developer money in my campaign. I want you, the residents of Raleigh, to be absolutely SURE that I am not bought and paid for. We can’t say the same for Councilman Melton.

Yolanda Taylor replies to being labeled a dissenter by the media

Yolanda Taylor replies to being labeled a dissenter by the media

by | Jul 26, 2023 |

Well, as a labeled dissenter of the Mayor of Raleigh by a newspaper, I would like to congratulate the grassroots groups that worked hard to ensure a check in power on the way Raleigh grows going forward. It was disheartening to see journalists and certain nonprofit groups describe the fight to be included in development decisions as “anti-growth.” These anti-democratic statements came often from ostensibly progressive / liberal people who even called those demanding affordable housing NIMBYs.