Blog Stage Eight: Comment on a colleague's work #2

Hello Carolina,

         I find your blog post on Gentrification in our local government to be quite interesting.  To my understanding my fellow classmate Caroline states that gentrification is a big concerning issue. She states that Austin is one of the fastest gentrification city in the entire country. each year about 40,000 new people come and reside in our beloved city. to find out that there’s only one place where Austin residents can find cheap housing. To know that Austin gets a large number of new residents a year plus the ones that already been living there can’t live on a nice affordable location it’s quite sad. In Carolina blog she states that Mayor Steve Adler cares about this saturation and is trying to figure out a way where Austin residents can stay at an affordable price. To know that there is still people like Mayor Steve Adler that wants the best for people is nice. He is working on a policy where all residents not just those with that make a high income but ‘ALL” be treated fairly. the hard part is not making the policy but actually having it approved. What most people care about is if their making a profit. The expansion of Austin is something that is going to be keep on happening but I do hope that they don’t forget about what’s more important and that’s the people because we are what makes our great city amazing.

         Carolina wrote a very interesting and well informed blog when it came to talk about gentrification in Austin. She was able to explain why this is an issue that needs to be taking seriously and not so lightly. She states Developers should focus constructing new apartment and business outside of Austin in open lands. I believe it would be good to use funds to renovate houses, parks, community centers and historical sites. Making Austin more beautiful without evicting residents, lowering the cost of housing, and keeping Austin culture, everyone can live happily. We hope in the next years Austin can continue to be known as "Live Music Capital of the World," and stop being known to be one of fastest gentrified city in the United States, so let support our local government and be more involved in our community. I have to say I do agree with her and how they instead should be doing things differently and trying these ideas that she recommends that will better suit the expansion of Austin.

Blog Stage Seven: Original editorial or commentary #2

According to Big Jolly Politics the article “A Warning for Those Who Favor Decriminalizing or Legalizing Marijuana” by Guest, talks about how those states that have legalized marijuana have had an increase in highway crash fatalities. ­­Guest states that “In Colorado, according to the GHSA report, marijuana-related traffic deaths increased by 48 percent after the state legalized recreational use of the drug.” However, the report doesn’t say if the driver was just on recreational marijuana while they had the car incident or if they were on some other substances that could have caused the driver to get into the crash incident. Until they can test that the driver was only on the effect of recreational marijuana then they can claim it to be a major leading factor to highway crash fatalities. About a week ago I wrote a blog on how the remaining states should finally legalize recreational marijuana, because it could bring some good. It can help with medical research as to even reducing crime. While the few states that have approved to legalized marijuana this topic is still relevantly new to them. It hasn’t been approved for too long for them to actually conclude that since it’s approval its been nothing but chaotic. This issue is still fresh and they will have to test and figure out if recreational marijuana is bad for the people.

Overall, I believe Guest commentary on recreational marijuana is written on sided, its only viewed on the negative side towards it. The whole article talked about how bad it’s been since the approval of it it’s been nothing but chaotic and tragic. It does not say anything of the good that it has brought to the states. I would have liked the writer to have written about both sides and then finally making up his mind about recreational marijuana.

Blog Stage Six: Comment on a colleague's work #1

On Friday, March 31, 2017 Alexander Nanez published the following blog “Guns on Campus”, and as the we can tell already he talks about our rights to having guns on campuses. Nanez main concern with students having the right to carry their firearms in campus is that he believes that it’s very easy to obtain a license and firearm here in Texas. This editorial was written mainly on the concern that Nanez will have as a fellow student. Throughout the editorial Nanez gave strong opinions on the issue “open carry.” He wrote in a way that it was clear and right to the point. Not only that but Nanez gave us facts for example what requirement it takes to carry and own a handgun. Even with all the requirements Nanez believes that is still not enough. He wants there be “smart laws and measures” that means “open carry to be the only carry on campus, no concealed carry and for all students to register with on campus police that they have a firearm, to have that firearm unloaded and with a trigger lock on at all times, and that every student must put their arms in a lock box during class time. Have the on campus police and other qualified individuals hold mandatory psychiatric evaluations and training sessions weekly or monthly to ensure proper use and safety on campus.”

Overall Nanez wrote a good editorial on “carry carry,” he gave his concerns with this bill passing on ACC. As well to why he believes that this bill isn’t well put together, meaning that the law when purchasing and owning a law should be more stricter and have more requirements.