City Cast Nashville30 Jul 2024

What’s the Mayor’s Plan to Stop White Supremacists? We Asked Him.

Host Grace Fuisz is on vacation, so we got the next best thing: Mayor Freddie O’Connell sits in for the Tuesday News Roundup with producer Marie Cecile Anderson and executive producer Whitney Pastorek. He’s talking about administrative accomplishments like the opening of permanent supportive housing facility Strobel House and the countywide expansion of Nashville Strong Babies; we also get updates on the frustrations of our Community Review Board, how he’s handling our neo-Nazi problem, and his rationale for keeping Wally Dietz as head of Metro Legal despite the controversies that have swirled around that department in the last year. (In related good news: late yesterday afternoon, Metro Legal won its lawsuit against the state's attempt to shrink the size of Metro Council, with a court declaring that law unconstitutional.) Plus: more on our upcoming transit referendum, and — now that Nissan Stadium kinda has no parking lot — his message to prospective tailgate partiers. Thanks to Tecovas, our Western wear faves, for being our exclusive launch sponsor! The August 1 primary election is on Thursday! Here is a sample ballot for the Aug. 1 election with early voting locations and hours. Here is a non-partisan voter guide for the Aug. 1 election. Check your voter registration here. If you haven’t yet registered to vote, you cannot vote in the Aug. 1 election — but you can still register for the Nov. 5th federal election. Want some more City Cast Nashville news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Nashville newsletter. Follow us @citycastnashville You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 615-200-6392 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.

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