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Parks board talks MACC design, and cost

Recently, the advisory board for the the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center wrote a letter to City Council asking to be allocated the full project cost – $40 million – instead of the $15 million that was recently recommended…

Bonds & Propositions • By Jessi Devenyns • May 2, 2018

Brigid Shea at a podium

Purple pipe to save water, Travis County tax dollars

Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea gathered members of the media at the Heman Marion Sweatt Courthouse on Tuesday afternoon to tout a water conservation program that will save millions of gallons of drinking water per year. Those savings are courtesy…

Water • By Caleb Pritchard • May 2, 2018

City Council approves plan to end homelessness

The rising concern surrounding homelessness and its growing numbers will receive greater attention and resources moving forward, now that City Council unanimously approved a resolution to endorse the city’s Action Plan to End Homelessness at its April 26 meeting. The…

City Council • By Sommer Brugal • May 2, 2018

City Manager Spencer Cronk settles in

City Manager Spencer Cronk already has allergies. “When I first moved here, they hit me hard. I’ve never had allergies in my life,” he explained. “I haven’t gone to the doctor yet, but I’m pretty sure I either broke or…

City Hall • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 2, 2018

Home rehab loan saga continues

After the publication of the Austin Monitor story describing problems facing some homeowners who took out loans under the city’s Home Rehabilitation Loan Program, the city responded. Rosie Truelove, the director of the Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department, said…

City Hall • By Jo Clifton • May 1, 2018

Council wants to help homeowners resist 'predatory home flipping'

City Council Member Delia Garza has no interest in selling her home in Southeast Austin, but she was intrigued by a letter she received in the mail recently from somebody interested in buying it. An ominous all-caps headline on the…

Housing • By Jack Craver • May 1, 2018

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Brian Manley is the sole finalist to lead the Austin Police Department permanently

Austin is one step closer to getting a new police chief. City Manager Spencer Cronk said Brian Manley is the sole candidate to take over the reins at the Austin Police Department. Manley served as the longtime second-in-command to his…

Police • By KUT News • May 1, 2018

Dockless companies suspend operations after Council approves regulations

Traffic-burdened Austin has one fewer mobility option after this weekend. On Sunday, both LimeBike and Bird appeared to have removed their shared-use electric scooters from the city’s streets in response to City Council’s vote on early Friday morning that created…

Transportation • By Caleb Pritchard • Apr 30, 2018

Council takes no action on Planning Commission

Faced with no easy or painless options, City Council members decided late Thursday night to put off considering how to get out of their predicament of a development-heavy Planning Commission and a desire to get through the rewrite of the…

City Council • By Jo Clifton • Apr 30, 2018

Committee fails to endorse lobbying rules changes

The City Council Audit and Finance Committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to forward changes to the anti-lobbying ordinance proposed by the city staff to the full Council, but did so without a recommendation. Three members of the committee, Mayor Pro…

The Code • By Jo Clifton • Apr 30, 2018

Reporter's Notebook: Is CodeNEXT spreading?

Contagion… Is the trauma of CodeNEXT spreading to other Central Texas cities? That’s the horrific question at least one Sunset Valley resident must have asked herself when she opened her mailbox recently. Inside was a postcard sent by the city…

Reporters' Notebook • By Austin Monitor • Apr 30, 2018

Austin Monitor Radio: District 8 candidate Bobby Levinski

This week, City Council candidate Bobby Levinski joins Austin Monitor freelancer Caleb Pritchard and editor Elizabeth Pagano to talk about why he wants to represent District 8. Listen in below to hear his take on CodeNEXT, MoPac and other issues…

Radio • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 30, 2018

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