People of color in Austin are trailing their white neighbors when it comes to getting vaccinated even though their communities have been hit the hardest during the pandemic.
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The resolution will direct the city manager to expedite the development and implementation of community violence prevention and intervention programs this fiscal year and to present options to increase funding for such programs in 2021-2022. (Shutterstock)
AUSTIN, TX Austin City Council has approved a resolution to expedite the development and implementation of community violence prevention and intervention programs.
The resolution item was passed by council on Thursday and will direct the city manager to expedite the development and implementation of community violence prevention and intervention programs this fiscal year and to present options to increase funding for such programs in 2021-2022.
The two topics that occupied most of
City Council s time at its April 8 meeting provide a superficial study in contrasts – more than 1,000
Downtown apartments reaching ever closer to the sky on Rainey Street, and
resilience hubs in Austin s neighborhoods to give residents a place to go when their literal survival is at stake. But both of these complex conversations share a common character; they were reprises of past debates on the dais, where Council had already made policy decisions and handed the ball off to staff, and then something . else happened.
In regards to the resilience hubs, Council Member
Alison Alter came with the receipts. As first proposed, the resolution by CM
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Austin Mayor Steve Adler speaking against HB 3813 at a press conference on Monday. (Screenshot from livestream via Mayor Steve Adler s Facebook page)
City officials, along with representatives from Austin’s music venues, came out in strong opposition this afternoon to HB 3813, a bill that would strip large cities of their power to regulate amplified sound coming from bars.
At an afternoon press conference, held at 3ten ACL Live, Mayor Steve Adler portrayed Austin’s sound policies as the result of extended civic relations.
“This community, consisting of residents, music industry representatives, and clubs, came together and resolved years-long disputes about how everybody can exist in peace and in a way that maximizes quality of life for the entire community,” he said. “That’s what good neighbors do. In this instance, the outside interference from the legislature would be misguided, misdirected, not welcome, and not appropriate.”