I want government that lives up to our city. Save Austin Now has given us as individuals a non-political way to do exactly that.
Our Vision for Austin
Over the last several years, Austinites have delivered a clear message at the ballot box: affordability, accountability, and basic competence are not partisan ideas — they are the minimum standard for a city that wants to stay livable. Each major win has shaped a connected philosophy for the future of Austin.
Restoring order and compassion
Prop B showed Austin rejects unmanaged chaos
When unregulated homeless camping took over public spaces, Austinites of every background saw that compassion without structure collapses into disorder. Prop B was not about ideology; it was a statement that public safety, public space, and public compassion must work together. It proved residents would take hard, grown-up positions when City Hall would not.
Putting affordability at the center
Prop Q showed tax hikes must pass a fairness test
When City Hall pushed the largest cost-of-living tax hike in Austin history, voters responded with a decisive 63 percent rejection. Families, renters, and small businesses made it clear: living in Austin cannot require joining the top income bracket. Prop Q proved that residents are willing to say no to new taxes when they do not see proof of efficiency and value.
Turning wins into permanent oversight
The Audit Austin law makes accountability the default
Prop B restored basic order. Prop Q defended affordability. The Audit Austin law completes this arc by embedding truth into the Charter itself. It requires independent reviews of City Hall’s spending, staffing, efficiency, and performance — with findings made public and a clear expectation: city government must prove value before asking residents for more money.
Our Momentum
Each step built on the last. Together, these campaigns show a through-line: Austinites will defend public order, protect affordability, and demand honest numbers.
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2020–2021
Prop B Petition Drive
Residents from every part of Austin collected signatures to restore basic standards for public spaces. The campaign proved that ordinary citizens could organize, build coalitions, and put an issue on the ballot without waiting for City Hall.
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2021
Prop B Victory (58% – 42%)
Austin voted to overturn unregulated camping, restoring the expectation that compassion requires order, and that neighborhoods, parks, and public places belong to the whole community.
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2024
Prop Q Mobilization
When City Hall advanced a record cost-of-living tax hike, Austinites said no. A 63 to 37 percent result sent a clear signal: before asking for more, city government must show it is using what it already has wisely.
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2025
Audit Austin Law Petition Drive
Building on those wins, residents launched a petition to require independent, recurring audits of City Hall’s spending and performance. The goal is simple: make transparency and efficiency the default, not the exception.
How Austin has voted
Prop B
Overturning unregulated camping
42% opposed
Prop Q
Stopping the largest cost-of-living tax hike
37% supported
Audit Austin Law
Mandatory independent spending & performance audits
Result to be decided by voters