The title of this piece, a report that I started back in October and published yesterday:
…includes the reference number for business that will be brought before the Austin city council soon. The business? A permit to allow outdoor music two nights a week right in the middle of the Crestview neighborhood. These events have actually been going on illegally for more than a year now, and only recently were permitted retroactively under the little known provisions passed in the summer of 2020 named Shop the Block.
The owner of the Violet Crown Clubhouse is a wealthy transplant to the Austin area. He is purportedly either a paid consultant or an outright employee of the City. He throws fundraisers for councilmember Leslie Pool, the representative for the area that includes the Crestview shopping center where his business is situated. The city has informed us that there is no way to rescind the permit even though nearly every neighbor within hearing distance of the center has asked for the events to stop. Hopefully these facts will be enough to grab media interest in the subject. If you are in the media and want to know more, message me.