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Austin Monitor Radio: Mayor Steve Adler on a potential 2016 transportation bond
Austin Mayor Steve Adler joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about a potential November 2016 City of Austin transportation bond. Post is embedded below.
Transportation • By Michael Kanin • Aug 8, 2016
Embattled manager quits housing department
By Jo Clifton and Cate Malek Facing allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation, Steve Ritchie, the embattled chief of construction and development for the Neighborhood Housing and Community Development department, submitted his resignation on Thursday. In July, department Director Betsy…
City Hall • By Austin Monitor • Aug 5, 2016
Commissioners Court refines PID procedures
The Travis County Commissioners Court has made some notable procedural adjustments in the face of controversy over the public improvement district (aka PID) policy it passed earlier this year. On Tuesday, the court took several votes to tweak the procedures…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Aug 5, 2016
Austin libraries not giving up on CDs
Even in the Live Music Capital of the World, there are undoubtedly plenty of people who haven’t bought a physical music album in years. All Austinites, however, continue to buy compact discs through their taxes. On Thursday, City Council approved…
City Council • By Jack Craver • Aug 5, 2016
Affordable housing development facing delays at City Hall
The Elysium Park apartment complex, a new affordable housing development planned for North Austin, is facing delays at City Hall. City Council has decided to postpone a zoning decision for the project. The proposed development would include about 90 units,…
Housing • By Syeda Hasan • Aug 5, 2016
Council members want more social services spending in budget
A number of City Council members voiced surprise and disappointment at the 2017 budget proposed by city staff, saying it fell woefully short of the commitment to health and human services called for in previous Council resolutions. Council Member Delia…
Budget • By Jack Craver • Aug 4, 2016
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Council to consider videoconferencing for public testimony
In a quest to simplify the lives of constituents while easing some downtown traffic, City Council Member Don Zimmerman has proposed testing out videoconferencing for citizens communication during Council meetings. “I have a lot of constituents complaining about parking problems…
City Council • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Aug 4, 2016
Gallo to remove opponent from Parks board
District 10 City Council Member Sheri Gallo has informed her appointee to the Parks and Recreation Board that she will be removed and replaced at today’s Council meeting. Alison Alter, who announced that she would run against Gallo in this…
Elections • By Jo Clifton • Aug 4, 2016
Ruben Becerra, downtown business owner, enters San Marcos mayoral race
Businessman Ruben Becerra filed paperwork today to enter the race for San Marcos mayor, setting up a spirited contest at the top of the Nov. 8 municipal election ballot. Becerra said he is a political moderate who is well-positioned to…
Elections • By Brad Rollins--San Marcos Mercury • Aug 4, 2016
Suit: Pilot Knob vote violated state, federal law
Civic activist Brian Rodgers has amended the lawsuit he initially filed in February against the city of Austin, challenging the city’s entire scheme for financing water and wastewater improvements at the controversial Pilot Knob development in Southeast Travis County. Rodgers’…
City Council • By Jo Clifton • Aug 3, 2016
Courthouse committee seeks Commissioners Court's guidance
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt said on Tuesday that the current gold standard of potential sites for a new civil courthouse is another county-owned property in downtown Austin. “I do understand that, at least in the tier one analysis, it’s…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Aug 3, 2016
PAC it up, PAC it in: PACs in local elections
To understand political action committees, it’s useful to think of them in terms of families. For example, if a candidate for City Council or mayor were the older sibling, a PAC would be the baby – that is, it would…
