[District 3 – Jose Velasquez, Daniela Silva, Gavino Fernandez, Jr., Yvonne Wueschner]
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MY NAME IS JOSE JOSE VELAZQUEZ.
I AM A FOURTH GENERATION AUSTINITE AND I AM RUNNING BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF URGENCY AROUND AFFORDABILITY.
I WAS RAISED IN EAST AUSTIN WITH MY THREE SIBLINGS BY A SINGLE MOTHER MAKING $25,000 A YEAR IN THE EIGHTIES AND NINETIES.
ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION THAT WOULD BE ABOUT $48,000 A YEAR, AND MY MOTHER WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD ANYTHING IN EAST AUSTIN.
A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL TALK ABOUT THE TALE OF TWO CITIES.
I'VE LIVED IT AND I CAN SPEAK WITH AUTHORITY, INTELLIGENCE, AND TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE DISPARITIES FACING OUR CITY.
I'VE BEEN DOING THE WORK IN THE COMMUNITY FOR YEARS AND HAVE A PROVEN PROGRESSIVE TRACK RECORD AS A COALITION BUILDER AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZER.
MY BOLD, AFFORDABLE AUSTIN PLAN IS BUILT OFF OF LIVED EXPERIENCE IDEAS FROM OUR DISTRICT, THREE NEIGHBORS AND PRACTICAL AND EQUITABLE APPLICATION.
THESE ARE OUR FIRST STEPS IN MAKING SURE OUR CITY'S VALUES MIRROR ITS POLICY.
OUR PLAN CALLS FOR FULL DAY PRE-K, ENCOURAGING MORE REMOTE WORK, EXPANDING BROADBAND ACCESS, A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO OUR HOUSING CRISIS.
AS A CITY, THE EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE A HUNDRED K TO LIVE COMFORTABLY HERE.
WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE OUR TEACHERS, OUR STUDENTS, OUR SERVICE INDUSTRY FOLKS, OUR EMS AND OUR SINGLE MOTHERS.
THAT'S NOT THE AUSTIN I WAS BORN IN AND NOT THE AUSTIN.
I WANT TO LEAVE FUTURE GENERATIONS.
WE NEED TO WORK AS ONE CITY ON OUR AFFORDABILITY CRISIS, HOUSING CRISIS, TRANSIT ISSUES, EQUITY PROBLEMS, AND MAKING SURE WE ARE BEING BETTER STEWARDS OF OUR ENVIRONMENT.
DISTRICT THREE NEEDS BOLD LEADERSHIP THAT CREATES INCLUSIVE SPACE FOR NEW AUSTIN, BUT HAS A LIVED EXPERIENCE AND COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS TO BRING OLD AUSTIN TO THE TABLE.
THE REASON I'M IN THIS RACE IS SO THAT WORKING FOLKS, THE PEOPLE THAT KEEP THE CITY MOVING KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A CHAMPION AT CITY HALL.
AUSTIN NEEDS A FIGHTER THAT CAN MARRY THE RICH HISTORY OF OUR DISTRICT WITH THE BRIGHT FUTURE OF OUR CITY, SOMEONE THAT UNDERSTANDS THE STRUGGLES OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE NO VOICE AT CITY HALL.
I'M HOPEFUL BECAUSE I KNOW MY CITY.
I BELIEVE IN THE SPIRIT OF AUSTIN.
I BELIEVE IN THE FOUNDATION OF AUSTIN, AND I KNOW THAT TOGETHER WE COULD, WE WILL BRING MORE FIGHT AND PURPOSE TO THE DIRECTION OF AUSTIN.
I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN OUR COMMUNITY POWERED COALITION AND STAND WITH US ON ELECTION DAY.
MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE THEY EJA AND I'M RUNNING FOR AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL IN DISTRICT THREE.
I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT EQUITY, JUSTICE, AND A CITY THAT CAN MAINTAIN LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY.
I HAVE A CALLING TO SERVE AND I BELIEVE EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A GREAT QUALITY OF LIFE IN AUSTIN REGARDLESS OF AGE, RACE, GENDER, INCOME, ABILITY, OR LANGUAGE TO SHARE LITTLE ABOUT ME, I'M THE DAUGHTER OF AN INCREDIBLE WOMAN WHO IMMIGRATED FROM COLOMBIA.
AS A SINGLE TEENAGE MOM, SHE WORKED HARD TO ENSURE THAT I HAD ALL OF THE OPPORTUNITIES SHE NEVER HAD, ENCOURAGING ME TO GO TO COLLEGE AND SEE THE WORLD.
WITH HER UNWAVERING SUPPORT, I EARNED BOTH A BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREE FROM TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY, BUT PLEASE DON'T HOLD THAT AGAINST ME.
DURING MY TIME IN ACADEMIA, I INTERNED AS A LEGISLATIVE AID TO A STATE SENATOR HERE IN AUSTIN AND AS A POLICY RESEARCHER IN WASHINGTON DC STUDIED UNDER A LIBERAL ARTS PROGRAM IN PARIS AND SERVED AS A PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER IN TOGO, WEST AFRICA.
I KNEW FROM THE FIRST MOMENT I VISITED BARTON SPRINGS IN THE STATE CAPITAL AS A LITTLE GIRL FROM HOUSTON THAT AUSTIN WAS WHERE I WANTED TO CALL HOME.
THE DAY AFTER I GRADUATED WITH MY MASTERS, I FOLLOWED MY CALLING TO SERVE AND MOVED BACK TO AUSTIN AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN VOLUNTEERING WITH IMPORTANT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TRUST, AUSTIN JUSTICE COALITION, ELWEN SAMARI, COMMUNITY FIRST VILLAGE, AND THE AUSTIN AREA URBAN LEAGUE.
I WORKED IN THE FOOD SECURITY SPACE AT LOCAL NONPROFIT FARM SHARE AUSTIN, WHOSE MISSION IS TO BUILD A JUST EQUITABLE, HEALTHY LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM BY CULTIVATING NEW FARMERS AND REDUCING BARRIERS TO HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS.
I HAVE BEEN BOOTS ON THE GROUND WORKING TO MAKE AUSTIN A MORE EQUITABLE CITY.
A RECENT POLL SHOWED THAT A MAJORITY OF AUSTINITES ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THE DIRECTION OUR CITY IS MOVING IN IT'S TIME TO LET GO OF THE STATUS QUO AND THROW OUT THE ESTABLISHMENT POLITICAL RULE BOOK.
AS SOMEONE FROM A WORKING CLASS BACKGROUND WITH NO POLITICAL TIES OR SPECIAL INTERESTS, I AM NOT AFRAID TO STICK MY NECK OUT AND TAKE THE POLITICAL RISKS NEEDED TO GET AUSTIN GROWING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
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ACCESS TO HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, AND OUR BEAUTIFUL GREEN SPACES.WE NEED TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF HOUSING ACROSS THE CITY AND FOLLOW A HOUSING FIRST POLICY TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR UNHOUSED COMMUNITY.
EXPAND AFFORDABLE CLINICS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT TO DECREASE THE HEALTH DISPARITIES THAT EXIST IN OUR EAST SIDE COMMUNITIES AND PROMOTE NATIVE PLANTS IN CITY LANDSCAPING WHILE WORKING TO INCREASE TREE CANOPY COVER THROUGHOUT HEAVILY DEVELOPED AREAS.
IF YOU'RE HAPPY WITH THE WAY THINGS ARE WITH THE DIRECTION OUR CITY IS MOVING IN WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT STATUS QUO, THEN VOTE FOR AN ESTABLISHMENT CANDIDATE.
BUT IF YOU'RE READY TO SHAKE THINGS UP AT CITY HALL TO VOTE IN THE FIRST WOMAN TO REPRESENT THIS DISTRICT, TO UPLIFT REPRESENTATION BY ELECTING AN OPENLY QUEER LATINA ONTO COUNCIL AND TO BRING SOMEONE INTO LEADERSHIP THAT BOTH HAS THE PROFESSIONAL AS MUCH AS THE LIVED EXPERIENCE, THEN VOTE FOR ME, DANIEL SILVA FOR AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL IN DISTRICT THREE AND TOGETHER WE CAN CREATE A BRIGHTER AUSTIN BARTOS.
MY NAME IS GAVI NO FERNANDEZ, THE POOREST PEOPLE'S CANDIDATE FOR AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE.
I'M A LIFETIME RESIDENT OF DISTRICT THREE, AND I AM ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE TO REPRESENT YOU ON THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER THE EIGHTH.
EARLY VOTING BEGINS ON OCTOBER 24TH AND RUNS THROUGH NOVEMBER 4TH.
I SERVE AS A DEMOCRATIC PARTY APPOINTED ELECTION JUDGE FOR PRECINCT 4 39 FOR THE LAST 14 YEARS.
I'VE ALSO A CURRENT ELECTION JUDGE FOR THE TRAVIS COUNTY ELECTION.
UH, I'M A FORMER DEMOCRATIC, UH, PRECINCT CHAIR AND I HAVE SERVED AS THE TRAVIS COUNTY ELECTION JUDGE FOR OVER 15 YEARS.
I'M A 1972 GRADUATE OF JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL.
I ATTENDED WHITEISH LINCOLN UNIVERSITY IN AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDYING GOVERNMENT AND HISTORY.
I ALSO WORKED FOR THE AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR 17 YEARS AT THE PANAM SOUTH AUSTIN METS AND POLIS RECREATION CENTER DELIVERING SPORTS, SEASONAL SPORTS FOR ADULT AND YOUTH AT THOSE RECREATION CENTERS.
UH, I ALSO WORKED FOR CRI RE AS THE SACRAMENTS COORDINATOR AND SECRETARY FOR THE LATE JESSE OTE.
DURING MY TENURE WHEN ELECTED, I WILL GOVERN WITH A LENS OF DIVERSITY, ENGAGEMENT, AND INCLUSION AND EQUITY AND WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE GETS A PIECE, UH, PARTICIPATE IN OUR BUSINESS ELEMENT OF THIS COMMUNITY WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN, I'M ALSO A STRONG SUPPORTER AND WILL BE VOTING FOR THE 350 MILLION BOND FOR HOUSING, AND I ALSO AM A STRONG PROPONENT OF BUILDING HOUSING FOR PEOPLE THAT FOLLOW WITHIN THE 30% MFI, WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY BEING DONE ON ENERGY.
I AM A VERY STRONG PROPONENT OF, UH, PROTECTING OUR CLIMATE AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT CARPOOLING, UH, CAPITAL METRO AND PROJECT CONNECT, WHICH IS GOING TO BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AS AUSTIN CONTINUES TO GROW.
I'M A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THE NO KILL POLICY FOR CATS AND DOGS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
I'M A STRONG SUPPORTER OF NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE THAT I WILL ALLOW OUR WALKERS BIKERS TO SHARE, UH, IN THE THE WALKING AROUND OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, WHICH WE DO EVERY MORNING AS WE BREATHE THE CLEAN AIR THAT WE ENJOY TODAY.
UH, I'M A LONGTIME DEMOCRAT, UH, AND HAVE SERVED THIS COMMUNITY AS A DEMOCRAT.
WHILE THIS ELECTION IS NONPARTISAN, UH, WE'VE HAD HAD, I HAVE HAD A LOT OF, OF IN WORKING WITH DIFFERENT DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY TO BRING FORWARD AND ADDRESS SOLUTIONS TOGETHER.
UH, WHEN UH, LBJ DECIDED NOT TO RUN FOR, UH, THE PRESIDENT, HE MOVED TO THE FEDERAL BUILDING OF THE EIGHTH STREET.
MY MOM WORKED THERE AS A SERVICE, UH, PERSON THERE AND UH, SHE WAS REAL GOOD FRIENDS WITH LADY BURKE JOHNSON AND ONE DAY LADY BURKE JOHNSON WALKED INTO THE RESTROOM WHEN MY MOM WAS CLEANING AND ASKED HER TO, UH, CONSIDER MEETING UH, CHARLIE, WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT'S MALE PERSON, UH, BECAUSE HE HAD GOTTEN DIVORCED AND SHE GOT DIVORCED.
RECENTLY THEY DID AND THEY GOT MARRIED.
SO A LADY BIRD IN OUR CONNECTION WITH A FAMILY IS A LONG TIME AS LADY BIRD WOULD INVITE HER EMPLOYEES IN SECRET SERVICE OUT TO THE LBJ RANCH TO ENJOY SEASONAL EVENTS.
YOUR VOTE IS YOUR VOICE ON NOVEMBER THE EIGHTH.
I WILL ASK FOR YOUR VOTE TO REPRESENT YOU IN DISTRICT THREE SO THAT WE MAY ENJOY A QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF
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OUR COMMUNITY MOVING FORWARD.HELLO, MY NAME IS JOSE NOIA LIS AND I AM AN IMMIGRANT, A TEACHER, A HUSBAND, AND A FATHER.
I WAS BORN IN MEXICO AND RAISED IN MENTALS WHERE I STILL LIVE AND WHERE I AM RAISING MY FAMILY.
FOR 20 YEARS I LIVED UNDOCUMENTED.
DESPITE THAT, I WAS ABLE TO EARN A BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREE FROM TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY.
NOW I SERVE MY COMMUNITY AS A TEACHER AT A DISTRICT THREE PUBLIC SCHOOL, BOTH IN THAT ROLE AND AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
I AM A CHAMPION FOR OUR WORKING FAMILIES THAT ARE STRUGGLING TO LIVE IN OUR CITY.
I CURRENTLY SERVE ON THE CITY OF AUSTIN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, THE PROJECT CONNECT COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE TOPLESS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE TOPLESS CDC, THE LENDER ELEMENTARY PTA, THE ALLISON ELEMENTARY PTA, AND I AM A MEMBER OF EDUCATION AUSTIN.
I AM PROUD TO SERVE BECAUSE IT ALLOWS ME TO GIVE VOICE TO THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES THAT PROTECT AND BENEFIT THE PEOPLE.
I AM RUNNING FOR AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE TO BRING A NEW VOICE AND A NEW PERSPECTIVE TO CITY HALL.
MY UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE AS BOTH A TEACHER AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZER IS NEEDED IN CITY HALL TO FIGHT TO IMPROVE THE WORKING AND THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF ALL WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
AS A TEACHER, I SEE OUR WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES STRUGGLE EACH DAY TO STAY IN THIS CITY.
AS A CANDIDATE, I HAVE KNOCKED ON MORE THAN 6,000 DOORS AND HAD HUNDREDS OF CONVERSATIONS, AND THE STORIES ARE THE SAME THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
MANY OF US ARE ONE CRISIS AWAY FROM EVICTION, HOMELESSNESS, OR DISPLACEMENT.
THIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE FROM A MORAL PERSPECTIVE, NOR FROM AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE.
WE CANNOT ALLOW OUR WORKERS THAT MAKE OUR CITY FUNCTION TO FALL MORE AND MORE INTO POVERTY OR BE FORCED TO LEAVE OUR CITY BECAUSE THEY CANNOT FIND A HOME.
MEANWHILE, DEVELOPERS, INVESTORS, AND SPECULATORS MAKE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM OUR HOUSING MARKET.
AS A COMMISSIONER ON THE AUSTIN CDC, I HAVE WORKED WITH MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS TO ADVISE THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO SERVE THE POOR AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
I HAVE WORKED TO MAKE BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CENTER OUR WORKING FAMILIES.
I HAVE PASSED RECOMMENDATIONS TO FIGHT DISPLACEMENT AND TO ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOTH IN THE AUSTIN CDC AND THE PROJECT CONNECT CAC.
I HAVE PROMOTED THE EQUITY TOOL TO MAKE SURE THAT ORGANIZATIONS THAT REPRESENT UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES HAVE A SAY IN THIS DEVELOPMENT.
AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, I WILL FIGHT TO PRESERVE AND EXPAND THE SUPPLY OF LOW INCOME AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING.
I WILL FIGHT TO CREATE A COMMUNITY CENTERED PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN TO BRING EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION TO ALL OF AUSTIN.
I WILL FIGHT TO BRING CLIMATE JUSTICE FOR ALL COMMUNITIES.
I WILL FIGHT TO CREATE COMMUNITY DRIVEN HEALTH INITIATIVES AND OUR FIGHT TO EXPAND FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.
YOU KNOW, NUMEROUS TASK FORCES AND COMMISSIONS HAVE MADE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CAN INITIATE AND PASS TO ACCOMPLISH ALL OF THESE GOALS THAT ARE IN MY PLATFORM.
IT IS TIME THAT THE CITY PRIORITIZED THE WORKING FAMILIES OF AUSTIN.
I'LL BE NUMBER FOUR ON THE BALLOT AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
REMEMBER, IT TAKES A COMMUNITY TO MAKE AUSTIN TRULY A CITY FOR ALL.
LET'S BRING A TEACHER'S VOICE TO CITY HALL OLA.
SO IN MYRO ESSO IAD DE FAMILIA MANANTRA M DE TTRA STRA AD DOS CHARE PARA I PARA SQUI S PARA PARA TRANSPORT
HI, MY NAME IS YVONNE WELDON AND I AM RUNNING TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL.
I AM A PRODUCT OF AUSTIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND HAVE LIVED IN ALMOST EVERY AREA OF THE CITY, INCLUDING AT TIMES MY CAR.
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WORKING WHEN I WAS 15 AND I HAVE WORKED MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE LATER.UM, I'LL COLLECT TWO SMALL PENSION CHECKS, ONE FROM AT AND T AND THE OTHER FROM THE STATE WHERE I WAS A PURCHASER.
I WAS ABLE TO GO BACK AND EVENTUALLY EARN A BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING.
I ENJOY THE FREEDOM OF VOLUNTEERING WHERE NEEDED, AND OVER THE YEARS I'VE DONATED IT OVER 700 UNITS OF BLOOD AND PLATELETS AND HAVE NEVER GOTTEN PAID FOR IT.
IN 2019, AFTER MY DAD PASSED AWAY, I WAS ABLE TO BUY HIS HOUSE FROM THE ESTATE AT $1,000 OVER THE FAIR MARKET VALUE AND THAT PROPERTY IS NOW DOUBLED IN VALUE.
I WELCOME MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE NEW HERE BECAUSE THEY LIKE WHAT WE HAVE AND THE VIBE THAT THEY BRING.
AUSTIN HAD A REPUTATION FOR BEING A SAFE AND AFFORDABLE CITY WITH NO STATE INCOME TAX AND A THRIVING ECONOMY, BUT IT SEEMS MOSTLY IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS OR SO, WELL BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, I NOTICED WE BEGAN TO PIVOT.
THE POLICE CHIEF BEGAN WARNING THE CITY LEADERS THAT THERE WERE STAFFING SHORTAGES THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED.
IN 2019, I WAS READING WITH KIDS IN A I S D SCHOOLS WHERE MORE THAN HALF OF THE THIRD GRADERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS COULD NOT READ AT GRADE LEVEL.
THEN IN SEPTEMBER, JUST BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, A I S D ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CLOSE 12 SCHOOLS IN AUSTIN, 10 ELEMENTARY AND TWO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
IT WAS PERPLEXING TO UNDERSTAND WHY IN A CITY THAT IS GROWING EXPONENTIALLY, THAT WE ARE CUTTING BACK ON POLICE AND CLOSING SCHOOLS.
ALSO, IT WAS THAT DAY IN JUNE OF 2019 THAT MY DISDAIN FOR CITY LEADERSHIP REACHED A NEW LEVEL.
WHEN I HEARD THE NEWS THAT THE CITY LIFTED THE HOMELESS CAMPING BAN AS ONE THAT GREW UP WORKING CLASS POOR AND OFTEN HAS STRUGGLED TO STAY ABOVE WATER.
I KNEW THIS WAS A TERRIBLE MISTAKE FOR THE CITY AND AS WE SAW LEADING UP TO WHAT IS NOW REFERRED TO AS PROP B IN HOUSE BILL 1925, IT WAS WORSE THAN I COULD HAVE EVER IMAGINED.
WE NEED TO SHAKE UP THE CITY COUNCIL IN REVERSE COURSE.
I CONTEMPLATED THIS DECISION TO RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL AT LENGTH.
MY EXPERIENCE WORKING IN PROCUREMENT FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE WILL PROVE VALUABLE AND ADDRESSING THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES AND FISCAL ACCOUNTING AND TRANSPARENCY THAT IS NEEDED TO BE RESTORED.
THE INCESSANT SPENDING OF OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS IS DESTROYING LIVES BURDENED BY INCREASING RENTS, PROPERTY TAXES, AND OTHER TAXES DISGUISED AS FEES AND CHARGES IMPOSED BY THE CITY.
I WAS CONCERNED WITH A NUMBER OF LAWSUITS AND LEGAL CHALLENGES THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WAS DEALING WITH, SO I RECENTLY EARNED THE PARALEGAL CERTIFICATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CRIME AND DISTRICT THREE CONTINUES TO SOAR.
JUST THIS YEAR, OUR DISTRICT ALONE HAS ALREADY HAD EIGHT MURDERS, WELL OVER A THOUSAND AGGRAVATED ROBBERIES AND BURGLARIES AND OVER 800 AUTO THEFTS AS WELL AS, AND THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF OF OTHER THEFTS ARE SOME CASES AND OTHER CRIMES.
I WILL ADDRESS AND FIX THE FRUSTRATING PROCESS OF REPORTING NON-EMERGENCY CRIME INSTANCES.
HOMELESSNESS CONTINUES TO INCREASE AS WE NEGLECT UTILIZING THE EXISTING RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO REACH OUT AND HELP THOSE WHO WANT AND NEED HELP.
YES, THERE ARE SOLUTIONS AND I INVITE YOU TO JOIN WITH ME AND DEEPER IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
SINCE I FILED A RUN, I HAVE BEEN ON A RIDE-ALONGS WITH BOTH THE AUSTIN POLICE LOOKING AT THE 30 BY 30 INITIATIVE FOR WOMEN AND THE TRAVIS COUNTY CONSTABLE'S OFFICE THAT GOES INTO THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
I HAVE TOURED AND SUPPORTED MANY SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITIES LIKE COMMUNITY FIRST VILLAGE, CAMPUS ZA, THE SALVATION ARMY ADULT REHAB CENTER AND FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE TOURS WAS THE AUSTIN ANIMAL CENTER ON LAVENDER LOOP.
I'VE ALSO BEEN ATTENDING, UM, AND SPEAKING AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO BEHIND THE SCENES AND OBSERVE HOW STAFF INTERACTS WITH THEIR COUNCIL MEMBER.
DURING THE MEETINGS, I WAS ADVISED THAT I SHOULD NOT RUN IN MY DISTRICT BECAUSE I'M NOT HISPANIC AND TO NOT USE MY MIDDLE NAME AND EVEN GET A MEXICAN DRESS.
OUR DISTRICT IS MADE UP OF MORE THAN JUST HISPANICS AND LATINOS.
THE EAST SIDE IS CERTAINLY A RICH HERITAGE THAT WE MUST PRESERVE, BUT WE ARE ALSO A DIVERSE POPULATION AND PEOPLE OF RACES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
I DO GET SOME OF THE CHALLENGES OF BEING A MINORITY AS ONE OF, UH, ONE OF, I AM ONE OF THE ONLY CANDIDATES, IF ANY, WITH ASIAN DESCENT RUNNING ON A CITY COUNCIL WITH NO EXISTING ASIAN COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I WILL IMMEDIATELY CORRECT COMMUNICATION ISSUES SO THAT WE WILL BE BETTER CONNECTED AND YOU WILL RECEIVE REGULAR UPDATES.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS YVONNE WELDON AND I WILL BE FIFTH ON THE BALLOT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOU AS YOUR NEXT CITY COUNCILWOMAN.
PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME AND KEEP ME INFORMED ON THE ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU.
PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH AND VOTE ON NOVEMBER 8TH.
HELLO, MY NAME IS ES WISHNER, SPELLED E S A L A W U E S C H N E R.
I'M A SRI LANKAN IMMIGRANT AND A UNITED STATE AIR FORCE VETERAN.
WHEN I MOVED TO AUSTIN IN 2019, I WAS FILLED WITH JOY BECAUSE HOW BEAUTIFUL, DIVERSE, AND HOW SAFE THE CITY WAS.
I LOVED THE CULTURE, SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE NATURE.
UNFORTUNATELY, EVERYTHING CHANGED.
THE CITY OFFICIALS, INCLUDING THE MAYOR, DECIDED TO HURT ALL THE GREAT PEOPLE OF AUSTIN BY SHUTTING SMALL BUSINESSES DOWN.
WHILE LETTING STORES LIKE WALMART AND HOME DEPOT THRIVE, THEY DEFUNDED THE POLICE BY $100 MILLION AND TRY TO TAKE THE FUNDS AWAY FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THEY CREATED THE HOMELESS CRISIS BY INCENTIVIZING THEM TO MOVE TO THE CITY.
THE CITY OFFICIALS TOOK MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM SOME OF THE MOST EVIL PEOPLE ON EARTH, LIKE GEORGE SOROS THAT BECAME A BILLIONAIRE BY DESTROYING NATIONS.
HE ALSO FUNDED ANTIFA THAT BURNED
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DOWN MANY BLACK BUSINESSES.THEY ARE COLLECTIVELY BRAINWASHING YOUR CHILDREN IN SCHOOL TO HATE THEIR MOTHER AND FATHER BY GROOMING CHILDREN TO LOVE PEDOPHILES AND TO THINK THEY ARE BORN RACISTS DUE TO THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN, WHILE KEEPING EVERYONE DIVIDED AND DISTRACTED.
THEY ARE STEALING YOUR MONEY TO FUND THEIR PERSONAL GAINS.
THEY HAVE CONTINUOUSLY BECOME RICHER AND RICHER WITH INSIDE STOCK TRADING WHILE DESTROYING YOUR SMALL BUSINESSES TO HELP THEIR RICH DONORS TAKE OVER THE CITY.
THEY ARE USING THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY TO DESTROY THE LADYBIRD LAKE BY PUSHING NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS TO CREATE GREEN ALGAE THAT ARE KILLING YOUR DOGS.
THE COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY AND THE CITY OF AUSTIN ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO PUSH, UH, FOR THEIR CLIMATE AGENDA GOALS BY LYING TO YOU.
I AS A WISH ARE HERE TO REPRESENT ALL OF YOU BY MAKING MAKING SURE THAT YOU GET MORE THAN A 4% PAY RAISE AND TO EXPOSE ALL OF THE CORRUPTION BY AUDITING ALL THE CITY OFFICIALS TO MAKE EVERYTHING EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC SO YOU CAN SEE HOW YOUR MONEY'S BEING SPENT.
IF YOU WANT TO FIX THE CORRUPTION, I WILL BE LISTED AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE BALLOT.
PLEASE HELP ME TO HELP ALL OF US TO SAVE AUSTIN BY VISITING MY WEBSITE@WOOUNIVERSAL.COM, W E UNIVERSAL.COM.