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The latest news releases from Mayor Adler’s office

RELEASE: White House names Austin a TechHire Community

Microsoft, Google & IBM to provide paid tech internships in Austin for 200 veteran and low-income graduates from accelerated training programs at ACC, Texas State University, Zenith

In the run-up to the President’s trip to Austin to speak at SXSWi, the White House announced today that Austin had been designated a TechHire Community. The White House’s year-old TechHire Initiative is designed to develop homegrown information technology workforce.

“In my State of our City address last month, I promised to make workforce development in tech a special focus of this year. The White House designating Austin a TechHire Community reflects the real progress we are making. The TechHire Initiative will help us create the best, most-effective job training ecosystem in the country. Austin is good at creating jobs. This will make us better at getting our own people ready to take those jobs.”

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NEWSLETTER: Progress on affordability (3/5/16)

Remember when I said last week was busy? This week started off with SXSW announcing that the President and First Lady are coming to town, U.S. News & World Report naming Austin the 2nd-best city in the country to live in, and my declaration of a breakfast taco war with San Antonio. But more importantly for Austin, the Council made a lot of progress on affordability this week. Continue reading →

Declaration of Great Breakfast Taco War of 2016

I am speaking to you today to congratulate you on your service to my city. But I come to you this bright morning with grave news. The City of Austin is currently at war with San Antonio over a subject I know we all hold dear to our hearts, and that of course is breakfast tacos.

Austin reinvented country music with Willie Nelson. We reinvented grocery stores with Whole Foods. We reinvented dinner-and-a-movie with the Alamo Drafthouse. And a UT student, for crying out loud, reinvented the assembly line in a dorm room in what became Dell Computers. So Austin might not have invented breakfast tacos, but by God Austin made breakfast tacos even better!

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Mayor introduces Austin Music & Creative Ecosystem Resolution

MAYOR ADLER
For Immediate Release
Friday, Feb. 26, 2016
Contact: Jason Stanford (512) 978-2153

 

“This marks a new era in Austin’s music history.” -Gavin Garcia, chair of the Austin Music Foundation

MAYOR ADLER INTRODUCES AUSTIN MUSIC & CREATIVE ECOSYSTEM OMNIBUS RESOLUTION

Today Mayor Steve Adler introduced the Austin Music & Creative Ecosystem Omnibus Resolution. The resolution directs the City Manager to examine the feasibility of many specific ideas to help the local music industry and arts sector and return in 90 days with a prioritized action plan.

“Austin won’t be the Live Music Capital of the World for much longer if we keep losing musicians and music venues, and the struggles that the local music industry is facing are also being faced by the entire creative ecosystem. That’s why today I’m offering creative ideas to help the creative class in Austin,” said Mayor Adler. “We’re going to need all our creativity, ingenuity, and vision to deal with the crisis that faces the musicians and artists alike who are getting priced out of homes and studio space. The work they are producing is as vibrant as ever, but this city has never been more unaffordable for them. And what do we ultimately gain if we get another weekend of the ACL Festival but we lose another Liberty Lunch?” Continue reading →