THIS
THIS WEEKEND, BUSINESSES AND WORKERS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE UP FOR
LOST REVENUE -- WITH
THE CITY CANCELING 'SOUTH BY
SOUTHWEST.'
CITY LEADERS MADE THE CALL TO
DECLARE A LOCAL
DISASTER, CANCELING THE
FESTIVAL.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THERE'S ANY
IMMEDIATE THREAT -- BUT IT
ALLOWS THE CITY TO GET MORE
RESOURCES TO
POTENTIALLY HANDLE THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. JOINING US NOW IS AUSTIN MAYOR
STEVE ADLER -- MAYOR ADLER, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
FIRST
FIRST --
FIRST -- 'SOUTH BY' HAS SAID IT'S EXPLORING MAYBE RESCHEDULING THE FESTIVAL --
HAVE YOU HEARD
ANYTHING NEW FROM THEM?
A
A LOT
A LOT OF
A LOT OF PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA SAY THE CITY MADE THIS DECISION BASED ON THE HYSTERIA THE
MEDIA
MEDIA IS
MEDIA IS SUPPOSEDLY REPORTING. AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE -- YOU SAID THE CITY CAME TO
THIS DECISION AFTER SPEAKING
WITH LOCAL MEDICAL
EXPERTS.
CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THAT
PROCESS -- AND HOW
DIFFICULT IT MAY HAVE BEEN TO
COME TO THIS DECISION?
COME
COME TO
COME TO THIS DECISION?
WE
WE ALSO
WE ALSO KNOW PLENTLY OF PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BOOKED THEIR FLIGHTS AND HOTELS -- AND MAY
STILL PLAN
ON COMING TO AUSTIN.
IS THE CITY PLANNING ANY SORT OF
RESPONSE TO THAT?
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TALK TO US ABOUT THIS 'STAND
WITH AUSTIN FUND'
THAT
THAT YOU
THAT YOU TWEETED ABOUT TODAY. HOW WILL THIS MONEY BE DISTRIBUTED?
DISTRIBUTED?
MAYOR
MAYOR ADLER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
ANOTHER
ANOTHER COMPANY IS STEPPING UP TO HELP AFTER YEARS OF BEING INVOLVED WITH
'SOUTH BY.'
BRYCE NEWBERRY JOINS ME NOW --
WITH WHAT
THEY PLAN TO DO.
PATTRIK THAT COMPANY IS "T3" AND
THE GOAL IS TO RAISE MONEY THROUGH A GO-FUND-ME THEY'RE
CALLING "SOUTH
BY SOUTH BEST".
THEY PLAN TO TAKE THE MONEY INTO
THE COMMUNITY
NEXT WEEK AND LEAVE BIG TIPS FOR
EVERYONE FROM SERVICE
WORKERS TO MUSICIANS.
THE EMPLOYEES OF "T3" GOT
TOGETHER
TOGETHER LAST NIGHT AND DECIDED TO START THE FUNDRAISER -- AFTER SOUTH BY
WAS CANCELED.
SO FAR TODAY -- ITS RAISED XXX
DOLLARS -- AND AS MORE MONEY
COMES IN -- THEY WILL INCREASE
THE FUNDRAISING
GOAL.
GOAL.
GOAL. "A
GOAL. "A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE TRADE
BUSINESS OF PUTTING ON THE SHOW ARE THE BACKBONE OF WHAT
THIS FESTIVAL REALLY IS, THEY'RE
JUST GOING TO BE OUT OF WORK -
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO
HAVE THE JOBS THAT THEY EXPECT,
AND THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT
PORTION OF THEIR YEAR."
"T3"
"T3" IS
"T3" IS EXPECTED TO DOCUMENT THE DOLLARS THEY TAKE BACK INTO THE AUSTIN
COMMUNITY -- AND MAKE
VIDEOS OF THE DIFFERENCE THEY
HOPE TO MAKE.
THE MONEY WILL GO TO MUSIC
VENUES.. HOUSEKEEPERS. . RIDESHARE DRIVERS.. AND MORE.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN DONATING
-- WE'VE GOT A
LINK AT OUR WEBSITE --
KVUE-DOT-COM.