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Charlotte mayor candidates

October 22, 2019 Candidates & Ballots

Oct. 22, 2019 It was a rainy morning, but Vi Lyles showed up. And so the incumbent mayor Charlotte made full use of the morning's Forum to explain her goals for a second term, and to comment on a number of things she's learned in her first term. Lyles faces Republican perennial candidate David ... Continue Reading →

City Primary 2019

September 10, 2019 Candidates & Ballots

Sept. 10, 2019; last updated 11:57 p.m., 100% of precincts reporting Full vote results are here Mayor, City of Charlotte, Democratic Primary Roderick Davis 4.24% Vi Lyles 86.62% Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel 1.33% Joel Odom 3.64% Lucille Puckett 4.16% Charlotte City Council ... Continue Reading →

Election 2019: Vi Lyles

August 6, 2019 Elect19

Page initiated Aug. 6, 2019 Vi Lyles is a candidate for re-election as Charlotte Mayor. To start videos, click on them.           Aug. 6, 2019 ... Continue Reading →

Mayoral candidates in Sept. 10 Democratic Party primary

August 6, 2019 Candidates & Ballots

Aug. 6, 2019 The Forum heard this morning from four of the five Democrats involved in a Sept. 10 primary for Charlotte Mayor. The four are incumbent Vi Lyles, Joel Odom, Tigress McDaniel and Lucillle Puckett. Roderick Davis did not attend. In the video below, three of the initial presentations ... Continue Reading →

Debriefing on release of video of Danquirs Franklin police shooting

April 16, 2019 Government & Politics

April 16, 2019 Police body cam video from the latest fatal police shooting was released Monday afternoon. Tuesday morning, Mayor Vi Lyles, City Manager Marcus Jones and Police Chief Kerr Putney sat at the front of a packed Forum assembly to answer questions. Most of the questions dealt, one way ... Continue Reading →

Response to Storm Florence – and how to do even better next time

September 18, 2018 Government & Politics

September 18, 2018 There were many plaudits from Forum participants today for city officials on how Charlotte's uniformed and ununiformed service personnel responded during Storm Florence. One of the focuses of the presentation was on preparation and how technology and modern practices were ... Continue Reading →

Black women who were ‘firsts’

February 6, 2018 Community & Housing

From left: Vi Lyles, Beverly Earle, Ella Scarborough and Sarah Stevenson. Feb. 6, 2018 A panel of five woman were at Belmont Center this morning as the Forum opened Black History Month with a wide-ranging discussion that focused not so much on celebration of these women's victories and ... Continue Reading →

Post-election comments from 3 candidates

November 14, 2017 Candidates & Ballots

Nov. 14, 2017 Three candidates in the Nov. 7 election made comments at the Forum this morning. Vi Lyles was elected mayor. Larken Egleston was elected to the City Council District 1 seat. Blanche Penn was defeated in a bid for the CMS Board of Education from District 3. Below are their ... Continue Reading →

Lyles: Transportation funding decisions will shape city’s future

October 31, 2017 Candidates & Ballots

Oct. 31, 2017 Opponent Kenny Smith left his chair at the presenters' table empty. Many voters left theirs in the audience empty as well. Early voting is picking up from its initial snail's pace, but with indictments in Washington and foreign conflicts and natural disasters and the threat of nuclear ... Continue Reading →

Charlotte Municipal First Primary results

September 12, 2017 Candidates & Ballots

Sept. 12, 2017   ... Continue Reading →

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