The Council candidates who won run-off elections yesterday solidify a majority that promised to act on increasing Austin’s housing supply with an urgency that has not existed in the 10-1 era of City Council.
It was a history-making win for Zo Qadri, who will become the first South Asian and Muslim Austin City Council Member
Now, urbanists will hold the D9 seat for the first time in the 10-1 Council era. Qadri made rapidly increasing the city’s housing supply a centerpiece of his campaign.“From the beginning, we empowered all kinds of voices across the district,” Qadri said in a statement following his victory. “Austin has now spoken and the call for action on our affordability crisis could not be more clear. It is now on all of the Council to listen and to act with the urgency that the moment demands.
The new CMs, Alter, Qadri, and Velásquez “have a lot of things in common… If you look at who we are replacing, it is a generational shift,” said Alter. “It’s time to get real serious about making Austin a place people can afford everywhere. I am ready to not just nibble at the edges anymore – it’s time to tackle this as the systemic, comprehensive problem that it is.
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