Last night, we hosted a community forum on the recent changes to the camping and sit/lie ordinances. Nearly 400 hundred community members attended the event which featured a panel discussion on the impact of the changes, enforcement of the new laws, and what’s ahead.

Panelists included:

Chief Brian Manley, Austin Police Department

Veronica Briseño, City of Austin Interim Homeless Strategy Officer

Bill Brice, Vice President, Investor Relations, Downtown Austin Alliance

Moderator: Dean Angela Evans, LBJ School of Public Affairs

Below you will find the full audio recording of last night’s event. If you want to skip directly to the panel discussion, it begins approximately 10 minutes into the recording.

You can find FAQs about the recent ordinance changes, including audience questions from the forum here.

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