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Kanin on Council: anti-discrimination, fair hiring ordinances passed in labor-focused meeting

The Austin Monitor‘s Michael Kanin speaks with KUT’s Jennifer Stayton about the Austin City Council’s passage of two labor-centric items – one to bolster anti-discrimination in the workplace and another that would prevent employers from asking prospective employees about their…

City Council • By Michael Kanin • Mar 27, 2016

Austin competes for $50 million Smart City grant

A broad coalition of Austin’s political and business leaders is excited about the prospect of the city being awarded $50 million to put in place a variety of groundbreaking “smart” transit technologies. In a presentation to City Council on Thursday,…

Transportation • By Jack Craver • Mar 25, 2016

Nursery owner fears city will force closure

The website for the Dawson Neighborhood Group warns in bold letters, “Dawson Neighborhood Poised to Lose Another Beloved Business! Help the Great Outdoors!” The site urges readers to contact the offices of Mayor Steve Adler and City Council Member Pio…

The Code • By Jo Clifton • Mar 25, 2016

Council extends living wage to subcontractors

City subcontractors – such as airport food vendors and construction workers – will now be paid $13.03 an hour after City Council extended the city’s living wage requirements on Thursday to everyone working on a city contract. Two ordinances that…

City Council • By Eva Ruth Moravec • Mar 25, 2016

County ponders partnership with city on one-stop justice shop

With a pair of aging courthouses between them, Travis County and the city of Austin could find a solution to their problems through mutual cooperation. That idea was part of the focus of a Thursday afternoon work session at Travis…

Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Mar 25, 2016

New study envisions major changes around Barton Springs Pool

Austin’s rapid population growth and development, along with Zilker Park’s aging facilities, are threatening Barton Springs, the pool and its bathhouse. In a presentation to the Parks and Recreation Board on Tuesday, city staff and members of the Barton Spring…

Parks • By Vicky Garza • Mar 24, 2016

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23 groups get involved in Austin Energy rate review

Austin Energy is assuring the public that new electricity rates will be determined with plenty of input from stakeholders. Twenty-three individuals and groups representing the interests of various segments of the utility’s customer base have signed on as “intervenors” in…

Energy • By Jack Craver • Mar 24, 2016

City looks to change neighborhood plan process

The Planning Commission has unanimously endorsed a new approach to the development of neighborhood plans that could shrink the process to six months, down from two to three years. Mark Walters, who is with the city’s Planning and Zoning Department,…

Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 24, 2016

Parking and character battle at BoA case

Is a lack of parking a neighborhood characteristic? In East Austin, maybe it is. At the most recent meeting of the Board of Adjustment, George Rodenbusch was seeking a variance to reduce the number of required parking spaces from four…

Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 24, 2016

Council poised to pass fair-chance hiring ordinance

Despite the fact that Jacqueline Conn has a master’s degree, it took her 10 months to find a job in Austin, a delay she attributes to a 15-year-old felony conviction. On Tuesday, Conn, 34, stood behind Council Member Greg Casar…

City Council • By Eva Ruth Moravec • Mar 23, 2016

AISD to seek bids for 10 properties

The Austin Club and the Austin Independent School District’s centrally located administrative headquarters — as well as other district-owned properties — might soon see an ownership change. On Monday, the AISD board of trustees announced that 10 district properties that are…

AISD • By Courtney Griffin • Mar 23, 2016

Hays County uncouples from Lone Star Rail

After dodging a potential death blow on Monday night, the Lone Star Rail District took another hit on the chin on Tuesday. One day after the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization opted not to freeze its funding of LSTAR, the…

Hays County • By Caleb Pritchard • Mar 23, 2016

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