Laura Pressley first to enter Austin City Council race

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin

Austin just got its first candidate for the upcoming City Council race and she’s a good one. Laura Pressley may just be what the Austin tech community needs. We look forward to hearing more about her ideas and platform for changing Austin.

The above video was at Scholz Garten on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 where Laura partied with the Austinites for Geographic Representation – a coalition that includes many groups, including ChangeAustin.org and Linda Curtis.

Laura Pressley is a PhD Chemistry from UT and she’s a veteran of the Austin semiconductor industry. Laura understands the needs of the tech community and she has her own clean water business (Pure Rain).

More videos like this can be found everywhere video is served on the net by searching for the key phrase “springnet”.

ChangeAustin party at Scholz Garten

Posted on December 18, 2011 by admin

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ChangeAustin Christmas Party at Scholz Garten (45 photos)

Party with ChangeAustin.org

Posted on December 17, 2011 by admin

ChangeAustin.com is not the same as ChangeAustin.org. But ChangeAustin.com supports everything that Brian and Linda do for this community and encourages you to join their petition drive.

Really wanna change Austin?
Join the party this Saturday! Christmas Change Party!

Bring signed petitions (only Austin voters can sign, but all are welcome to come) and/or bring your shopping change!
click here for the petition for the Citizens Districting 10-1 Plan

Bring a friend and join our growing coalition of citizens from all walks of Austin life.

Like Austinites for Geographic Representation on Facebook here.

See ya there!

Linda Curtis & Brian Rodgers

ChangeAustin.org

PO Box 42053

Austin, TX 78704

512-535-0989 * 512-657-2089

Citizens Districting 10-1 Plan

Austin’s civic, political and neighborhood organizations have been meeting since March 2011, to develop an agreed upon plan for geographic representation on the Austin City Council and a non-partisan redistricting plan. We (the undersigned groups and individuals) agree on a simple 10-1 plan (10 single-member districts with the Mayor being elected at-large), combined with a non-partisan independent citizen’s redistricting commission, as the way to go.

Let the people draw the maps and let our neighborhoods,

not the campaign contributors, run the show!

Organizational Endorsers as of 12-12-11:

ChangeAustin.org

Central Texas Republican Assembly

Del Valle Community Coalition

El Concilio

Gray Panthers

LULAC, District 7

LULAC, District 12

Mexican American Democrats

NAACP – Austin

Southwest Key’s East Austin VOTA Campaign

Texans for Accountable Government

Travis County Green Party

Travis County Republican Party

UT Student Government

Individual Endorsers as of 12-12-11:

* for identification purposes only in alphabetical order

Susana Almanza, PODER*

Bill Aleshire, former Travis County Judge

Kris Bailey, former City Council candidate

Roger Baker, transportation activist & blogger

Sylvia Benini, Austin Center for Peace & Justice*

Roger Borgelt, Vice-Chair Travis County Republican Party

Toni Bravo, Artistic Director, Diverse Dance Space Theatre

Mario Cantu, former President Battle Bend Springs HOA*

Stefanie Collins, Esq.

Richard Franklin, Del Valle ISD Board of Trustee Member*

Charlie Jackson, Austin businessman, Texans for Peace*

Michael Hirsch, Albert Johnson & Mya Zuniga, Huston-Tillotson faculty & students*

Ora Houston, eastside neighborhood activist

Daniel Llanes, eastside community activist

John Lawler, Yaman Desair, Daniel Evans, Philip Wiseman,

Amanda Almedia and Billy Calve, UT Student activists

Tim Mahoney, attorney, member Friends of ACC

Eliza May, former President Hispanic Chamber of Commerce* former Council candidate

Frances McIntyre, longtime community volunteer

Chris Nielsen, Electric Cabs

Gilbert Rivera, President, Rosewood Neighborhood Association

Mary Rudig, North Austin Coalition of Neighborhoods*

Debbie Russell, Del Valle ISD Board of Trustee Member*, ACLU-TX*

Lupe Sosa, Theresa Perez-Wisely, Austin Tejano Democrats*

Steve Speir, longtime Democratic activist, BAT-PAC board member*

Stacy Suits, past chair of Single-Member District efforts in 1985 & 1988

Cynthia Valadez, Sr., MADRES*

David Van Os, attorney

Susanna Ledesma Woody, Del Valle ISD Board of Trustee Member*

Theresa Perez-Wisely, Austin Tejano Democrats*

Peck Young, Democratic dinosaur

Paid for by Austinites for Geographic Representation, PAC

6705 Hwy. 290, West, Suite 502, #173, Austin, TX 78735 * 512-554-2710 * www.AustinGeoRep.org

Kathie Tovo for Austin City Council

Posted on May 29, 2011 by admin

ChangeAustin.com supports Kathie Tovo for City Council

Kathie Tovo is in a runoff election on June 18 (early voting June 6) with Randi Shade for City Council Place 3, and ChangeAustin.com supports her. Max Nofziger has directed his supporters to Kathie Tovo. Max was in the primary election with Tovo and Shade. AustinMayor supported Max in his 2nd place finish in the Mayoral election against Will Wynn.

From the Austin American Statesman – former Mayor Garcia says Shade should get out and save the city half a mil which it can’t afford.

Here is what Kathie supports:

1. Affordable Housing – all income levels should be able to live in all parts of the city

2. Completing Communities – places where people can live close to where they work and play

3. Neighborhood Schools – keep schools open and growing through city partnerships with neighborhood school districts

4. rebuild trust in City Hall

Election Day – June 18

Early Vote – June 6

Kathie Tovo website: KathieforAustin.com

Austin Chronicle article

MyFoxAustin article

Statesman – funds ok’ed for Tovo runoff

Change Austin

Time for change in Austin, Texas

Laura Pressley first to enter Austin City Council race

ChangeAustin party at Scholz Garten

See the album on GooglePlus now.
ChangeAustin Christmas Party at Scholz Garten (45 photos)

Party with ChangeAustin.org

Kathie Tovo for Austin City Council

See the album on GooglePlus now. ChangeAustin Christmas Party at Scholz Garten (45 photos)

See the album on GooglePlus now.
ChangeAustin Christmas Party at Scholz Garten (45 photos)