As Austin City Councilwoman Jennifer Kim revs up her campaigning in the face of a re-election challenge, I have been confused for her at least half a dozen times. We don't actually look much alike. Then again, we are both Asian-American, and you know what they say about all Asians...

Tonight, Kim and I finally met. And we BOTH happened to be wearing gray suits. So I HAD TO get a picture with her, for anyone who was still confused. Kim apologized for my recent run-ins with her fans, I said I didn't really mind, it provided excellent blog fodder.

"I'm going to start running campaign commercials soon so you're probably going to get it more," said Kim.

Posted by Elise Hu at 8:14 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

I'm staying out of upcoming races for the Austin City Council; I know very little about the happenings at Austin City Hall (except that I don't like having to pay to park there.)

But for the city politi-nerds out there, I bring you my colleague Kevin Peters' Kim-Shade showdown piece from the 10pm newscast. Nothing too new here, but some of Shade's kickoff event is included.

Watch the video here

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