April 5, 2022

“To the candidates that spoke, thank you for being an example of kindness
and dealing with the subject matter…. You just set the bar of how
we are to conduct ourselves and I am grateful to have witnessed
this today, of how you were both gentlemen to each other. That’s what
the government should look like and I’m grateful that I got to witness it.”

– Dr. Stephanie Hand, Charlotte City Council District 6 candidate

There are two primaries on the May 17 ballot for the new 14th District U.S. House seat. Both Democrats attended; neither Republican did so.

From the chat box

Jeff Jackson offered these links to campaign platform items.
Climate Action Plan
Affordable housing
In his discussion of real estate investment trusts turning owner-occupied housing into rentals, he cited this Washington Post report, which focused on the Charlotte market.