Category Archives: Politics

Charlotte Census 2010

9 Mar 10 – 9:38 am

Did you know Charlotte in the 2000 Census only had 63-68% participation rates? It’s true. Think about all of the federal money we missed out on because people didn’t return their census!!!!
Lately the 2010 Census Bureau has been hitting the airwaves, billboards and tv ads pretty hard to encourage people to complete the paperwork the [...]

By Desiree Kane | Also posted in City, Demographics, Fundraising, Government | Comments (7)

Vicente Fox speaks at Charlotte Museum of History

28 Jan 10 – 10:31 am

photo: James Willamor; view this photo on Flickr
Tuesday evening CLTBlog-tographer James Willamor and I had the most amazing opportunity to cover a speech given by the Former President of Mexico. He was in town with the Former First Lady, Marta, speaking at the Charlotte Museum of History for their Distinguished Speaker Series. Even better, I got [...]

By Desiree Kane | Also posted in Events, Feature, History, World | Comments (1)

Hope turns to heartbreak at Lassiter campaign

11 Nov 09 – 3:58 pm

John Lassiter’s concession speech. photo: James Willamor; view this photo on Flickr
Hope turned to heartbreak on election night at Republican John Lassiter’s mayoral campaign party.
Photos and essay after the jump:

By James Willamor | Also posted in City, Events, Feature, Government | Tagged | Comments (4)

Celebration of Foxx’s Victory

11 Nov 09 – 3:13 pm

Supporters of mayoral candidate Anthony Foxx and media crews gathered in a ballroom of the Westin Hotel last week to watch election returns, renew connections and nosh on crab-lump hors d’oeuvres.
The candidate and family members kept out of sight early, and campaign and media watchers huddled around laptops periodically to watch as precincts reported results. About [...]

By Andria Krewson | Also posted in City, Events, Feature, Government | Tagged | Comments (1)

Charlotte elects a new mayor Tuesday

2 Nov 09 – 11:03 am

Left: Anthony Foxx (D), right: John Lassiter (R). photos: James Willamor; view this photo on Flickr
Regardless who wins Tuesday’s election, Charlotte will have a new mayor. That’s because Pat McCrory, Charlotte’s mayor of 14 years, is not seeking reelection. Voters will also decide races for Charlotte City Council, city leadership in other Mecklenburg towns, and [...]

By James Willamor | Also posted in City, Feature, Government | Tagged | Comments (3)

Primary election results are in

16 Sep 09 – 6:16 am

voter turnout; dark red = 0-10%, bright red = 10-20%, white = not participating
Of 466,351 registered voters, 20,202 ballots were cast, equalling a 4.33% voter turnout. All precincts are completely reported.
John Lassiter, as expected, won the primary for Republican Mayoral candidate with a 79.54% margin. Martin Davis (Dirty Book guy), however, pulled an impressive [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Government | Tagged | Comments (4)

Dirty Book Guy for mayor?

14 Sep 09 – 8:12 am

video: Mecklenburg County; view this video on Vimeo
This election of a new Charlotte mayor this November is expected to be a contest between established and experienced leaders John Lassiter and Anthony Foxx, both of whom currently serve on the Charlotte City Council. First comes the primary on Tuesday, Sept. 15th. While Democrat Foxx has no [...]

By James Willamor | Also posted in City, Feature, Government | Tagged | Comments (8)

CLT Blog Online Town Hall w/ John Lassiter, complete recording

28 Jul 09 – 8:10 pm

video credit: Nathan Richie, Dave Potts, Justin Ruckman; watch this video on Viddler
Earlier this week, a poll conducted in Charlotte surveying 401 registered voters via telephone found that John Lassiter is leading Anthony Foxx 42 to 26 percent, with 32 percent undecided, in the upcoming mayoral race. Jim Morrill from the Observer has doubts about [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in City, Development, Economy, Environment, Government, Infrastructure, State, Transportation, UNC Charlotte, Uptown | Tagged | Comments (2)

Organizing Organizing for America in the Q.C.

18 Jul 09 – 9:02 pm

Thursday, July 16, roughly 75 people gathered at the Teamster’s Local Union, at 5000 N. Tryon St., to be part of Organizing for America’s Listening Tour.
The purpose, said Lindsay Siler, OFA’s North Carolina director, was “to help them understand what Charlotte’s [OFA] structure should look like,” adding, “It’s about people having a say and empowering [...]

By Rhi Bowman | Also posted in Events, Government | Comments (0)

Mayor Pat on FOX Business talking stimulus money

17 Jul 09 – 2:49 am

This is McCrory’s second appearance on national TV this week, both times on FOX Business. This time around he talks about the lack of proper distribution and use of stimulus funds, around the country and for Charlotte specifically.
Check out the video below the fold.

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in City, Development, Economy, Government, Infrastructure, Nation | Comments (3)