Gallo touts tax cuts, bemoans traffic after first year

In her first year on City Council, Sheri Gallo occupied a unique place on the 11-member body. After triumphing in a close runoff election against longtime progressive activist Mandy Dealey in December 2014, Gallo was widely perceived as one of…

City Council • By Jack Craver • Jan 5, 2016

One year in, Eckhardt looks forward to new challenges

As 2015 came to a close, the first woman elected to wield the gavel at Travis County Commissioners Court surveyed her historic first year on the job with confident satisfaction. “It was really good, I think. I think we achieved…

Local Government • By Caleb Pritchard • Jan 5, 2016

Pool looks back at past year, outlines future plans

City Council Member Leslie Pool made the environment, city services and transparency major issues in her 2014 campaign, and based on her look back at the freshman year of Austin’s first 10-1 Council, she remains concerned about those issues. The…

City Council • By Tyler Whitson • Jan 4, 2016

Troxclair keeps focus on District 8 through year one

In 2015, City Council Member Ellen Troxclair’s most gratifying moment came when one of her District 8 constituents told her that the things she had talked about during her campaign were consistent with the change she has since worked to…

City Council • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 4, 2016

Austin Monitor Radio: CoA 2015 Wrap

Austin Monitor editor Liz Pagano and publisher Mike Kanin chat about the year in City of Austin news. Post is embedded below:

Austin • By Michael Kanin • Jan 4, 2016

2015: An Austin Monitor review

In 2015 the shift to single-member districts was finally realized, leading to big changes at City Hall. Now, almost a year later, the Austin Monitor is taking a look back at the past 12 months from our admittedly selective point…

Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 31, 2015

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Publisher's Note: 2015, 2016

I was recently given the advice that such phrasing as “let me be honest” or “honestly” implies that everything else one’s said is not, and so I won’t begin this note that way. Instead I’ll try this: I wasn’t quite…

Mission Note • By Michael Kanin • Dec 31, 2015

Kitchen reflects on past year, looks forward to next

City Council Member Ann Kitchen has a long list of what she considers to be the first 10-1 Council’s achievements in its first year, but she also has ambitious plans for what she hopes the body will accomplish next year.…

City Council • By Tyler Whitson • Dec 30, 2015

After a year at City Hall, Zimmerman reflects

For City Council Member Don Zimmerman, 2015 was a year of some triumph and a great deal of frustration with city staff. During an interview with the Austin Monitor about his first year on Council, it became clear that Zimmerman’s…

City Council • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 30, 2015

Casar counts his victories for 2015

District 4 City Council Member Greg Casar came to his job as a workers’ rights advocate. So it is unsurprising that he chose as his favorite accomplishment of this first year in office helping his constituents at a North Lamar…

City Council • By Jo Clifton • Dec 29, 2015

Renteria sizes up new Council's first year

The inaugural year of Austin’s brand-new single-member district City Council is getting high marks from at least one man on the inside. “I would give it an A-minus,” Council Member Pio Renteria, who represents District 3, told the Austin Monitor…

City Council • By Caleb Pritchard • Dec 29, 2015

Garza recounts "rookie" year, outlines goals ahead

City Council Member Delia Garza had a busy freshman year on Austin’s first 10-1 Council, working on city issues and serving on bodies with officials from other jurisdictions to take on some of the most pressing issues facing the region.…

City Council • By Tyler Whitson • Dec 28, 2015

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