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Welcome to The Austin Common, the local news site that helps you be informed and make a difference. (Insert your favorite do-gooder here, real or fictional).
Formerly known as the Austin EcoNetwork, The Austin Common builds on more than a decade of dedication to sharing local news and information in a way that is interesting, relevant, and yes, even a little fun! At The Austin Common, our goal is to help you be informed and make a difference, whether you just want to support local businesses or become the next Leslie Knope, Greta Thunberg, Malala Yousafzai, or the Lorax.
Here’s a list of the remaining budget town halls…
District 2 - Vanessa Fuentes - July 29th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Communities In Schools Central Texas
District 1 - Natasha Harper-Madison - August 1st from 10am to noon at Austin City Hall
District 10 - Marc Duchen - August 3rd from 5pm to 8pm at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
District 5 - Ryan Alter - August 5th at 5pm at Menchaca Road Branch Library
District 3 - José Velásquez - August 10th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Govalle Elementary School
The city manager’s proposed budget draft has been released! In Episode 5 of Eating 🍽️ My Way Through The City’s Budget 💵, we break down how much money the city plans on spending on everything from parks 🌳 to police 👮 in that proposed budget.
Episode 4 of Eating 🍽️ My Way Through The City’s Budget 💵 breaks down where your property taxes went this past year. As Council debates the city’s budget (& property tax rate) for next year, this should give you some good background info and context to better understand the current debate!
Ep. 3 of Eating 🍽️ My Way Through The City’s Budget finally answers your burning 🔥 question - where does the city’s money come from?
🎨 by Sarah Doan
🍕by allday
Come explore two civic art 🖼️ exhibits with me, that use art 🎨 to push for change and highlight community voices.
In honor of Fourth of July 🇺🇸, we take a journey back in time, to 1976.
I ❤️zines
Zines mentioned include
Process Pamphlet #5 by Elaine Lopez
Her Pichers by Drew Damron
Organizing Power by Jessalyn Aaland
Signs To Change Your City by Paul Shortt
We’ve got another Civic Power Up opportunity for you! Equity Action and the Community Investment Budget team are hosting an event on July 2nd at 6pm at the Austin Area Urban League at 8011 Cameron Rd A101.
Episode 2 of Eating 🍽️ My Way Through The City’s Budget 💵 is here! In this episode we dive into the three main components of the City Of Austin’s budget & explain why there is always such a big focus on the General Fund.
🎨 by Sarah Doan
🍪 by épicerie
A week in the life… from a few weeks ago! Editor-In-Chief Amy flew to Kentucky to talk democracy & civics!
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