I hope you don't fall victim to crime in the near future.
Help will NOT be on the way.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/severely-understaffed-defunded-austin-pd-verge-retirement-wave-city-council-pulls-rug-out-again

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On 2/25/23 3:36 PM, Art Sackman wrote:

I hope you don't fall victim to crime in the near future.
Help will NOT be on the way.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/severely-understaffed-defunded-austin-pd-verge-retirement-wave-city-council-pulls-rug-out-again

APD doesn't respond to crimes now. I'll bet Fox is missing some
background about how those are retiring to get out before there's a
civilian oversight board. If they leave soon, they'll miss out on some "sweeteners":

https://www.kut.org/austin/2023-02-23/austin-city-council-passes-temporary-extension-of-benefits-for-police-officers

The measure, proposed by District 5 Council Member Ryan Alter, aims to
prevent a raft of potential retirements by officers who might not
receive payouts for overtime, sick and vacation time after the contract expires.

Before the vote, Alter said he hoped it would encourage officers to stay
as labor negotiations drag on.

"This ordinance tells every police officer two things. First, you are a valuable part of our community, and we want to demonstrate that value by preserving your current pay and benefits," he said. "Second, we
understand this is a turbulent time, but we want to create as much
stability as possible. And rather than pushing you out the door, we ask
that you continue to serve our community."

End quote.

Weird that Fox is jumping on the Austin-bashing bandwagon. I guess we've
made the big time.

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On Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 2:58:57 PM UTC-8, mINE109 wrote:

On 2/25/23 3:36 PM, Art Sackman wrote:

I hope you don't fall victim to crime in the near future.
Help will NOT be on the way.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/severely-understaffed-defunded-austin-pd-verge-retirement-wave-city-council-pulls-rug-out-again

APD doesn't respond to crimes now. I'll bet Fox is missing some
background about how those are retiring to get out before there's a
civilian oversight board. If they leave soon, they'll miss out on some "sweeteners":

https://www.kut.org/austin/2023-02-23/austin-city-council-passes-temporary-extension-of-benefits-for-police-officers

The measure, proposed by District 5 Council Member Ryan Alter, aims to prevent a raft of potential retirements by officers who might not
receive payouts for overtime, sick and vacation time after the contract expires.

Sounds like a good reason to get out now.

ScottW

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On Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 5:58:57 PM UTC-5, mINE109 wrote:

On 2/25/23 3:36 PM, Art Sackman wrote:

I hope you don't fall victim to crime in the near future.
Help will NOT be on the way.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/severely-understaffed-defunded-austin-pd-verge-retirement-wave-city-council-pulls-rug-out-again

APD doesn't respond to crimes now. I'll bet Fox is missing some
background about how those are retiring to get out before there's a
civilian oversight board. If they leave soon, they'll miss out on some "sweeteners":

https://www.kut.org/austin/2023-02-23/austin-city-council-passes-temporary-extension-of-benefits-for-police-officers

The measure, proposed by District 5 Council Member Ryan Alter, aims to prevent a raft of potential retirements by officers who might not
receive payouts for overtime, sick and vacation time after the contract expires.

Before the vote, Alter said he hoped it would encourage officers to stay
as labor negotiations drag on.

"This ordinance tells every police officer two things. First, you are a valuable part of our community, and we want to demonstrate that value by preserving your current pay and benefits," he said. "Second, we
understand this is a turbulent time, but we want to create as much
stability as possible. And rather than pushing you out the door, we ask
that you continue to serve our community."

End quote.

Weird that Fox is jumping on the Austin-bashing bandwagon. I guess we've made the big time.

Nah You're just a small time Portland wannabe.

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On 2/25/23 11:09 PM, Art Sackman wrote:

On Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 5:58:57 PM UTC-5, mINE109 wrote:

Weird that Fox is jumping on the Austin-bashing bandwagon. I guess we've
made the big time.

Nah You're just a small time Portland wannabe.

You're taking up Austin-bashing, too! Did you know Portland and Austin
share a motto? Something about keeping it weird. They got it from us.
Anyway, Austin is twice as big, growing faster, much sunnier but more expensive.

Portland wins for craft beers, Austin for bbq.

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On Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 2:07:07 PM UTC-5, mINE109 wrote:

On 2/25/23 11:09 PM, Art Sackman wrote:

On Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 5:58:57 PM UTC-5, mINE109 wrote:

Weird that Fox is jumping on the Austin-bashing bandwagon. I guess we've >> made the big time.

Nah You're just a small time Portland wannabe.

You're taking up Austin-bashing, too! Did you know Portland and Austin
share a motto? Something about keeping it weird.

You fit in just fine

They got it from us.

Anyway, Austin is twice as big, growing faster, much sunnier but more expensive.

Portland wins for craft beers, Austin for bbq.

I'll take the BBQ
Good BBQ is harder to find than good beer.

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On 2/26/23 2:01 PM, Art Sackman wrote:

On Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 2:07:07 PM UTC-5, mINE109 wrote:

On 2/25/23 11:09 PM, Art Sackman wrote:

On Saturday, February 25, 2023 at 5:58:57 PM UTC-5, mINE109 wrote:

Weird that Fox is jumping on the Austin-bashing bandwagon. I guess we've >>>> made the big time.

Nah You're just a small time Portland wannabe.

You're taking up Austin-bashing, too! Did you know Portland and Austin
share a motto? Something about keeping it weird.

You fit in just fine

Yes, that's what I say when people from back home ask how I can stand to
live in conservative Texas.

Oregon is also home to whackjob conservatives.

They got it from us.

Anyway, Austin is twice as big, growing faster, much sunnier but more
expensive.

Portland wins for craft beers, Austin for bbq.

I'll take the BBQ
Good BBQ is harder to find than good beer.

Fortunately, we've got both. Dunno about Portland bbq but it's supposed
to be good for food in general.

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mINE109 wrote:

Dunno about Portland bbq but it's supposed
to be good for food in general.

It's almost a neighbor to Berkeley, so that's not surprising.

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