The City Planning Commission approved the plan the day before federal prosecutors unveiled charges against Mayor Adams. Asked on the day of the mayor’s indictment if the fallout would affect the Council’s talks with the administration, Speaker Adams said City of Yes was “front burner” for both sides of City Hall.

Hundreds of people flowed into a Baptist church in Southwest Raleigh on Thursday, not to hear a sermon but to demand affordable housing from the next Raleigh City Council.  Elderly white homeowners sat alongside young Black renters in a gathering of community members that has become a powerful lobbying force in Raleigh and Wake County elections.