Place 1: Too Early to Call

To the editor,
    In reference to the Mike Clark-Madison "Naked City" article printed Dec. 17 [News], I believe the paper should print a retraction and Mr. Madison should conduct some research before succumbing to the political machine rolling over him. I believe since I am a candidate for Place 1 and my name is listed first on the sequence I should be declared winner of the race five months before the election and before even one candidates’ forum has been held. Please consider the following before crowning the Austin Place 1 progressive candidate. I have attended an HBC (historically black college), been a single father raising my son, and conducted grassroots organizing on affordable housing, APD community police relations, and the Travis County Democratic Party. I have been a small-business owner, involved with neighborhood zoning and planning, sustainable housing, and community empowerment. Building bridges for one community, one Austin.