May 3, 2016 The City of Charlotte budget has an impact on hundreds of thousands of city residents. But for those who craft it and those who tinker with it and ultimately approve it, the budget is the most substantial policy document of the year. This year's policy priority is adding safety ... Continue Reading →
Mayfield update on West Boulevard corridor developments
April 26, 2016 LaWana Mayfield offered this impromptu update on a community meeting on the city budget, and developments on West Boulevard corridor. ... Continue Reading →
Joel Ford on upcoming short session of legislature
April 19, 2016 Joel Ford offered a short update on the N.C. General Assembly short session due to begin Monday. ... Continue Reading →
H.B. 2: Many views, strongly held
March 29, 2016 Above is the portion of Tuesday's Forum that offered a range of public opinion on the passage of H.B. 2 by the General Assembly last week. N.C. Sen. Joel Ford, who spoke during the session. provided copies of the legislation to those present. ... Continue Reading →
Lessons learned as African-Americans won seats in halls of local government
Feb 16, 2016 Five men who brought African-American voices to the table in Charlotte in the 1970s and thereafter recounted their efforts and those of others to push Charlotte to become an inclusive city. Stories spilled out in an extended edition of the Forum this morning. The stories were about ... Continue Reading →
Mayors from Albania on a mission to understand how U.S. cities work
Feb. 9, 2016 A delegation visiting Charlotte from Albania attended part of the Forum today. Below, they introduce themselves. ... Continue Reading →
Four women who went first in elective office
Jan. 26, 2016 Four women who were first to be elected to a local or state office reflected on their experience, the importance of women and specifically African-American women to be at the table, and their assessment of whether public affairs are continuing to move forward or have fallen ... Continue Reading →
Kevin Tully explains public defender’s office
Jan. 19, 2016 Kevin Tully, the appointed head of Mecklenburg's public defender's office, asked Forum participants first thing whether they had high confidence in the local justice system. Only a few hands were raised. Tully's argument in his short presentation today was that his office and the ... Continue Reading →
Historic West End; Legislative Delegation
Dec. 8, 2015 Alysia Osborne went first Tuesday with a presentation on the plans for the Historic West End off the Beatties Ford Road corridor. Osborne was named last fall to a new position within Charlotte Center City Partners to direct the Northwest Charlotte district. She had previously worked ... Continue Reading →
Open Forum
Nov. 17, 2015 Tuesday's Forum began with a reminder of tragedy in Paris. It included a song, meditation time, an extended query about subjects the participants want to discuss, and a number of short presentations, among them those from N.C. Rep. Carla Cunningham, Commissioners Chair Trevor Fuller ... Continue Reading →
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