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Morning Nashville! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will Nashville's record $40.2M housing boost affect your neighborhood?
  • Will Waymo's driverless cars soon be paying Nashville road taxes?
  • Crime is down 18% in Southeast Nashville—what's driving the change?

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 54 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 54.
  • Friday: Sunshine and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Metro advances record $40.2M investment in affordable housing across Nashville (newschannel5.com) — Metro Nashville leaders have advanced a record $40.2 million in Barnes Housing Trust Fund grants to create or preserve more than 1,100 affordable homes across the city, pending final council approval in November. For longtime residents like early childhood teacher Cheryl Floyd, these investments mean safer, closer housing near work and a better chance for workers to keep living in Nashville as costs rise.
   

2. Tennessee lawmaker discusses legislation for Waymo to pay taxes (wkrn.com) — A Nashville state senator is drafting legislation to require Waymo's self-driving cars, now operating across the city with out-of-state tags, to pay Tennessee taxes that help maintain local roads. She says residents feel big companies are reshaping Nashville without contributing fairly and wants any new revenue directed to safer neighborhoods, transit, infrastructure, and childcare outside downtown.
   

3. MNPD Southeast precinct marks First National Night Out as crime drops and response times improve (newschannel5.com) — Nashville's Southeast Precinct just marked its first National Night Out, with officers meeting neighbors on Bell Road as crime and response times continue to improve. Precinct leaders report overall crime down 18% and response times nearly eight minutes faster since opening, crediting more officers and stronger community relationships for the gains.
   

4. Nashville bill aims to protect kids from violent online groups after Antioch shooting (wkrn.com) — Metro Nashville Council member Mike Cortese is pushing the "Keep Kids Safe Online Act," a proposal inspired partly by the Antioch High School shooting to help parents spot violent online groups targeting children. The bill would task the Metro Human Relations Commission and police with creating evolving education tools, public meetings, and annual progress reports, though it's currently deferred to the next council meeting.
   

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