Daily Archives: July 8, 2023

Community First Village 2020 Video Tour This week’s video is a backgrounder about the beginning of Community First Village. It’s been around for over 20 years and is now getting ready to expand again. The nonprofit that runs Community First Village is Mobile Loaves and Fishes. MLF started a food truck project to feed the several thousand of Austin homeless 20 years ago and then got into the housing business. Founder Allan Graham says “We want to empower the community around us into a lifestyle of service with the homeless. We achieve this vision through Community First! Village by taking […]

Monday July 10 – 5:30 pm – City Hall Room 219 In order to ao allow a small group of homeless people to stay on their personal property so they won’t be constantly driven from pillar to post, Richard and Gladys Tiffany are applying for a conditional use permit now required by the city for civic service like this. We can tell you that they’re a pain. The Department of Planning and Zoning has recommended that the conditional use permit be denied, even though there is nowhere else for the people to go. They really don’t like homeless people cluttering […]

Put LEARNS on the ballot by signing petitions at the Farmer’s Market from 9:00-1:00 today and each Market of July (Tues and Thursday too). If you prefer to stop by Omni Center and sign there, petitions are available. 3274 N. Lee Ave.