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Downtown Austin Alliance reveals 2023 State of Downtown economic impact report

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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AUSTIN, Texas, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Downtown Austin Alliance revealed findings from the 2023 State of Downtown report at today's Future of Downtown: Downtown on Demand event held at Fareground Austin. The report, which has been produced and shared by the Downtown Alliance annually since 2019, presents data on a range of economic indicators that impact downtown Austin and aid in recovery and advocacy efforts moving forward.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Downtown Austin Alliance revealed findings from the 2023 State of Downtown report at today's Future of Downtown: Downtown on Demand event held at Fareground Austin.
  • The report, which has been produced and shared by the Downtown Alliance annually since 2019, presents data on a range of economic indicators that impact downtown Austin and aid in recovery and advocacy efforts moving forward.
  • "The Downtown Austin Alliance has been honored to manage the downtown public improvement district for the past 30 years, stewarding and preserving the collective vision for a downtown you will always love," Dewitt Peart, president and CEO of the Downtown Austin Alliance, said.
  • In 1993, Austin City Council created the Downtown Public Improvement District to provide constant and permanent funding to implement downtown initiatives and the Downtown Austin Alliance was formed to manage the PID.

Save Austin Now PAC Highlights Recent Disqualifying Votes Taken by Mayoral Candidate Celia Israel

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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Today nonpartisan Save Austin Now PAC announced although it will not make a formal endorsement in the Austin mayoral race, it has determined that two key votes cast by mayoral candidate, State Rep. Celia Israel, during her time in the legislature should disqualify her from holding the office of Austin Mayor.

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  • Today nonpartisan Save Austin Now PAC announced although it will not make a formal endorsement in the Austin mayoral race, it has determined that two key votes cast by mayoral candidate, State Rep. Celia Israel, during her time in the legislature should disqualify her from holding the office of Austin Mayor.
  • Austin voters were subjected to Mayor Adlers radical, failed social experiment in homeless camping for over two years and soundly rejected his policy at the ballot box, said Save Austin Now PAC co-founders Matt Mackowiak and Cleo Petricek.
  • In light of this vote, Austin voters cannot reasonably expect that Celia Israel would govern any differently if elected Mayor.
  • Its no wonder then, that one of the architects of police defunding and legalizing unfettered homeless encampments, Chas Moore, recently endorsed Celia Israel.

Austin City Council Selects Aspen Heights Partners to Redevelop the Former HealthSouth Property in the City’s Innovation District

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Thursday, October 6, 2022
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The Austin City Council approved Aspen Heights Partners proposal to redevelop the city-owned HealthSouth tract, a key step forward for a project that will bring 232 units of affordable housing and various other community benefits to Downtown Austin.

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  • The Austin City Council approved Aspen Heights Partners proposal to redevelop the city-owned HealthSouth tract, a key step forward for a project that will bring 232 units of affordable housing and various other community benefits to Downtown Austin.
  • Aspen Heights Partners, which has been working with Austin city officials and community stakeholders on plans for the redevelopment since 2020, enlisted Capital A Housing and The NHP Foundation for the project.
  • "The HealthSouth development is another tool we are using to increase our affordable housing supply, said Steve Adler , Mayor of Austin.
  • Aspen Heights is a national Multifamily, Student Housing, and Single Family for Rent developer headquartered in Austin, TX.

United Recovery Project Provides Targeted Addiction Relief

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The team at United Recovery Project (URP) is glad to know that the world is slowly waking up to the ongoing opioid epidemic. Even so, the response, thus far, has been too small, too slow, and in many cases, too late.

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  • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The team at United Recovery Project (URP) is glad to know that the world is slowly waking up to the ongoing opioid epidemic.
  • The government-backed response to addiction, in general, and opioids specifically has been going on for a while now.
  • Alzate has over 14 years in recovery himself and knows what it's like to fight addiction one step at a time.
  • About United Recovery Project: URP was founded in 2016 in Hollywood, Florida.

Mayor Steve Adler Joins the Housing Authority of the City of Austin and Carleton Companies for the Grand Opening of 156 New Affordable Units at Chalmers Courts East

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022
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AUSTIN, Texas, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) and Carleton Companies announce dual celebrations for Pathways at Chalmers Courts on Friday, May 20th, 9 a.m. at 1700 E. 3rd St., Austin, Texas 78702. The dual celebrations include a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly opened Pathways at Chalmers Courts East and groundbreaking for Pathways at Chalmers Courts West. Austin Mayor Steve Adler and Councilman Sabino "Pio" Renteria are among the dignitaries confirmed to speak at the event.

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  • The dual celebrations include a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly opened Pathways at Chalmers Courts East and groundbreaking for Pathways at Chalmers Courts West.
  • Pathways at Chalmers Courts East is the second phase of the redevelopment of Chalmers Courts.
  • The modernized development features significant enhancements to the 1930s-era public housing that had been Chalmers Courts.
  • WHAT: The Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) and Carleton Companies celebrate the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Pathways at Chalmers Courts East and groundbreaking for Pathways at Chalmers Courts West.

The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation Joins The Future of Food @ SXSW

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation (the Foundation) is bringing people together for conversations about food system innovation, inclusion and sustainability as presenting sponsor for The Future of Food @ SXSW between March 11 and March 18, 2022, in Austin, Texas.

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  • Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation (the Foundation) is bringing people together for conversations about food system innovation, inclusion and sustainability as presenting sponsor for The Future of Food @ SXSW between March 11 and March 18, 2022, in Austin, Texas.
  • Scheduled events for The Future of Food @ SXSW 2022 include food-focused documentary watch parties, roundtable discussions, food tastings, memorable activations and more.
  • "Our mission is to help create communities free of hunger and waste and a brighter future for people and our planet," said Denise Osterhues, president of The Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation.
  • The Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation, a nonprofit public charity, was established in 2018 to direct philanthropic and catalytic funding to partners working to solve food system challenges.

Thompson Coburn Announces Historic Settlement for Sexual Assault Survivors with City of Austin, Texas, and Austin Police Department

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Thursday, January 27, 2022
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AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --After a four-year legal fight, 15 sexual assault survivors who brought class actions against the Travis County District Attorney's Office and the Austin Police Department have reached a final settlement with the department and the City of Austin.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --After a four-year legal fight, 15 sexual assault survivors who brought class actions against the Travis County District Attorney's Office and the Austin Police Department have reached a final settlement with the department and the City of Austin.
  • The Austin Police Department has committed to public and private oversight, community involvement, survivor input at all phases of investigation, and better data collection.
  • The settlement reached with the City of Austin and approved by Austin's City Council today provides financial remuneration and apologies for the 15 survivor plaintiffs.
  • "Today is a historic day for survivors of sexual assault," said Jenny Ecklund , a partner with Thompson Coburn LLP who represented the survivors with fellow Thompson Coburn partner Elizabeth Myers .