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City buys time on emotional West Lynn demolition
There’s trouble in Old West Austin, where the expense and maintenance of one of the city’s older homes is once again threatening its existence. The Slaughter-Dildy House at 611 West Lynn St. is a contributing structure in the West Line…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 9, 2016
Forum updates on community health initiatives
City and county health officials and health services organizations provided an update last Wednesday night on a five-year comprehensive community health planning initiative that will end in June. About 86 residents attended the community forum at the George Washington Carver…
Public Health • By Vicky Garza • Feb 9, 2016
Adler unveils new TNC proposal
Mayor Steve Adler on Sunday revealed that he has been working with a representative of Lyft, one of the transportation network companies that has been backing an initiative on the May 7 ballot to prevent the city from enforcing mandatory…
Transportation • By Jo Clifton • Feb 8, 2016
Appointee evaluation plan sparks conversation
City Council weighed in on a plan for evaluating the city manager, city clerk, municipal court clerk and city auditor on Thursday. Part of that plan, as laid out by Acting Assistant City Manager Mark Washington, includes submission of standardized…
City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Feb 8, 2016
City proposes campaign to reduce traffic deaths
If there’s anybody in Austin who doesn’t think that traffic deaths are a major problem, their views were conspicuously absent from a hearing on road fatalities held by City Council’s Mobility Committee last week. Indeed, members of the committee, city…
Transportation • By Jack Craver • Feb 8, 2016
Reporter's Notebook: Petitions, among other things
Pilot Knob, revisited… Over the weekend, City Council’s recent Pilot Knob deal got a lot more ink. As you might remember, the Austin Monitor first wrote about the deal, which will bring affordable housing to the planned unit development, at…
Reporters' Notebook • By Austin Monitor • Feb 8, 2016
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Austin Monitor Radio: TravCo Sheriff's candidate Sally Hernandez
Candidate for Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about her candidacy. Show is embedded below. Austin Monitor Radio is sponsored by Austin Water.
Radio • By Michael Kanin • Feb 8, 2016
Kanin on Council: Public input & Council discussion ahead of TNC regulations
KUT’s Jennifer Stayton spoke with The Austin Monitor’s Michael Kanin about last night’s meeting that centered around an oft-discussed issue: transportation networking companies like Uber and Lyft. Embedded below.
Radio • By Michael Kanin • Feb 8, 2016
Updated: Ethics complaints filed against petition PAC
While the city clerk still has not received a promised petition seeking the recall of Council Member Ann Kitchen, the Texas Ethics Commission has received four complaints filed against the group behind the alleged effort. Austin attorney Fred Lewis filed…
Austin • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 5, 2016
Grant project spurs crime drop on Sam Rayburn Drive
Antonio Mancinas, 68, leans against a tree in his front yard. He lives in a house with his wife at the end of Sam Rayburn Drive in the Rundberg neighborhood. Despite having spent roughly a quarter of a century on…
Austin • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Feb 5, 2016
TNC speakers: 10 for election, 7 for adoption
City Council could be poised to call for an election for a transportation network company ordinance, as the majority of speakers urged it to do Thursday night. “Based on what we’ve heard, we probably are on our way to a May election,”…
City Council • By Eva Ruth Moravec • Feb 5, 2016
Council devises short-term fix for EMS staffing
The union representing Austin emergency medical service workers won a partial victory last week when City Council voted to approve three new positions for the EMS call center. Three entry-level employees will be added to the center, and the department…
