The Austin City Councilman

(You can watch this conversation on Vimeo or Twitter !) Mackenzie Kelly is the councilwoman representing district 6 here in Austin. We discuss the allegations and controversy surrounding the Northbridge Shelter, Homeless Strategy Officer Diana Grey's resignation, auditing the homeless spending, the budget, and more! https://twitter.com/mkelly007 https://twitter.com/MK6ATX https://www.austintexas.g...

(You can watch this converation on Vimeo and Twitter !) Michele Steeb is the author of " Answers Behind The RED DOOR: Battling the Homeless Epidemic ," a story of her 13 years of experience of serving homeless women and children who actively addressed the root causes of their homelessness. She is a former Vice President of the California Chamber of Commerce, a former board member of the California...

You can watch this conversation on Vimeo or on Twitter ! Nicole Nosek is the chair for Texans for Reasonable Solutions. We discuss their efforts to push for housing reform across Texas. https://www.texansforreasonablesolutions.org/ https://twitter.com/TXReasSolutions https://www.facebook.com/TexansforReasonableSolutions ____________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on P...

You can watch this conversation on Vimeo and Twitter ! Randy Denzer of the Austin Firefighters Association discusses Austin's extreme wildfire risk https://www.austintexas.gov/department/wildfire ____________________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

You can watch this conversation on Vimeo or Twitter ! Greg Anderson is a longtime Austinite who is passionate about housing. He's also an Urban Studies professor at UT, as well as the director of community affairs at Habitat for Humanity. https://twitter.com/WalkableAustin _____________________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

Fred Lewis returns with Barbara McArthur, to discuss the Poole Housing Proposal - what it means, will it work, is it legal, and more! Barbara's Plug: https://theaustinindependent.org/ __________________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

João Paulo Mello Connolly is the Organizing Director of the Austin Justice Coalition. We discuss housing, Leslie Pool's latest resolution, and more. Find him on Twitter, or X, or whatever it's called Austin Justice Coalition website ____________________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

(you can watch this conversation on Vimeo or Twitter !) A quick hit with Ryan Alter about this KXAN story:  Austin pipes leaked enough drinking water in 2022 to fill Lady Bird Lake nearly 3 times https://twitter.com/RyanAlter https://www.instagram.com/cmryanalter/ __________________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

(Watch this conversation on Vimeo or on Twitter !) Joseph Smith is a former teacher at Bowie High School in AISD. He shares his experiences educating in the system with CRT, Gender Theory, and much more. Joseph's references from the show: Is American Education Broken? with Deb Filman The Reason We Learn Presents live with Josh Daws Why Gender Matters, by Leonard Sax _____________________________ @...

Watch this episode on Vimeo! Chas Moore is the founder and Co Executive Director of the Austin Just Coalition. We talk about many things from housing, their JU$TICE NOW Campaign, systemic racism, and more. Visit the Austin Justice Coalition website: https://austinjustice.org/   You can find Chas on Twitter and Instagram _____________________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the...

Jack Craver is back and we cover a lot. Zilker, Project Connect status, Interim CM Garza, and more. austinpolitics.net   @jackcraver _____________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

You can watch this episode on Vimeo Tanya Payne does communications for Rewild Zilker, an organization that is fighting against and educating about the Zilker Vision Plan, as well as advocating for their own vision of improvements for Zilker Park. Please visit their social medias and website, and if you care about Zilker, please get involved! rewildzilker.org   Instagram   Facebook _______________...

Watch this conversation on Vimeo! Peter Morales is a developer in Austin, and he joins to discuss how he and other developers may respond to the city's new code restrictions, his recent run ins with the homeless, and more! You can follow Peter on Twitter here ____________________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

( Watch this conversation on Vimeo! ) Brandon Sparks is a entrepreneur, artist, and citizen concerned with the Zilker Vision Plan and how the city is treating the public on the issue. You can find and contact Brandon on his Instagram ______________________________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!  

Alex Strenger is the host of the Convos on the Pedicab podcast, a culture jammer, and commentator of news, politics, and culture in Austin. We discuss the RESTRICT Act, AI, his experiences at the TxLege, and much more. Find all his links here _______________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

( You can watch this conversatin on Vimeo! ) James Quintero is a policy director at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and joins us to discuss some of the bills that directly affect Austin, most notably the legislation that allows for some neighborhoods to disannex. Texas Public Policy Foundation James on Twitter ___________________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on P...

( You can watch this conversation on Vimeo! ) John Riedie is a tourism commissioner for district 7 here in Austin. He joins us to discuss the racket that is the convention center business, specifically in Austin, and the very bad idea that is the proposed expansion. https://www.facebook.com/jpriedie _____________________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

( Watch this conversation on Vimeo! ) Aaron Sorrells is a former candidate for Lt. Governor of Texas and a member of the movement, We Will Not Be Silenced. He joins us to discuss the terrible story of a girl at Plainview South Elementary. We Will No Be Silenced website Aaron on Twitter ___________________________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

Curtis Rogers is a member of the Urban Transportation Commission and proponent of the city's vote this week to eliminate the parking mandate for off street parking in new builds outside of Austin. https://twitter.com/CurtRog ___________________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

Rick Cofer is a criminal defense attorney in Austin and a former Travis County prosecutor. He joins us to discuss the DPS partnership in Austin, progressive crime and prosecution reform, and much more. Please visit his website and social media at: @rickcofer coferconnelly.com ____________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

(You can watch this conversation for FREE on Patreon or Vimeo !) Brian Gettinger is the VP of Tunneling at Southland Holdings. He shares his vision for a better Project Connect through tunnels, electric bus mass transit, and autonomous vehicles. You can learn more about his vision here Brian on LinkedIn Brian on Twitter __________________________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support...

( You can watch this conversation for FREE on Patreon Video ) Clinton Rarey is a former Austin City Council candidate and joins to discuss the ActBlue/WinRed donation irregularities that he discovered, as well as some or the PIR information that he has gathered on the City of Austin. @clintonrarey on twitter _____________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

(Watch this conversation on Vimeo!) Fred Lewis is a local attorney and activist for, among other things, government accountability. He has been integral in the effort to pass the performance audit of Central Health (passed last week), and is working on keeping Austin honest when it comes to giving notice of property zoning changes. We discuss the Central Health update, and two large bills at the T...

Watch this conversation on Vimeo! Mandy Drogin is a mom of three and the Campaign Director of Next Generation Texas at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Mandy is working on school choice for K-12, as well as improving the Higher Education and workforce development in Texas. Visit www.txparentsmatter.com Parent Empowerment Day: https://tinyurl.com/j3kny9v3 twitter.com/TPPF _______________________...

Lonny Stern is on the Community Engagement team with the Austin Transit Partnership, the limited government corporation that is managing the creation of Project Connect. We talk about what we voted on vs where we are and why, what this first phase is, and much more. Have your thoughts heard through May 2nd or sign up for their upcoming events at projectconnect.com/get-involved 1) do a virtual tour...