He emphasizes nurses and teachers and city staff and truck drivers qualify for affordable housing.

He says he wants discussion on getting other cities to say yes to LIHTC.

Don't ask how many different ways I've spelt LIHTC.

McGee says he agrees with the mayor, but he will be moving approval, because he's "not willing to play ping pong with regular working people"

Alrighty I am at City Council. Tracey Duckworth is here again for the first comment. She says she has realized city council "don't care" about homeless people. She says people are dying on the streets "right now."

absolutely losing my mind at curb your enthusiasm. like this is undiluted stuff

Packed room at City council tonight. Updates as they come

I am genuinely curious why people who live in restrictive single family neighbors are so strongly opposed to the rezoning that would allow for duplexes. What is so concerning about duplexes?

cuz shes a queen

this is my 9/11

@realmaxinedavis.bsky.social boop

Alrighty, I got food poisoning from something, so I am watching the City Council meeting online today

Right now, the city of Garland's utility is recognizing DME for showing up for them when they got hit by 95 MPH winds that took down their distribution system.

at city council today, Free Palestine Activists have again packed the room

mocks discussions of putting period products in men's rooms. Crowd begins to make noise, coughing, crinkling papers.

Boos him afterwards.

Council is hopping tonight as activists show up to demand the council pass a resolution in support of a ceasefire for the Israel/Palestine conflict.

Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance (Ban the box) public hearing. This would ban employers from asking about/background checking the criminal status of applicants till a conditional offer of employment is made, to reduce discrimination from criminal status.

Just put up my announcement that I am leaving twitter. Hello everybody! Here are the tags for folks I mentioned on twitter for easy clicking.
@abundancedenton.bsky.social
@stephcycle.bsky.social
@tallleftist.bsky.social
@realmaxinedavis.bsky.social
@suzir.bsky.social
More to come!