A Breakdown of the 30 Candidates Running for Fort Worth's City Council

817 Podcast - Fort Worth's Monday Morning Show

Jimmy and EJ break down each council seat and share their insights and thoughts on who is in the hot seat and who is cruising to remain in power. The guys dive into the new retail data and discuss Fort Worth's strategy to bring residential living to the urban core. They also discuss Chief Noakes's oversight committee and Tim O'Hare's removal of mandatory bias training for Tarrant County employees. Below are a few of the stories discussed in this week's episode:
SHORT STORY 1
Fort Worth City Council member’s 82-year-old mother shot in her north side home:
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article272592271.html
SHORT STORY 2
Fort Worth’s retail real estate market is thriving, even as rents increase:
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/article272516864.html
SHORT STORY 3
Panther Island Gets Fort Worth's Biggest Share of Infrastructure Funding
https://fortworthreport.org/2023/02/20/panther-island-gets-fort-worths-biggest-share-of-infrastructure-funding/
* Bloomberg article on Manhatten
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-manhattan-work-from-home/
BIG STORY
Here are the 30 Candidates Running for Fort Worth City Council
https://fortworthreport.org/2023/02/17/here-are-the-30-candidates-running-for-fort-worth-city-council/
EJ's Win
https://www.facebook.com/events/837414440659135/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2252%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22invite_link_id%5C%22%3A897527908047978%7D%7D]%22%7D
EJ's Loss
https://fortworthreport.org/2023/02/17/here-are-the-30-candidates-running-for-fort-worth-city-council/
Jimmy's Win
1) https://fortworthreport.org/2023/02/23/human-resources-software-company-donates-50000-to-national-juneteenth-museum/
2) https://fortworthreport.org/2023/02/24/how-a-150k-grant-will-speed-up-makeover-of-east-fort-worths-broadcast-hill/
Jimmy's Loss
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article272559745.html