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The APD could adopt a more compatible attitude, one that sees violent crime on the East Side as another inevitable casualty of gentrification, one that will eventually succumb to the gradual transition. Essential to all parties accepting responsibility for these mixed-race, mixed-income neighborhoods is that transition from negative stigma includes a reduction of all forms of violence.

Have you all noticed there have been lots and lots of car accidents lately? Another happened this morning, one person died. Tapes of Julie Schroder (former APD officer) describing what happened the night she shot and killed Daniel Rocha have been released. Should the military be allowed on college campuses for recruitment purposes ? Sadaam boycotts his trial, so they go on without him. The latest fad in diets is the no diet diet....

In The News Today: Lance Mania At Central Market The North Lamar Central Market will become Tour de France central on July 2nd. The festivities will include not one but two big TVs displaying Lance and Lance-related stuff. Interesting that the grocery store’s coverage will include “live podcasting”. Ahh Austin, how we love you.[Source] Rick Perry’s Notoriety Explodes Rick Perry’s recent faux pas is getting productized and punditized all over the country[Source]. You can...

In The News Today: Feds Investigate Rocha Shooting: The FBI and the DOJ’s civil rights division are getting involved in the case of Daniel Rocha. Looks like the relations between Austin authorities and Austin minorities just got worse, if that's possible. Downing Street Memo: On May 1st, the UK Times published a memo that made President Bush just look, well, bad. There will be a forum today on Capital Hill regarding the memo and...

Police are vowing to "reach out" to the Hispanic community after the one of its officers shot and killed Daniel Rocha this past weekend. Member of the APD, including members of the Hispanic police department, will give updates of the investigation at churches and in East Austin neighborhoods. A little PR can go a long way, eh? [Source] . KXAN and Austin's WB along with Family Eldercare are having a "Keep Austin Cool Fan...

Last Friday we told you about an Austin police officer shooting and killing a man suspected of having drugs. Here is an update to that story. East Austin activists are holding a protest in front of police headquarters Monday night to show their opinion of last Friday's incident. Apparently, the female officer fatally shot eighteen year old Daniel Rocha at point-blank range when he was lying on his stomach. He did try to flee...