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Riley looks beyond rail bond loss to Austin's future

Council Member Chris Riley started his look back at 2014 with an examination of the transportation situation faced by the City of Austin. Rather than lock on to the November failure of a $600 million rail bond that would have…

City Council • By Michael Kanin • Dec 23, 2014

Adler talks about his agenda for new Council

Mayor-elect Steve Adler has proclaimed that his administration will give Austin “a new way forward.” He has talked of the 10-1 system as a restart for city government. Now Adler has to put forth some concrete ideas and get his…

Austin • By Jo Clifton • Dec 21, 2014

Zimmerman drops lawsuit, but case goes forward

On Thursday, after hearing from attorneys for District 6 City Council Member-elect Don Zimmerman and the Austin Bulldog about Zimmerman’s lawsuit against the website and its publisher, Ken Martin, Judge Amy Clark Meachum ruled in favor of the Bulldog on…

City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Dec 19, 2014

Austin Monitor Radio: Election Result Analysis

Jo Clifton and Mike Kanin analyze the final results of the 2014 Austin City Council elections. The show is posted here, below:

Austin • By Michael Kanin • Dec 18, 2014

Zimmerman v. Bulldog case going to court today

Attorneys for District 6 Council Member-elect Don Zimmerman and Austin Bulldog publisher Ken Martin will face off in a Travis County district court this morning over a lawsuit Zimmerman filed related to a Bulldog story that outlined court proceedings in…

Austin • By Jo Clifton • Dec 18, 2014

New Council set; Gallo, Troxclair, Zimmerman all in

All the players in the new 10-1 Austin City Council are finally in place after Tuesday’s runoff elections. There is a lot that is remarkable about the city’s first Council elected from single-member districts. For starters, 10 of the 11…

Austin • By Austin Monitor • Dec 17, 2014

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Mayor-elect Adler wins by huge margin

Austin has a lot of new faces getting ready to sit on a brand new form of City Council. The future mayor, attorney Steve Adler, who beat opponent Council member Mike Martinez with 67 percent of the vote, celebrated with…

Austin • By Jo Clifton • Dec 16, 2014

Early voting results are posted

These are the Early Voting returns from the Austin Mayor and City Council runoff elections. Elections officials released these numbers shortly after 7 p.m. Mayor Steve Adler 69.79% Mike Martinez 30.21% District 1 Ora Houston 73.39% DeWayne Lofton 26.61% District…

Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 16, 2014

Audit finds short-term rental enforcement lacking

Members of the Council Audit and Finance Committee learned Monday that, though the city has had success in bringing illegal short-term rentals into compliance, those that do not come into compliance are falling through the cracks. On a positive note,…

Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 16, 2014

Council backs new social service contract metric

Austin City Council members Thursday approved a resolution from Council members Mike Martinez, Laura Morrison and Chris Riley that instructs City Manager Marc Ott to tie the city’s social service contract spending to the Consumer Price Index. The action, approved…

Austin • By Michael Kanin • Dec 16, 2014

Election night is tonight, parties are here

There is only one way to celebrate getting through this long election season, and you might as well celebrate at a party with those who have been in the trenches with you. We have included as many post-election parties here…

Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 16, 2014

Reporter's Notebook: Council gets a big send-off

What was wrong with David Bowie’s “Ch-Ch-Changes”? … Thursday was the last meeting of the current City Council. Maybe it was a case of managed expectations, but given the length of the agenda, when the meeting ended at just past…

Austin • By Austin Monitor • Dec 15, 2014

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