[Editor's note: This article was published early in the week. Leslie passed away early in the morning on Thursday, March 8, 2012. Austin will miss its most colorful character dearly.]
The debate in Austin about how to elect our City Council has recently shifted from, "should we change from an at-large to a geographic districting system?" to "which districting system should we put on the ballot this November?"
For all the talk about not drinking and driving by authorities and editorialists, you'd think there'd be a lot of options in the works for getting people home safely, especially on holiday weekends.
We were duped. At least many racing fans who never questioned the public subsidies and the decision-makers were, (sans the two dissenting members of City Council.)
