This is our ONE-HUNDREDTH EPISODE!!! Thank you to everyone who has shared an episode or was a DAY 1! We are inspired to keep going and providing updates to our amazing city Fort Worth, Texas!
This is a super episode with the big story being short-term rentals. Fort Worth is hosting several public comment events in the next few weeks to share its four options for STR management. We sit down with Jessica Black, who has become a big influencer and advocate for neighborhoods across Texas that are dealing with STR growth. She is the co-founder of the Texas Neighborhood Coalition and a resident in Arlington, Texas. This is a great episode and extremely informative as we look at the growth of our city.
FWISD Invest $1.2M in Marketing:
https://fortworthreport.org/2022/07/14/fort-worth-isd-plans-to-spend-1-2-million-to-compete-against-charters-other-public-schools/
The city presents a plan for $13 million in federal housing department funds:
https://fortworthreport.org/2022/07/13/city-presents-annual-action-plan-to-use-millions-in-federal-housing-department-funds/
Why so many immigrants rise to the top - NY Times:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/07/11/opinion/immigrants-success-america.html
People from elite backgrounds dominate college PhDs:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/07/08/dept-of-data-academia-elite/
Big Story: Four Ways Fort Worth Could Regulate AirBnBs and VRBO:
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article262748027.html
City Options for SRTs:
https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/short-term-rentals
Airbnb Is Spending Millions of Dollars to Make Nightmares Go Away
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-06-15/airbnb-spends-millions-making-nightmares-at-live-anywhere-rentals-go-away