Naked City

More Disputes in King Case

"...Police Monitor Iris Jones, and a majority of the APA's 20-member governing board. The city did proffer its draft..."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Can Austin Animal Center Be No-Kill and Humane?

Audit finds welfare priorities in conflict

"...upon number of behaviorally challenged dogs each month. (Though APA! disputes the auditor's calculations there.)..."

Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

After Shootings, Chases, and a Gun Drawn on a Child, Austin Wants DPS Out. Gov. Abbott Won't Allow It

Easy come, uneasy go

"...and the reference in the Council members' statement to APA's "willingness" to staff APD explains why. Behind the scenes,..."

July 21, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A New Council With New Energy Aims to Get City Hall Unstuck

Change is coming, but how much?

"...to make sure federal money is not wasted bringing high-capacity transit to low-density suburban neighborhoods. The FTA has already..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Hall Stands Firm: No Oversight, No Police Contract

City's negotiations with the Austin Police Association hit a major roadblock

"...that the Labor Relations team would resume talks with APA once it agreed...."

Dec. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Police Association vs. City's Office of Police Oversight

Police union wins a round in contest over oversight

"...arbitrator Lynne Gomez agreed with a grievance filed by APA, ruling that the city's Office of Police Oversight had..."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

A False Dichotomy

"...of its meet-and-confer agreement with the Austin Police Association (APA). The article portrayed Council's decision in a very negative..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Postmarks

Six Figures of Sick Pay

Art Acevedo backpedals on a suspension to avoid arbitration

"...fairly regular basis." In a January bulletin sent to APA membership, Casaday wrote: "What normally happens with these violations?..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Neville the Dog Finds a Home

Shelter dog gets second chance

"...APA told the Chronicle in October that those conditions wouldn't..."

Dec. 4, 2015 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Herding Cats ... and Dogs ... in Austin & San Antonio

The high cost of being a no-kill city

"...Austin original, and run (at least for now) by APA! Executive Director Ellen Jefferson, celebrated its birth by signing..."

Feb. 3, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

No Room at Austin's Animal Inn

Lack of space already dogging new animal center

"...shelter is already consistently operating at, near, or over capacity...."

Dec. 23, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Hot Competition in Police Union Election

APA’s Wayne Vincent faces challenge

"...for the union: Members have raised questions about the APA brass' decision to purchase, without member input, a new..."

Nov. 11, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Can't Ignore the Law and Ethics When It Comes to Animals

"...pointed out his affiliations in his LinkedIn account – APA committee for fundraising, public relations, and political action. Of..."

Sept. 22, 2010 Postmarks

Sophia King: What Happens Now?

The city, APD, and police union haggle over what kind of "independent" review will be made of the King shooting.

"...standard operating procedures for such a probe. According to APA President Mike Sheffield, those procedures are currently being worked..."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Pet Projects

"...Austin. Since 2011, the city of Austin has allowed APA! to use the Town Lake Animal Center for free...."

March 11, 2024 Postmarks

Digging Into Queer History in Cured

Doc explores fight to de-list homosexuality as mental illness

"...the initial seed of the 1972 speech to the APA by gay psychiatrist John Fryer – at the time..."

April 21, 2021 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Release of Breaion King Arrest Footage Leads to APD Investigations

Police and community members meet for “an open, honest dialogue”

"...In a statement issued minutes before the Thursday presser, APA vice president Anthony Nelson said: “We understand the public’s..."

July 22, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Ott and Acevedo at Odds

City manager reprimands police chief for insubordination, sparking rumors

"...Acevedo didn't. Instead, he went to APA President Ken Casaday and said he wanted to clarify..."

May 6, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Yet More King Wrangling

"...King. Last week District Judge Suzanne Covington granted the APA's request for a temporary restraining order, halting the planned..."

Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The charter vs. the election code in court

"...expedited day in court. In the view of the APA, among others, the charter's requirement that incumbents collect signatures..."

Feb. 8, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

The Austin Police Department approves a $40 million pay raise for officers as part of its meet and confer contract negotiations; more contentious, however, is a police oversight provision that activists say was "gutted" in the process.

"...if you can call it that. Activists say the APA has used the meet-and-confer process to gut and geld..."

Feb. 16, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Says No More DPS, Abbott Sends in More Troopers

Mayor Watson’s DPS gambit just got a lot messier

"...conduct a traffic stop for the Austin Police Association (APA) or Council Member Mackenzie Kelly, who issued a memo..."

July 14, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Voters Want Strong Police Oversight. Will the City Deliver It?

Oversight undermined

"...seeking to block its implementation of the APOA, but APA has not said publicly if they will commit to..."

May 26, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Inside the Last Days of City Manager Spencer Cronk

After dramatic days of extreme weather and backstabbing, Council lets Cronk go

"...reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract with APA. Earlier that day, the city and APA were at..."

Feb. 17, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Plays the APD Chief Dating Game

Finalists court the community for Austin police top job

"...the hybrid forums were held in person with limited capacity at the Palmer Events Center and also streamed live..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

More to the Story

"...have also fostered difficult-to-adopt dogs from both AAC and APA. The challenges with Austin’s “No Kill” goals extend beyond..."

Feb. 12, 2019 Postmarks

Who Wants to Take on Ken Casaday?

Elections underway at police union

"...before moving to Austin in 2010 and joining the APA board of directors the following year. Through his career..."

Nov. 3, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

City Council Endors-gasbord

Who's endorsing who for the five City Council seats up for grabs in November?

"...Delia Garza: ACLC, AED, AFA, AFSCME, ANC, APA, ATCEMSEA, ATD, AURA, AYD, BAD, CAD, CWA, IBEW, LAD,..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Police, EMS Staffers Not Happy

Employee surveys show low morale

"...a two-day stretch in mid-May, two weeks after an APA complaint led to a high-profile disciplining of Acevedo by..."

June 17, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Point Austin: Blue Spectre

The 'Statesman' discovers a sinister plot to take control of city government. The culprits? Those union goons, of course

"...alarming screeds on the awesome municipal power of the APA...."

June 30, 2006 News Column by Michael King

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