Podcasts about save austin now

The debate over whether cities and states have the right to criminally punish people experiencing homelessness for sleeping in public. With a decision from the Supreme Court looming on whether cities and states will have the right to criminally punish people experiencing homelessness for sleeping in public, many are divided on what that decision should be. Tonight, Dr. Phil will hear from people experiencing homelessness themselves, and learn why they are strongly against being criminalized. Plus, the debate continues as Donald Whitehead (Executive Director of the National Coalition for the Homeless), Matt Mackowiak (Co-founder of Save Austin Now), Michele Steeb (Senior Fellow with the Texas Public Policy) and residents of Grants Pass, (a town that has gained national attention because of a court case between local homeless individuals and the city), debate the solutions to the homelessness epidemic. Thank you to our sponsors: PureHealth Research: Head over to https://PureHealthResearch.com  and save 35% with code PHIL Jase Medical: Go to https://Jase.com  and enter code PHIL at checkout Preserve Gold: Visit: https://drphilgold.com/   Get a FREE precious metals guide that contains essential information on how to help protect your accounts. Text “DRPHIL” to 50505 to claim this exclusive offer from Preserve Gold today.  

The debate over solutions to homelessness heats up; is criminalization an answer?  Grants Pass is a smaller community, nestled in the beautiful backdrop of southern Oregon, that has many residents claiming there has been an explosion of homelessness, leaving their idyllic community unsafe. Grants Pass has gained national attention because of a court case between local homeless individuals and the city. At the heart of the matter is whether it is cruel and unusual punishment for the city to arrest or fine people for sleeping outside in public, even with just a pillow or blanket, when there is no safe shelter available. The case has gone all the way to the Supreme Court, with a decision coming soon, and potentially having national implications on whether cities can criminalize those with no other option but to sleep in public. Dr. Phil sent his team to Grants Pass to speak with residents and people experiencing homelessness to see firsthand what is going on.  Dr. Phil will speak with residents Missy and Brock who claim the rise in homelessness has left many residents scared due to the rampant drug use, crime, and even physical assaults on residents. The debate over whether to criminalize people experiencing homelessness sleeping in public heats up when Dr. Phil invites two experts on opposite sides of the issue; Donald Whitehead (Executive Director of the National Coalition for the Homeless) and Matt Mackowiak (Co-founder of Save Austin Now). Plus, Dr. Phil speaks with Dion, a young man who is currently experiencing homelessness and says criminalizing the things needed to survive on the street is not the answer. Thank you to our sponsors: Jase Medical: Go to https://Jase.com  and enter code PHIL at checkout FYSI: Visit https://FYSI.com/DRPHIL  or call 800-877-4000 Preserve Gold: Visit: https://drphilgold.com/   Get a FREE precious metals guide that contains essential information on how to help protect your accounts. Text “DRPHIL” to 50505 to claim this exclusive offer from Preserve Gold today.  

In this special episode, we're joined by Matt Mackowiak, the powerhouse behind Save Austin Now and ATXPulse.com. Matt has taken bold steps to keep Austin's local government accountable with Save Austin Now, the largest grassroots organization in Austin's history, and his newsletter ATXPulse has quickly become Austin's insider source for real news, boasting over 105,000 subscribers. Tune in as we discuss:

Matt and Cleo are the cofounders of Save Austin Now, a truly non partisan citizen's group dedicated to Austin's quality of life. We talk about the latest with their lawsuit to force the City of Austin to enforce Prob B (camping ban), public safety and police, the DA, and more. https://www.saveaustinnow.com/ https://twitter.com/Cleo_Petricek https://twitter.com/MattMackowiak _________________________ @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com

Matt Mackowiak, pollster and President of Potomac Strategy Group, joins John to reflect on Virginia's legislative contests; the race for Speaker in the House; and Matt's Texas nonprofit organization, Save Austin Now.

RSnake and Matt Mackowiak talked about Austin's Prop B and Save Austin Now, how homelessness impacts crime, business, pollution, and property value. They discuss the issues that police face when dealing with the homeless. They talk about deinstitutionalization, the dropping prices of drugs like heroine, crack, meth, fentanyl as well as designer drugs like krokodil, flakka and K2.  They discuss corruption in Housing First, the fallacy of the Portuguese stance on drugs, and much more.

"No one can say that what we have now, in all parts of Austin, is helping anyone," said Cleo Petricek, co-founder for Save Austin Now.More and more homeless encampment tents are popping up across the Austin area regardless of the camping ban voted back in place last year. "What we have now is unregulated encampments in everyone's neighborhood that are not appropriate for anyone, especially the homeless," said Petricek.Save Austin Now is the local group that spearheaded the campaign to reinstate the homeless camping ban. Petricek says she believes the city is to blame for the recent uptick in illegal camping.LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos everyday. https://bit.ly/3KBUDSK

Austin sees a string of days with no COVID deaths for the first time since September, as local parents scramble for vaccination appointments for their kids under 12. Election day: Prop A goes down in defeat while sponsor Save Austin Now promises more campaigns, Prop B and all eight state constitutional amendments on yesterday's ballot are approved, and turnout hits expected rates after a slow start to early voting. Austin Police Chief Joe Chacon reports a general decline in local crime and the Downtown Austin Alliance announces a major decrease in unsheltered downtown homelessness. A delivery driver was allegedly stabbed to death by a civilian parking lot attendant who was trying to boot the driver's car. Bowie High School endures a second day of restroom shutdowns due to a second major water leak connected to the February winter freeze. Houston Astros drop the World Series at home for the second time in three seasons. Animal Control Services are looking into a monkey bite at a Texas Longhorns assistant coach's home. Austin is named the top winter travel destination for vacationers seeking warm weather. The new Taco Palenque location in Round Rock is now the chain's closest to Austin. The Ghost Hounds of Pittsburgh will open for the Rolling Stones later this month at Circuit Of The Americas. And a wet cold front will drop our temps into the 40's tonight before a weekend warmup.

Save Austin Now donors: 1,940 No Way Prop A donors: 165 Austin spends big with local media (almost $200k for KVUE this year alone) Virden loses in 5th Circuit Court of Appeals and more! @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

Texas Republicans barred cities from reducing Police funding and yet "Save Austin Now" falsely claims Prop A is needed to adequately fund the department.

Everybody's talking about the Biden Border Crisis—even CNN, and we've got some the best of FOX News' Peter Doocy committing actual journalism at the Jen Psaki briefings. Matt Mackowiak of Save Austin Now talks about vanishing police protection in the Texas capital and the not-so-popular selection of the next police chief. And we'll talk about far-left professors at UT Austin who don't want a conservative think tank on campus. All this and more coming up from Planet Logic.

Joe Rogan get's covid, uses Ivermectin, among other things, to recover Save Austin Now has partial win at Tex. Supreme Court More evidence that California companies are moving to Texas and more! @bradswail @_teddybrosevelt austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

Four more COVID deaths reported Wednesday, as four becomes our new daily average, up from one daily death one month ago, while our daily new hospital admission average continues hovering in the upper 70's, a high plateau. Travis County sets another new record for total COVID-19 hospitalizations: 653. Highland Lakes Elementary in Marble Falls shuts down for the rest of this week due to rising cases. The Austin Police Department loses its first officer to COVID. Governor Greg Abbott steps up his campaign against vaccine mandates, saying the Texas Legislature should have the call, meanwhile the House is set to debate and possibly vote on Senate Bill 1 today - this is the bill containing voting restrictions that spurred the mass walkout of House Democrats weeks ago. Save Austin Now and a group of business owners including bar owner Bob Woody have sued the City of Austin over what they call insufficient enforcement of Prop B. The body of a newborn infant is found in a shallow grave near Onion Creek. The Austin City Limits Music Festival's offer of 1,000 free single-day wristbands for new COVID-19 vaccinations is gobbled up in one day, as the ACL Fest Nights schedule is announced. The Old Settler's Music Festival announces a return in late October. The 2021 Bat Fest is cancelled after the City of Austin denies a special events permit - the event was scheduled for Saturday. Austin's real estate market is found the second most attractive in the U.S., second only to....Frisco? And chances for a major tropical storm impact on the Texas coast in coming days continue to build.

A heated phone call between Mackenzie Kelly and Save Austin Now founders Matt Mackowiak and Cleo Petricek was released, presumably by Kelly (alternate) Adler says your "strong immune system" won't save you from a car accident Teddy's latest article and more! @bradswail @_teddybrosevelt austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

Afghanistan has fallen Texas Supreme Court says Dallas Co. and Dallas ISD mandates are unlawful Save Austin Now taking Austin to court over ballot language and more! @bradswail @_teddybrosevelt austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

COVID stats continue rising - local health officials are modifying Stage 5 recommendations in advance of rolling them out, Travis County has again suspended live jury trials, and Williamson County's Justice Center is now requiring masks. Save Austin Now succeeds in forcing a fall public vote on Austin police staffing minimums. Local prosecutors accuse APD officers of neglecting to make arrests for crimes under false pretenses regarding recent police reforms. Eight food trucks at the Thicket Food Park in south Austin are targeted by thieves. Rapper DaBaby is dropped from the ACL Fest lineup following controversial comments on LGTBQ people and women. UT Health Science Center grad student Gabby Thomas wins a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. As home prices in Austin continue rising, profit margins on sales have begun to drop - wonder why? And more normal (hot) weather is on the way this weekend.

Recorded LIVE on Twitter Spaces - Join us there weekday mornings, follow us for notifications Adler tweets out misleading (at best) video claiming Save Austin Now canvassers lied (Dennis Farris chimes in!) Turns out Equity PAC is renting space from Austin Firefighters Association, drudging up old controversy surrounding Prop B More detail on comorbidities and more! @bradswail @_teddybrosevelt austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

Matt Mackowiak is the head of the Travis County GOP and co-founder of Save Austin Now, a PAC that successfully reinstated the homeless camping ban. In this episode we talked about preserving freedom and liberty in the face of covid, how the city is responding to cleaning up the homeless camps, and his new petition to restore funding for APD in order to hire more officers and train them better. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alex-strenger/support

Local COVID numbers continue to build momentum - Travis County's hospitalization average has broken into Stage 4 territory and Williamson County has declared "red phase" - it's highest level of warning. Researchers at UT predict dire consequences should we fail to react to the new surge, and a sixth Democratic lawmaker sheltering in D.C. has tested positive. Save Austin Now succeeds in pressing a second petition to a public vote - this time mandates on police staffing - while dozens of civic groups oppose the measure and the Austin Chronicle shows that Austin's homicide rate is not spiking considering our city's population growth. Travis County DA Jose Garza drops excessive force charges against, and apologizes to, APD Officer Gregory Gentry. Austonia runs down the 21 Austin-related athletes on their way to the Tokyo Olympics. The new Field Guide Festival will celebrate our local food and farming scene in late October. Blues On The Green returns to Zilker Park on July 27, and The Killers announce an Austin concert in the fall of '22.

Biden says that Facebook isn't killing people, but rather 12 huge FaceBook accounts spreading misinformation, the first charge has been filed against the insurrectionists as a crane operator gets 8 months in jail, and Save Austin Now collects over 25,000 signatures in a submission to the City of Austin. All that and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt Mackowiak returns to the show to discuss Save Austin Now's new initiative, Safe Austin Now, which, if enacted, will increase the number of police officers, increase their training, make the Office of Police Oversight an elected position, and much more! Go to saveaustinnow.com to sign the petition - they make it super easy! @bradswail austincitycouncilman.com Support the show on Patreon!

Co-founder of Save Austin Now and her husband come on the Pedicab and discuss Austin's homeless, rules for urban camping and what will happen to the homeless population now that Prop B has passed. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alex-strenger/support

Save Austin Now puts forth a new petition to reinstate funding for police in Austin and add provisions to help community policing, an assistant professor of criminal justice at Huston-Tillotson University says she has noticed an increase in her classes of students interested in becoming a police officer, and the Texas Department of Public Safety clears a lobbyist after claims were made by a female Capitol staffer that she and another colleague were drugged by the lobbyist while out at an Austin club. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Save Austin Now is collecting signatures for a petition to force a vote on expanding APD, and President Biden says he's ordered US agencies to work harder to uncover the origin of COVID-19. All that and more! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rand Paul argues with Dr. Fauci and makes accusations that America funded the Wuhan lab and the research of the COVID-19 virus, we discuss the homeless in Austin with Cleo Petricek from Save Austin Now, and Tim Tebow will return to the NFL. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a surprise to the Austin City Council, voters overwhelmingly passed a proposition eliminating public camping. The bipartisan support for the camping ban has put wind in the sails of legislation modeled after Austin's Prop B that would ban public camping in cities throughout the state. Save Austin Now co-founder Matt Mackowiak joins the discussion on the PAC's role in this effort as well as what the next steps might be for supporting the homeless communities across Austin and Texas.

Travis County GOP Chair and Head of Save Austin Now hops on the Pedicab in order to discuss regulating urban camping, reinstating Austin's camping ban and compassionate common sense solutions to address our City's homeless problem. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alex-strenger/support

In this episode of The Austin Common Radio Hour, host Amy Stansbury dives deep into the upcoming City of Austin elections, sharing everything you need to know about Propositions A & B. Topics include the Austin Firefighters Association & the city's homelessness ordinances. Guests include Matthew Mollica of ECHO, Cleo Petricek of Save Austin Now, and Marina Roberts and Seneca Savoie of Homes Not Handcuffs.

Matt Mackowiak of Save Austin Now joins us to talk about the consequences of the new Austin city ordinances. Cohosted by Josiah Neeley of R Street Institute and Doug McCullough of Lone Star Policy Institute. Produced by Braden McCullough.