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District 9 forum focuses on affordability
The three City Council candidates vying to represent Austin’s most central district focused on issues of affordability and housing during Thursday night’s forum. The City of Austin presented the event in partnership with the Ethics Review Commission and the League…
Elections • By Tyler Whitson • Sep 19, 2014
Whispers Roundup: The ANC Mega-Forum
Whispers Roundup is a weekly column of items from our reporters’ notebooks. ANC plans mega-forum next week … The Austin Neighborhoods Council will hold its candidate forum next week. Following the forum, ANC will vote on its endorsements, which will…
Development • By Mark Richardson • Sep 19, 2014
City Hall remodeling 80 percent complete
Officials with the city’s Public Works Department said Thursday that renovations to the first and second floors of City Hall are between 70 and 80 percent complete, and should be usable by late October. Construction began in July on the…
Local Politics • By Mark Richardson • Sep 19, 2014
Ballot Boxing: The District Four Forum, complete video
The complete video of the Ballot Boxing: District 4 forum is posted here.
Elections • By Michael Kanin • Sep 18, 2014
District 4 candidates talk public safety, affordability
Council candidates vying for the District 4 seat listed safety, sidewalks and affordability as top priorities facing Austin’s densest district in a forum Wednesday, co-hosted by the Austin Monitor and our partners at KUT, KXAN, the Austin Chronicle and Univision. Candidates…
Local Politics • By Gene Davis • Sep 18, 2014
City Council Democratic endorsements continue to roll in
In a Wednesday busy with political activity, both the Austin Environmental Democrats and the Central Austin Democrats weighed in with endorsements for this year’s City Council race. In their final round of endorsements for the Austin City Council, Austin Environmental…
Elections • By Jo Clifton • Sep 18, 2014
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Firefighters form new PAC to support candidates
The Austin Firefighters Local 975 has formed a special political action committee to support eight candidates running for City Council on the November ballot. Firefighters president Bob Nicks told the Monitor that the group had raised $200,000 through membership dues…
Elections • By Jo Clifton • Sep 18, 2014
County Judge candidates differ on issues at Interfaith event
Mayoral candidates weren’t the only ones answering Austin Interfaith’s questions at Tuesday night’s accountability session. Sarah Eckhardt and Mike McNamara, who are both candidates for Travis County Judge, also attended the accountability session, where they weighed in on Austin Interfaith’s…
Elections • By Kara Nuzback • Sep 17, 2014
Austin Interfaith grills mayoral candidates on affordability
Only three of the eight candidates in the running for mayor participated in a question-and-answer session hosted by Austin Interfaith on Tuesday. And rather than give candidates a forum to lay out their individual platforms, Austin Interfaith directed four specific…
Elections • By Kara Nuzback • Sep 17, 2014
Social service contract process causes ruckus
Once again, the awarding of social service contracts by the city is shaping up to be a contentious issue. Though the scoring of contracts has been modified, the changes have not kept some big names from being left out. “We…
Local Politics • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 17, 2014
Ballot Boxing: The District 3 Forum complete video
The complete video from the District 3 candidate forum–co-hosted by the Monitor, KUT, the Austin Chronicle, KXAN, and Univision–is posted here.
Elections • By Michael Kanin • Sep 16, 2014
East Austin candidates pack stage at North Door
Candidates went head-to-head in the race to represent East Austin voters in District 3 at the latest in a series of community forums hosted by the Austin Monitor and KUT News. All of the district’s 12 candidates attended Monday’s question…
