James

[James @JimmyJim_sol]

TIL the CEO of Activision Blizzard plays the owner of the Oakland A’s in Moneyball

[Caleb Hammer @sircalebhammer]

44 arrests. 24 formal charges. 0 jury trials.

lol

[James @JimmyJim_sol]

@JenniferLClimo @realEstateTrent It is very accurate. Your mindset is stuck on what AI was a year ago - it is completely different now

Have to stop holding onto these ideas from the first chat GPT model

[James @JimmyJim_sol]

@JenRobichaux @Empact The reality is that in your scenario they also raze the old home, but instead of replacing it with 3 new homes, it gets replaced with 1 massive expensive mansion. Which scenario do you think leads to higher prices for families? I agree with you 95% of the time. Not on this.

[James @JimmyJim_sol]

@TheATX1 What is the point of spending money on this?

I know the money comes from the “hotel tax” but it’s insane how much money we are wasting on this convention center

[James @JimmyJim_sol]

@davidjoemax @the_transit_guy No one said Austin is perfect, but it looks that way compared to coastal cities (on housing)

[James @JimmyJim_sol]

@davidjoemax @the_transit_guy Not true - rents are down everywhere, including in town. That is a fact supported by the data.

[James @JimmyJim_sol]

@WalkerATX Thank you for reporting on this

[James @JimmyJim_sol]

@jeremybmazur It’s called the state “recapture” or “Robin Hood” program. AISD only kept less than 25 cents of each new dollar you paid in tax. The state took the rest

[James @JimmyJim_sol]

@stringpuller79 @AngelaShenFOX7 @fox7austin This is right in the middle of a neighborhood and 100 yards from an elementary school. Not the middle of nowhere

[James @JimmyJim_sol]

@AngelaShenFOX7 @ArrestedAustin @fox7austin Thank you so much for reporting on this.

[Angela Shen @AngelaShenFOX7]

South Austin residents are frustrated by a massive homeless encampment. This is under the bridge at St. Elmo and Vinson. Residents say they’ve made dozens of 311 requests. The Homeless Strategy Office says they’ll address this.
@fox7austin

[James @JimmyJim_sol]

@juliogatx Fair response

[James @JimmyJim_sol]

@JackCraver It’s worth it. We need to invest in facilities and institutions. Not just housing solutions

[James @JimmyJim_sol]

@juliogatx The reality is the homeless consume so much of our core services

APD - constant calls to deal with homeless
Fire
EMS
Parks? - mainly a housekeeping fund for homeless

We will never have a balanced budget until we remove the mentally ill from our streets

[James @JimmyJim_sol]

@juliogatx Property taxes have a significant impact on rents. The higher we continue to raise property taxes, the less development deals pencil, which impacts supply. The narrative that property taxes only affect rich homeowners is false.

[James @JimmyJim_sol]

@Degen_CPA Its not hard to remember a fob. Do better

[James @JimmyJim_sol]

@panickssery @patio11 @krystalball @esaagar This story deserved a lot more coverage than what you gave it. 50% is an unbelievable number.

[James @JimmyJim_sol]

@JoeSquawk @KeithOlbermann I wish you were able to speak as fluently as you tweet. I don’t care about your politics - it’s just clear you struggle to speak coherently and make clear, concise points on the show. It makes the show worse.