Mark Kleinschmidt

Is Chapel Hill Council Getting Nervous About Implementing Cell Phone Ban?

Chapel Hill’s ban on cell phone use while driving was supposed to take effect in just a few days, but now the town council is delaying it until October 1.…

Three wrong-headed Triangle mayors speak about guns

On Jan. 11, Durham Mayor Bill Bell made a lot of sense when he called for higher bails for those committing gun crimes. I was pleased because this showed that…

“Predatory” Towing? How About Not Parking Illegally?

Chapel Hill Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt continues to pound the drum about “predatory” towing in the wake of Judge Orlando Hudson’s ruling that the town towing ordinance regulates trade and is…

Will Chapel Hill Appeal Judge’s Ruling On Its Anti-Free Market Towing Policy?

Yet more whining from people who park illegally in Chapel Hill and then have their vehicles towed, which costs them $150 to $250 to get them back. Last week the town’s…

10:15 AM: Chapel Hill Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt Is On CNN Opposing The Marriage Amendment

Chapel Hill Mayor Admits Occupy Squatters Got Preferential Treatment

At Monday night’s town council meeting during a discussion of a new ordinance to address protests, Chapel Hill Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt admitted why an existing ordinance that governs rules for…

This Is What the Chapel Hill Council Defines as Transparent Government

Today, the Chapel Hill council will close the doors to the public to discuss the police response to the November squatter/anarchist takeover of private property. Will the council discuss hiring…

Running interference for Occupy protesters

As Donna posted below, the Chapel Hill Police acted responsibly and admirably to arrest members of the Occupy Chapel Hill protest who had taken over private property downtown. Taking their…

Welfare for liberal candidates in Chapel Hill

The U.S. Supreme Court put a kink into Chapel Hill’s welfare-for-liberal-candidates plan, but, unfortunately, they didn’t kill it altogether. As Dan Way reported in Carolina Journal Online today, the “rescue…

The “Hate Crime” Snowball Continues

The Daily Tar Heel reports that UNC’s LGBTQ Center is going forward with an open forum today — which the group planned in response to the “hate crime” against student…

Chapel Hill Councilman Asks a Great Question

Last November’s race for Chapel Hill mayor revealed a growing concern from Chapel Hillians that the town is anti-business. Councilman Matt Czajkowski nearly beat well known liberal Mark Kleinschmidt with…

It’s Official: Kleinschmidt Wins Chapel Hill Mayor’s Race By a Hair

106 votes is all that separated Mark Kleinschmidt and Matt Czajkowski following a canvass by Orange County Board of Elections, according to this Herald-Sun story. The final tally: Kleinschmidt —…