The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce‘s Capital Metro Light Rail Task Force will meet from 9am-noon Friday at the Hyatt Regency, 208 Barton Springs Road. Cap Met Executive Director Karen Rae will speak.

A fundraiser for Place 2 City Council candidate Raul Alvarez will be from 5:30-7pm Wednesday, May 31, at Threadgill’s, 301 Riverside Drive. Alvarez and Rafael Quintanilla are both vying for the council seat in the June 3 run-off election. For more info: 478-7969, www.raulalvarez.org

This article appears in May 26 • 2000.

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