Understanding Prop A & B and the Policing Paradigm Shift on the Ballot

May vote could revolutionize civilian oversight

"...oversight authority that Prop A would grant to OPO cannot be done by city ordinance; it must be bargained..."

April 20, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Frasier Named New Police Monitor

The former sheriff will start work on Jan. 18

"...Conspicuously absent from the Wednesday afternoon press conference announcing the selection of the city's new police monitor was..."

Dec. 29, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Meet the Police Monitor Finalists

A brief look at the four remaining candidates

"...per month might help make the office more "user-friendly." Ann del Llano..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Watching the Watchers

City nears a crucial choice for the next police monitor

"...ability to mandate officer testimony and Internal Affairs evidence. (Ann del Llano said she would push to get subpoena..."

Dec. 10, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Choose Your Monitor: The Four Finalists

Candidates to be Austin's next police monitor speak out

"...if a different form of oversight – an auditing model, akin to that in Eugene – might be a..."

Dec. 8, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Daily Hustle: 12/6/10

Meet Police Monitor candidates tomorrow

"...Ann del Llano -- Family law attorney/owner of Capitol City..."

Dec. 6, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...former GOP congressional honcho (and now convicted felon) Tom DeLay can't even take a piss without bragging. Last week,..."

Dec. 3, 2010 News Feature

Naked City

"...insurance. Two Democratic members of the Travis County House delegation have also been busy. Rep. Eddie Rodriguez prefiled three..."

Nov. 12, 2010 News Feature

The Daily Hustle: 11/8/10

Meet six finalists for Police Monitor

"...Ann del Llano, Family law attorney/owner of Capitol City Solutions:..."

Nov. 8, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Ghost in the Machine

The council receives prophecy from an unexpected source

"...City Council is nearing its third hour of privately deliberating City Manager Marc Ott's performance during executive session, following..."

June 4, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Thirty Days Away: What the C&Es Tell

Who's paying the big bucks to see their candidate win?

"...Andrew Clements, along with American Civil Liberties Union attorney Ann Del Llano and bicycling advocate Allen Demling. Cavazos' contributors..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Simon No Deal

Oct. 7, 2008 Postmarks

District Eternity

As Ronnie Earle steps down, he looks back on his life's work

"...Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle, who in December announced his decision to retire at the end of 2008,..."

April 11, 2008 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

"...• The Travis Co. Legislative delegation, chipped away by Republicans in recent years, flipped back..."

Nov. 10, 2006 News Feature

Beside the Point

Attempts to debate Props. 1 and 2 produce only polarized statements and crowd heckling

"...focus are way too vague." To which the ACLU's Ann del Llano scoffed, "I like Louis Black saying something..."

April 21, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...like Louis Black saying something is poorly drafted." – Ann del Llano of the ACLU, defending the proposed "Clean..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature

Point Austin: Refighting the Last Wars

Prop. 1, Prop. 2, Saving Barton Springs ... and Everything Else

"...healthy people" who welcomed major employers like IBM and Dell to the desired development zone. This idyllic past, declares..."

April 21, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Most American cities have developed in a rather unconscious manner and so have thoughtlessly severed their connection with the..."

April 14, 2006 Column

SOS Supports Propositions

"...Most American cities have developed in a rather unconscious manner and so have thoughtlessly severed their connection with the..."

April 12, 2006 Postmarks

Ballot Battle

Judge rules city must rewrite ballot language covering open-government and clean water charter amendment propositions

"...laid out by attorney Robert C. Heath: That any delay incurred by court-directed changes to the ballot language constituted..."

April 7, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Beside the Point

It's trump and counter-trump in the council vs. charter wars

"...to mention the citation we garnered in Austin judicial annals this week, specifically in those dog-eared pages concerning aquifer..."

March 31, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

What's at Stake at City Hall?

City elections bring debate over people, priorities, and propositions

"...– to get interesting. Last week a former Playboy model filed for Place 5, and then a few days..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Halloween Masks

Everyone had a role to play, and some performed better than others

"...woofing than to contribute anything useful to the panel's deliberations. Indeed, the emotional and intellectual high point was reached..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Attempts at decriminalizing, or at least lessening punishment, in Texas and elsewhere

"...downgrade various other marijuana-possession charges. (Originally, Dutton's bill also banned the state from suspending a driver's license for individuals..."

March 25, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

If You're White, It's All Right

The colors of justice in Williamson County

"...were charged with the manufacture, possession, and intent to deliver more than 200 grams of speed...."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...It isn't officially named "The Annual ..." but yet another parade and concert will be..."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Meet-and-Confer Draws Fire

Council takes a deep breath, gets reassurances from staff about police contract

"...to the cash-strapped city, council members opted instead for delay – and were treated to a lengthy set of..."

March 19, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Oversight, Out of Mind

As the city and police union move forward, what's being left behind?

"...seemingly egregious APD abuses, real or imagined, can be channeled. Whatever the OPM and panel's actual powers to respond..."

March 12, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Battle Lines Drawn in City-Police Dispute

The police union walks away from contract talks, leaving civilian oversight in limbo

"...more intense last week when Austin Police Association officials announced the union was walking out of "meet and confer"..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'Something Went Wrong'

Six months after he was killed by an Austin cop, Jessie Owens' family still wants some basic answers

"...Owens' family learned of his fate. Shorts, a party planner who works for an Austin country club, had the..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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