These pieces carry a point of view, and a byline — they are opinion, kept deliberately separate from the records. Every claim still cites the record the same way: timestamps play the city's own video, document stamps open the exhibits. If you'd rather draw your own conclusions, read the records first.
How these differ from the records. A Council Watch record is neutral by form: the summary, the recap, the documents, and the complete transcript, with no argument attached. A perspective is one person's read of that record, signed. When the two disagree, trust the record — and tell us.