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RECEIVED Mon., Dec. 8, 2014
Dear Editor,
I am excited to vote for Susana Almanza because our city has gained so much from her community organizing with PODER [“District 3: Divided Powers,” News, Dec. 5]. Today we have more units of affordable housing, we have a higher quality of life without the Holly Street Power Plant and tank farms, and have a better police force without the officer who shot unarmed teen Daniel Rocha. Susana's grassroots community organizing is a big part of why that happened. That's more progressive change than almost any elected official in Austin can say. When the Chronicle's editorial board skips over all this to say she is too aggressive and unworthy of an endorsement, it illustrates the striking gap that exists between the editorial board and the experience of low- to moderate-income families being priced out of their own city.
I am excited to vote for Susana Almanza because our city has gained so much from her community organizing with PODER [“District 3: Divided Powers,” News, Dec. 5]. Today we have more units of affordable housing, we have a higher quality of life without the Holly Street Power Plant and tank farms, and have a better police force without the officer who shot unarmed teen Daniel Rocha. Susana's grassroots community organizing is a big part of why that happened. That's more progressive change than almost any elected official in Austin can say. When the Chronicle's editorial board skips over all this to say she is too aggressive and unworthy of an endorsement, it illustrates the striking gap that exists between the editorial board and the experience of low- to moderate-income families being priced out of their own city.
Tim Eubanks
