Fantastic piece all around. You're kinder than I am: at this point I usually just refer to our CMs west of 35 as "the five Karens," seeing as they're all affluent white women "concerned" about housing varieties that would make West Austin less white. (Also a jarring juxtaposition with the five on the east side, all of whom are persons of color & support a full LDC rewrite.)
Only one comment: "She’s term-limited and will only be on the Council for another year" – Yes, except the Council still hasn't fixed the loophole leftover from the 10-1 changeover in 2014 allowing any CM to run for unlimited terms with the signatures of a mere 5% of their constituents, which is the only reason we got stuck with Kathie Tovo for a third term. (And possibly a fourth, assuming they don't fix it before next fall.)
Fantastic piece all around. You're kinder than I am: at this point I usually just refer to our CMs west of 35 as "the five Karens," seeing as they're all affluent white women "concerned" about housing varieties that would make West Austin less white. (Also a jarring juxtaposition with the five on the east side, all of whom are persons of color & support a full LDC rewrite.)
Only one comment: "She’s term-limited and will only be on the Council for another year" – Yes, except the Council still hasn't fixed the loophole leftover from the 10-1 changeover in 2014 allowing any CM to run for unlimited terms with the signatures of a mere 5% of their constituents, which is the only reason we got stuck with Kathie Tovo for a third term. (And possibly a fourth, assuming they don't fix it before next fall.)