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Ben Thompson
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Austin City Hall reporter for Community Impact @impactnews | https://t.co/ofIuIMSVnP
Nov 30, 2021 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
While council's on lunch break, Mayor Adler and other officials and housing advocates are holding a brief press conference here at city hall. Starting now Adler repeats that, regardless of how land development court case goes, council can find some consensus on housing policy, the goal of today's session. Says "many more opportunities" on policy are coming
Nov 30, 2021 • 74 tweets • 13 min read
🧵 for today's #atxcouncil work session on "housing supply and affordability" that council's been workshopping over the past month. The meeting will feature staff briefings on housing in Austin and a range of CM policy proposals communityimpact.com/austin/central… More info on today's schedule, council priorities, and input on housing policy from community orgs is available thru council's online message board austincouncilforum.org/viewtopic.php?…
Aug 12, 2021 • 45 tweets • 8 min read
Continuation of yesterday's #atxcouncil budget meeting kicks off in a few minutes here. Yesterday's session saw some discussion of council budget asks and the potential direction council may take relating to the tax rate, in addition to a few additional agenda items: Council approved the language and ordered elections for 2 propositions Austinites will vote on Nov. 2. The first, Prop A, comes from the Save Austin Now proposal to staff up Austin's police department to a level of 2 officers per 1,000 residents
Aug 11, 2021 • 41 tweets • 7 min read
#atxcouncil Budget adoption meeting now underway. Mayor Adler says the meeting will start with ~110 public speakers before moving into an executive session to discuss items including city's Candlewood Suites purchase for shelter space and Nov. 2 election First few public comments have been related to crime/APD budget and Candlewood Suites. After former Council Member Bill Spelman spoke about police staffing and homicides, CMs taking a minute to question him on current trends, potential fixes
Aug 10, 2021 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
Update from the city beginning now. Interim Chief Chacon starts with some updated numbers: 133 site visits, 86 separate sites, 1,290 tents/encampments identified through near the end of Phase 3. 605 people surveyed, "many more" were contacted by police Chacon says "We continue to try to keep making arrests a last resort and finding alternative methods to accomplish Prop B implementation." Phase 4 could mean more arrests per city guidelines
Aug 10, 2021 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Austin is now in its 3rd day of the last outlined Prop B ordinance implementation phase; police can arrest anyone camping in public who refuses to move. Interim Police Chief Chacon and Homeless Strategy Officer Grey are providing an update on this process at 2:00 this afternoon Image The city says the phase-in of Prop B’s public camping ban has seen 600+ APD officer visits with those experiencing homelessness throughout Austin. As of late last week: 572 written warnings, 24 citations, no arrests. 124 people connected with support services