Join us for our next HABLA Plática: A Preview of the Austin City Council Elections on Thursday, August 20, 2020, 1pm LIVE on
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This November 2020, Austin residents will have the opportunity to vote in the following Single Member Districts of the Austin City Council:
-District 2
-District 4
-District 6
-District 7
-District 10
Council Members Greg Casar, District 4, Jimmy Flannigan, District 6, Leslie Pool, District 7 and Alison Alter District 10 are all seeking re-election to the Austin City Council.
District 2 will soon be vacated by outgoing Mayor Pro Tem Delia Garza and Southeast Austinites will have the opportunity to elect a new Council Member for District 2.
Join us as we preview the upcoming November 2020 Austin City Council elections in a panel discussion with some of the candidates seeking re-election and or election to the Council.
We will discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, health inequities, the Land Development Code, displacement/gentrification, the recently adopted 20-21 City of Austin Budget, mobility and transportation issues including Project Connect and the Mobility Bond, the City of Austin Disparity Study focused on contracting opportunities for local, small, minority and women-owned businesses and the greatest challenges and opportunities facing our city in the future.
Our Panelists will include:
- David Chicanchan, Candidate, Austin City Council District 2
- Vanessa Fuentes, Candidate, Austin City Council District 2
- Jimmy Flannigan, Austin City Council Member, District 6
- Leslie Pool, Austin City Council Member, District 7
- Morgan Witt, Candidate, Austin City Council District 7
- Alison Alter, Austin City Council Member, District 10
- Pooja Sethi, Candidate, Austin City Council District 10
Our HABLA Plática will be moderated by Paul Saldaña, Co-Founder of HABLA.
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Earlier Event: August 13
August 13, 2020 1pm - LIVE HABLA Plática: Share Austin's Future, the Redistricting Process
Later Event: August 27
August 27, 2020 1pm - LIVE HABLA Plática: The State of Latino Austin