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April 29, 2011 News Feature by Amy Smith
City Hall Hustle: Absence of Evidence Is Not Evidence of Absence
The e-mail daisy chain grows longer ... and longer ...
"...things," the mayor said of spam e-mails he and City Council members had been receiving lately. "That seems to..."
March 25, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
"...What's Doing at City Council Today..."
May 14, 2010 News Feature
City Hall Hustle: What's Your Incentive?
Citizens question the city's standards for drawing employers
"...More often than not, speakers before City Council reveal as much about themselves – their interests,..."
Oct. 9, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar
City Hall Hustle: Lee Leffingwell's Big Adventure
The new mayor promises a safe landing
"...When Randi Shade rolled out the City Council's present to outgoing Mayor Will Wynn – a..."
June 26, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar
BFI Dustup: 'Council Has Done Nothing Helpful'
Landfill controversy becomes mired in confusion
"...proposed BFI landfill expansion in Northeast Austin. Yet, Austin City Council members still don't know if they can oppose..."
Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
City Hall Hustle: Everybody's on Vacation
The complicated business of hiring a city auditor who's already the city auditor
"...At City Hall, to cement someone's job security, first you gotta..."
Nov. 21, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar
City Hall Hustle: Political Drought Withers SMD ... Again
'Gentleman's agreement' stays intact after unsuccessful effort to change Austin's system of electing council members
"...City Council passes a threshold this week, one which likely..."
Aug. 22, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar
Council Packs More 'P' Into Every PUD
Proposed PUD ordinance changes may give council more mastery over master-planned developments
"...City Council is about to overhaul a fairly obscure part..."
May 30, 2008 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves
Naked City
"...a first time for everything. I was struck by Council Member [Sheryl] Cole's comments about ... the first African-American..."
Jan. 25, 2008 News Feature
Naked City
"...Travis Co. Constable Precinct 1 – including former Austin City Council Member Danny Thomas...."
Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature
Naked City
"..."This city, to the point of distraction sometimes, loves a conspiracy..."
Nov. 16, 2007 News Feature
Naked City
"...• City Council meets today (Thursday), with items on affordable housing,..."
Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature
Naked City
"...serious, as the nine winnowed candidates were named and City Manager Toby Futrell named a phase one interview panel..."
April 13, 2007 News Feature
No Surprises: City snafu over WTP 4 continues
Auditor's report raises questions about city's site-selection process for new water treatment plant
"...WTP 4 Site Selection Process," was prepared by the City Auditor's Integrity Unit, and arose from a whistle-blower complaint..."
Nov. 10, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Naked City
Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond
"...• City Council meets today (Thursday), planning to take up the..."
Feb. 10, 2006 News Feature
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...• City Council candidate Lee Leffingwell announced he would return to..."
May 6, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Naked City
Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond
"...proposed smoking ordinance. For more election info see "The Council We Deserve?"and our endorsements...."
April 22, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...– Economist Angelos Angelou, quoted in the Statesman on city incentives for Freescale Semiconductor. See "Austin @ Large."..."
Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...suitable places for public expression of grief and remembrance." City employees will not get the day off, although "supervisors..."
June 11, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Naked City
"...killing a creek, no matter where it is." -- Council Member Daryl Slusher, signaling trepidation before the City Council's..."
Nov. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Wal-Mart or No, Council Defers to Endeavor's Domain
Only Daryl Slusher votes against the city's $37 million tax rebate for a North Austin "urban village."
"...what side they were on, observers of last week's City Council hearing on the Domain mixed-use retail project proposed..."
May 23, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple
Naked City
"...Last week, the City Council approved Deputy City Manager Toby Futrell as the..."
Feb. 8, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple
Naked City
The city tightens its belt; the road widening that never was
"...Council members are predicting that the next month of budget..."
Aug. 10, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Naked City
The council approves a requirement that all matters coming to a vote include a note detailing their financial impact; Austin Energy's "competitive matters" resolution, which would keep some business matters secret, angers some local activists.
"...Council Members Daryl Slusher and Will Wynn and Mayor Kirk..."
Feb. 16, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle
Naked City
Under fire, designs for the new city hall received a less-than-enthusiastic approval by City Council last week.
"...To hear the talk around City Hall -- the current one -- you'd think there..."
Feb. 9, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
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.
"...Last week, Mayor Kirk Watson must have flushed when Council Member Beverly Griffith proposed adding a $100 million bond..."
Aug. 11, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Council Watch
Council reluctantly approves retail in the new city hall, with the stipulation that there be no gaudy storefronts on Second Street.
"...Selling City Hall?..."
June 16, 2000 News Column by Kevin Fullerton
Council Watch
Intel secures $15 million in incentives to locate its facility downtown, saying only $2.5 million of that consists of actual "incentives"; the council votes to annex the property owned by the Regents School, whose sports facilities have annoyed neighbors in the nearby Travis Country subdivision.
"...The Austin City Council..."
May 26, 2000 News Column by Kevin Fullerton
Little City Hall
Architectural Team Picked to Design Scaled-Down Building
"...Austinites are damn good at fighting City Hall, even though we don't have one. We're also..."
