Money in Politics – Livable Raleigh

Blog October 20, 2020

Raleigh City Council and Pay to Play Cronyism

Tim Niles, a resident of Raleigh, delivered the following comments to the City Council on Tuesday, October 20. Mayor Baldwin and members of City Council. Good afternoon, One of the first actions taken by this council was to abolish recognition for CACs and…

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Kane’s Downtown South Up-Zoning Case Z-13-20: A Primer. (Short Version: 40 Stories, Could Be Anything, Starts Thursday)

October 19, 2020

Affordable housing included? No. Enhanced Stormwater Controls? No. Low-impact Development promised? No. Is there a Community Benefits Agreement? No. Are ANY design or details offered? No. None.

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Disinformation in Local Elections

October 19, 2020

On Tuesday, October 20, Raleigh's News and Observer is hosting a webinar, "Disinformation in Local Elections: How to spot it and what you can do" I decided to write to the N&O on the eve of their webinar because I have three…

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Council Plans an Environmental Disaster to Benefit a Construction Conglomerate

September 15, 2020

Despite overwhelming evidence that this upzoning should not go forward, this Council seems determined to approve the destruction of our most precious environmental assets for the insignificant benefit of one of the largest construction conglomerates in North America.

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Courtney Napier Challenges Raleigh’s Affordable Housing Bond

September 10, 2020

In the current issue of INDYWeek, Courtney Napier challenges the Raleigh City Council to center their Affordable Housing Bond on our city’s most pressing housing needs rather than on development profits.

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David Knight, Trying to Have it Both Ways on the Quarry, Fails His Constituents and His Convictions

August 12, 2020

As a candidate for City Council, David Knight campaigned on opposition to the RDU Quarry. He made his position clear in statements to both INDYWeek and the News & Observer. To INDYWeek he said: INDYWeek Candidate Questionnaire - David Knight INDYWeek's…

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Livable Raleigh’s Vision for Raleigh’s Sustainable and Equitable Growth

August 10, 2020

Raleigh is growing rapidly. Where are we headed? Most Raleighites like the idea of growth that is more economical, environmental and equitable. To succeed, we’ll have to grow in ways and in locations that bring fewer cars, more trees and more equitable prosperity.

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The “Best” City Council Money Can Buy.

August 5, 2020

First we “Showed You the Money.” Then we “Followed the Money.” In this third of our series about the money in Raleigh’s politics, we examine the effects of Special Interest money pouring into the campaigns.

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Weasel Conditions: A Zoning Tool for False Council Promises

August 3, 2020

Weasel Conditions. This is a case study of how the Z-41-19 zoning applicant and complicit Councilors falsified the meaning of zoning condition #8 to create a misleading narrative, suggesting it offered significant environmental protections, when in fact, it did not.

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TAA: Turning Pandemic Pain into Profits and Power

July 23, 2020

Through no fault of their own, families are facing eviction and homelessness at a rate greater than in the Great Recession. Sadly, there are powerful development industry groups in the Triangle seeking to turn the pain of vulnerable families into profits and…

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