We previously wrote about INDY Daily's comments on Raleigh Council's undemocratic actions here: INDY Daily BLASTS City Council's Undemocratic Behavior. One of their readers disagrees with their take on it and writes: "This is not a good take with respect to the...
Experts say City Council is violating the Voting Rights Act
City Councilors believe they can violate the voting rights of minority communities in Raleigh without consequence. UNC School of Government begs to differ! On March 1, at a Public Hearing to comment on a redistricting proposal, Raleigh City Councilors...
City Council misstates law and mischaracterizes public input
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 maps...
INDY Daily BLASTS City Council’s UNDEMOCRATIC behavior
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 it...
Happy Pride Month in Raleigh? No Non-Discrimination Ordinance despite Campaign Pledges!
It's LGBTQ Pride Month. But, in Raleigh, we don't have as much to celebrate as we should have. As LGBTQ Pride Month comes to a close, we recall in January 2021 we reported about the lack of progress of the Raleigh City Council in enacting non-discrimination...
Will Patrick Buffkin be able to get off the Merry-Go-Round he stepped onto with his “Role Model” comments?
Historic Chavis Park Carousel It's Patrick Buffkin who needs a role model - like Carmen Cauthen Carmen Cauthen responds to the Councilor's "Role Model" comments? So today was about the dedication of the new John Chavis Park. What many of you may not know is that this...
Mayor Baldwin dismisses Raleigh’s Black community again and again
Raleigh citizens should not be surprised by Mayor Baldwin’s bewilderment about “Is North Carolina losing interest in racial justice and equity?”. (N&O Editorial, May 27, 2021) An excerpt from the editorial is here. The full piece is available at the link above:...
Adding density does not ease escalating housing costs, but does just the opposite, by driving up land values
The widening gap between housing costs and most incomes is caused by escalating land prices, not construction costs or zoning rules.
In Historic Victory, Hillsborough Becomes First North Carolina Municipality to Pass LGBTQ Nondiscrimination Protections Since Sunset of HB142. What About Raleigh?
Monday, Jan 11 the Board of Commissioners in Hillsborough, North Carolina voted to pass an ordinance broadly protecting members of the LGBTQ community from discrimination. The vote makes Hillsborough, a town with a population of 7,000 people, the first municipality in...