Zoning Commission narrowly recommends Grove PUD

After 13 hours of testimony and debate over two meetings, a proposal to build a 75-acre mixed-use development on what is now a vacant tract of land between Bull Creek Road and 45th Street won an important endorsement Thursday night…

Planning • By Jack Craver • Jul 18, 2016

'Stealth venue' gets caught in neighborhood’s radar

A note to Austin business owners: When seeking a late-hours permit, you might want to make sure that your social media doesn’t celebrate “great noise” as a positive attribute, particularly if your establishment is nestled between Bouldin Creek and Zilker…

Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 18, 2016

Board of Adjustment opts not to consider neighbor's belated complaints

Given unclear rules, misgivings about precedent and a huge stack of papers to wade through, the Board of Adjustment voted to reject a neighbor’s appeal of someone else’s variance at its last meeting. Lotte Vehko John Mayes was asking for…

Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 18, 2016

Reporter's Notebook: TNC (and TNC-adjacent) battles continue

We’re here for your posts… If you checked out of the news over the weekend, the Austin Monitor has your back. Late Friday afternoon, the city’s Transportation Department attempted to enter the Matrix and track down the Facebook group for the…

Reporters' Notebook • By Austin Monitor • Jul 18, 2016

Austin Monitor Radio: Barbary Brunner and the new Austin Technology Council

New Austin Technology Council CEO Barbary Brunner joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the expanding role of the organization. Show is embedded below.

Radio • By Michael Kanin • Jul 18, 2016

Urban Transportation Commissioners dissect mobility bond proposal

Members of the Urban Transportation Commission aired doubts about Mayor Steve Adler’s $720 million mobility bond proposal and also clashed on the vision for light rail in Austin on Wednesday Tuesday night. Three appointees to the advisory body let fly…

Transportation • By Caleb Pritchard • Jul 15, 2016

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Austin suffers from lack of animal protection officers

Although Austin has a reputation as a city of pet lovers, a chronic shortage of animal protection officers may be putting pets, and local communities, at risk. The city currently has 20 officers, only one-third of the number recommended by…

Austin • By Cate Malek • Jul 15, 2016

Why don't Austin parks have recycling bins?

All commercial properties in Austin will be required by October of next year to have on-site recycling containers, but the same is not true of all properties owned by the government that put the requirement in place. The Parks and…

Parks • By Jack Craver • Jul 15, 2016

Updated: Contribution reports show who's giving to City Council candidates

Today marks the deadline for filing contribution and expenditure reports for City Council members and candidates, and most have chosen not to file early. However, District 6 Council Member Don Zimmerman was among those who filed a report on Thursday,…

Elections • By Jo Clifton • Jul 15, 2016

Thomaides to run for San Marcos mayor as Guerrero declines re-election bid

Veteran San Marcos City Council Member John Thomaides announced a second bid for San Marcos mayor this week, a day after incumbent Daniel Guerrero said he would not seek a fourth term. Thomaides, a small-business owner first elected to San…

Local Government • By Brad Rollins--San Marcos Mercury • Jul 15, 2016

The investigations that begin when APD officers discharge their weapons

While investigations into the police shootings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota have begun, a writer for feminist publication Ravishly wonders how each local jurisdiction investigates cases like these. Writer Ijeoma Oluo poses these questions: “Who reviews civilian complaints?…

Police • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Jul 14, 2016

Music Commission recommends new policies to rescue Austin’s music industry

Austin’s music industry is hoping for a new era of cooperation with city government, and the Music and Creative Ecosystem Recommendations are meant to kick-start these long-awaited changes. At a special meeting of the city’s Music Commission on July 12,…

Music & Entertainment • By Cate Malek • Jul 14, 2016

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