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The City of Raleigh Event Guide Thursday December 18th Edition

Looking for what’s happening with the City of Raleigh this Thursday? From educational lectures and public board meetings to community tech help and holiday gatherings, December 18 offers several ways for residents to stay informed, get involved, and connect. Here’s your complete City of Raleigh event guide for Thursday.

🏛️ Lunch Box Lectures at the City of Raleigh Museum

12:00 p.m. | Thursday

Category: Parks, Recreation, and Athletics

Take a midday break and enjoy a Lunch Box Lecture at the City of Raleigh Museum. These talks typically highlight Raleigh history, culture, and civic topics in an informal, educational setting—perfect for downtown workers and history lovers.

🏗️ Design Review Commission Meeting

4:30 p.m. | Thursday

Category: Boards and Commissions

The Design Review Commission meets to review development proposals within Raleigh’s historic districts and overlay zones. Residents interested in architecture, preservation, and urban development are encouraged to attend or follow along.

💻 Advice About Your Device – Drop-In Hours

5:30 p.m. | Thursday

Category: Community and Workshops

Need help with your phone, tablet, or computer? Stop by this community drop-in session to get guidance, troubleshooting tips, and one-on-one help with your device. No appointment required.

❌ CANCELED: Parks, Recreation, and Greenway Advisory Board

6:00 p.m. | Thursday

Category: Parks, Recreation, and Athletics

Type: Open Houses and Public Hearings

Please note: This meeting has been canceled. We’ll share updates if it is rescheduled.

🎄 It’s a Very Merry Meetup

6:00 p.m. | Thursday

Category: Holidays | Parks, Recreation, and Athletics

Celebrate the season at It’s a Very Merry Meetup, a festive holiday gathering hosted through City of Raleigh programs. Expect seasonal cheer, community connection, and a welcoming atmosphere to wrap up the year.

Stay Connected with City of Raleigh Events

DoRaleigh.com keeps you informed on City Council meetings, boards and commissions, community workshops, public hearings, and local government events across Raleigh. Check back daily for updated guides and civic happenings.

#CityOfRaleigh #CityOfRaleighGovernmentEventGuide #CommunityEvents #DesignReviewCommissionMeeting #events #LunchBoxLectures #News #PublicHearings #raleigh

Cheney Coffee & Civics Oct 28

#CheneyCityCouncil meeting tonight Oct 28 at 6pm. Lots of opportunity to speak between public comment and the #PublicHearings. Big focus tonight is on the 2026 budget.

https://www.cityofcheney.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10282025-624?html=true

#CivicEngagement #PublicMeeting #CheneyWA

Rebecca Long for Cheney Oct 28

#CheneyCityCouncil meeting tonight Oct 28 at 6pm. Lots of opportunity to speak between public comment and the #PublicHearings. Big focus tonight is on the 2026 budget. #CivicEngagement #PublicMeeting #CheneyWA

ScienceOpen Jun 25, 2025

'Evaluating the Role of Public Hearings within Deliberative Democracy: Operationalising the Democratic Standards as a Framework' - an article in the Journal of #DeliberativeDemocracy from University of Westminster Press on #ScienceOpen:

🔗 https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=4cf5743e-18b9-4e8b-85cd-4f6e599d0d91

#PublicHearings #PoliticalScience #PolicyMaking #Deliberation

Evaluating the Role of Public Hearings within Deliberative Democracy: Operationalising the Democratic Standards as a Framework

<p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d494375e63">Public hearings are used widely in policy and decision making. Hearings have been subject to criticisms in some academic quarters. While some of these criticisms are valid, hearings have been overlooked in terms of the democratic value at a relational level. It has been suggested in theory that they are valuable for a deliberative approach to democracy, yet very little evidence exists to support this or to illustrate how hearings can best be utilised as part of a deliberative democratic system. This article contributes to the deliberative literature in two key ways. First, I introduce the democratic standards set out by Smith (2009) in a comparative framework, the Democratic Standard Enactment Index (DSEI), which offers a systematic way to analyse public hearing’s capacity to enact core democratic norms inclusiveness, popular control, transparency and considered judgement. Second, using four case studies, I highlight the strengths and weaknesses of hearings, evaluate how effectively they can be coupled with other democratic institutions, and consider where there are best placed to contribute to a deliberative democratic policy making process. Overall, the democratic norms are consistently fulfilled by the hearings. Their limitations can be overcome by changes to the format and by linking the hearings with other participatory and deliberative processes. The findings provide important nuance to our understanding of the role of public hearings as part of a deliberative democratic system. </p>

ScienceOpen

joe•iuculano

Dec 22, 2023

« #Canada’s #PublicInquiry into #ForeignInterference has set the dates for its #PublicHearings, the federal government announced on Friday.

The hearings are the first of two expected to take place in 2024 and are part of the inquiry into allegations of interference from #China, #Russia and other foreign actors and any impact they had on the 2019 and #2021FederalElections. »

https://globalnews.ca/news/10187673/foreign-interference-canada-public-inquiry-hearings/

Foreign interference inquiry sets 1st public hearings for late January

The hearings are part of the inquiry into allegations of interference from China, Russia and other foreign actors and any impact they had on the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.

Global News

Global News Dec 4, 2023

Bypassing public hearings, debate on Ontario Place bill is undemocratic: opposition
Ontario's opposition parties say a move by the Ford government to bypass key debate and public hearings on a bill to push Ontario Place redevelopment plans forward is undemocratic.
#globalnews #Politics #DougFord #OntarioPlace #PublicHearings
https://globalnews.ca/news/10146920/bypassing-public-hearings-debate-ontario-place-bill-undemocratic/

Bypassing public hearings, debate on Ontario Place bill is undemocratic: opposition

Ontario's opposition parties say a move by the Ford government to bypass key debate and public hearings on a bill to push Ontario Place redevelopment plans forward is undemocratic.

Global News

Elaine Anderson Nov 21, 2023

Yes, Mr. Ford, I do give two hoots.

"The Progressive Conservative government is not holding public hearings into its new Greenbelt protection law because most Ontarians “don’t give two hoots about that,” says Premier Doug Ford."

One hour of committee hearings is scheduled for Bill 136, the Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act.

If you also give two hoots, you can contact the Premier's office here: https://correspondence.premier.gov.on.ca/en/feedback/default.aspx

https://globalnews.ca/news/10103918/greenbelt-land-return-bill-two-hoots-doug-ford/

#DougFord #FordCrimeFamily #Greenbelt #OnPoli #PublicHearings #GreenbeltAmendment

Contact the Premier

Send your ideas, questions, or concerns to the Premier of Ontario.

correspondence.premier.gov.on.ca

Ordinary Times Feb 15, 2019

No Cuts

On Wednesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez courted both cries of loud support from her supporters and mockery from her detractors with a single tweet, which is to say it was a day ending in the letter “y.”

https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1095763596062150656

In her tweet, seen above, Ocasio-Cortez professed shock upon learning -- just now, today -- that lobbyists were

https://ordinary-times.com/2019/02/15/no-cuts/

#AlexandriaOcasio-Cortez #lobbyists #publichearings

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter

“Shock doesn’t begin to cover it. Today I left a hearing on homelessness & saw tons of people camped outside committee. I turned to my staff and asked if it was a demonstration. “No,” they said. “Lobbyists pay the homeless + others to hold their place so they can get in 1st.””

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