A Groovy Kind of Love

City, Community Reach Accord on Race Issue

"...streak to pull off a deal like the recent Cedar Avenue agreement, and this mayor and council certainly seem..."

July 31, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...Whatever improvement was brought to blue-black relations by the Cedar Avenue agreement seems either to have stalled out or..."

June 21, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

A Day of Dickering

Bonds Take Center Stage Over Budget

"...the apex of goodwill for this council in the Cedar Avenue agreement turned out to be the calm before..."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Column

Naked City

Race and APD, and so much more, for City Hall this week

"...installed after the last race-and-APD action plan, the 1998 Cedar Avenue agreement – that are prone to malfunction...."

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

Libertarians on TV

Conspiracy Theorists at Home on Public Access

"...to be part of the crowd. And there isn't agreement even among themselves about who belongs to the group;..."

Aug. 7, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

Naked City

The Travis County District Attorney's office promised Bernie Durst immunity, but is apparently reneging.

"...-- were ready to put the notoriously divisive 1995 Cedar Avenue incident to rest. Alas, it seems that is..."

Aug. 3, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Last week's Summer Smut Issue gets a whuppin' from some prudent readers.

"...Daryl Slusher of all people stands up to tell Cedar Avenue brutality victims "screw you." His disingenuous complaint that..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Column

Doubting Thomas

Newly elected Council Member Danny Thomas is in a position to end the fighting over the Place 6 council seat.

"...-- but, perhaps more importantly, because of the "gentlemen's agreement" that reserves Place Six for an African-American. In a..."

Sept. 29, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Naked City

"...APD SIGNS AGREEMENT AFTER CEDAR AVE. INCIDENT: February's so-called Cedar Avenue "police..."

July 21, 1995 News Feature

The People vs. Mike Sheffield

The new APD oversight agreement is a first for Austin -- but will it do what it's supposed to do?

"...three-year contract -- oops, make that "Meet and Confer Agreement" -- with the Austin Police Association (APA), of which..."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...of the mixed-use project. Post wanted a 70-year lease agreement on the deal, while MHMR maintained it was strapped..."

Dec. 18, 1998 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk :

"...6-8pm Tuesday, Feb. 24, at the Speakeasy on Congress Avenue. Local and state politicos will avail themselves for hobnobbing..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Feature

Naked City

Beverly Griffith and Raul Alvarez rain on the mayor’s bond parade by adding a few proposals of their own; Cedar Avenue settlement goes back into mediation.

"...Cedar Fever..."

Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Sí, Sí, Ccec

A Mitchell Legacy Gets the Greenlight

"...police budget for fiscal year 1997-98. Under the new agreement, the starting base salary for officers will jump from..."

Feb. 20, 1998 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...voted unanimously on Nov. 14 to oppose the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI).The Texas Democrats are reportedly one of..."

Nov. 27, 1998 News Feature

Naked City

"...liberalization with Mexico and the North American Free Trade Agreement and its predecessors. The economist did not mention the..."

May 31, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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.

"...8 on a contract (oops, make that a "meet-and-confer agreement") proposal that, if approved by the union and the..."

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

The Daily Hustle: 7/30/10

No settlement in Sanders case

"...said "I sincerely believe that arriving at a settlement agreement that acknowledges that mistakes have been made on all..."

July 30, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...stop HPBC from constructing a five-story parking garage on Avenue D. On Aug. 9, Visiting Judge Pete Lowry informed..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Cast a Giant Shadow

Evaluating the mayoral legacy of Kirk Watson

"...that had stymied city councils for decades -- securing agreement between real-estate and environmental interests, or getting a new..."

Nov. 23, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off The Desk:

"...action against Ellinger but had not come to an agreement on what that should be. Some of the seven..."

March 12, 1999 News Feature

Sanders Settlement Collapses

City Council rejects payment to family, will proceed to trial

"...said, "I sincerely believe that arriving at a settlement agreement that acknowledges that mistakes have been made on all..."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Who's Watching the Police?

Police Tout Poll

"...of ways, a few big police incidents like the Cedar Avenue Valentine's Day party incident a few years ago..."

May 14, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff

The Making of an Endorsement

"...is using false numbers to certify the Domain's incentive agreement...."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...plans for two of the sites violate a prior agreement by the church to build according to standards "compatible..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...top of the garage, an additional two-foot setback off Avenue D, and a few miscellaneous landscaping changes -- was..."

March 16, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Postmarks

Losing Our Lunch

"...KAZI Radio* 5. Sue Beckwith, rep. Austin Free-Net* 6. Cedar Stevens, rep. Wheatsville Co-op* 7. Robert Singleton, rep. Austin..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Column

Prime Time Irony?

The Future of Liberty Lunch

"...The city is currently negotiating a lease agreement with a Chicago development firm called AMLI eager to..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Music Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

With Equity in Mind, Austin Embarks on Bringing Its History Up to Date

So many more stories to tell

"...himself a grand house at the corner of West Avenue and 15th Street, at the edge of Austin's original..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

City Hall Hustle: Small Council, Huge Agenda

Maybe they could use a few more members after all ...

"...purchasing (in a joint venture with Round Rock and Cedar Park) Brushy Creek's regional wastewater system from the Lower..."

July 24, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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