We recorded a conversation with District 7 city council candidate Gary Bledsoe yesterday, where over 40 minutes we discussed his background, why he’s running, and his views on public safety, affordability and homelessness. Our video surpassed 600 views in the first few hours.
You can watch the video here. Please WATCH and SHARE it!
You can contribute directly to Gary’s campaign here.
You can contribute to our effort to STOP MIKE SIEGEL here.
The District 7 city council runoff is on Saturday, Dec. 14. Early voting is currently underway and ends on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Turnout has been VERY low. District 7 includes Allendale, Brentwood, Crestwood and areas just north of Hwy. 183.
We’ve had the most minor of updates recently (basically that briefs which were submitted many months ago could be reviewed in the next few weeks).
Save Austin Now filed a lawsuit (case 03-23-00051-CV) on January 26, 2023 (681 days ago) and is stuck on the second step of a six-step judicial process. The 3rd Court of Appeals has had all filings and briefs since August 2, 2023 (493 days ago) and has refused to issue a ruling. The 3rd Court of Appeals received a Motion to Expedite decision on March 27, 2024 (255 days ago!) and has STILL not issued a ruling.
The 3rd Court of Appeals is not yet considering the merits of the lawsuit, only our appeal to a Plea to the Jurisdiction which a district judge upheld (ruling in favor of the city) as we expected.
Lawyers are not cheap and we have a long road ahead, but we will continue fighting this battle to ensure that the City of Austin honors the will of the voters who passed Prop B (camping ban reinstatement) in May 2021 by 58%-42% with more than 90,000 votes ion our favor.
