Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Steer Awards. Here are a couple of stand-outs: The City of Austin took the Law Review prize for paying..."

Dec. 27, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...-- that Mayor Bruce Todd has tried to browbeat city staff into taking a privatization stance. This concern grew..."

Dec. 20, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...The latest cash crunch, detailed in a quietly circulated city hall memo, has festival organizers owing the city $124,214...."

Nov. 29, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...come... -- A.S. Forcing the Issue The Nov. 21 city council meeting could be zero hour for a Jan...."

Nov. 22, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...its own employees. Now HOBO risks losing $200,000 in city and county funding because it is in such a..."

Oct. 18, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Now, he's shamefaced. On September 17, Todd and the city legal staff settled out of court, agreeing to pay..."

Sept. 27, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...1994, developers must have danced a jig after the city council enacted the Composite Watershed Ordinance II (CWO) in..."

Aug. 16, 1996 News Feature

Naked City

AISD Bond Vote Set

"...on the heels of the bond election, coinciding with city council races on Saturday, May 4. Early voting will..."

Feb. 9, 1996 News Feature

Planning a Compact City in the Midst of Urban Sprawl

"...for urban sprawl, and seeking to protect the inner city from the daily onslaught of traffic created by a..."

Dec. 22, 1995 News Feature

Naked City

"...the Save Austin From Extravagance campaign, which forced the city council to put the bonds up for a public..."

Sept. 15, 1995 News Feature

Naked City

"...though its 25-year transportation plan calls for a compact city. The committee's head planner, Mike Aulick, replied that 15%..."

June 23, 1995 News Feature

Naked City

"...PESTICIDE PARK: Austin city officials met last week with East Austin residents who..."

April 28, 1995 News Feature

City Manager Threatened to Quit Rather Than Meet With Council Over Acevedo Hire

The planned closed-door meeting never happened

"...Tension between City Council members and interim City Manager Jesús Garza over..."

Feb. 9, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Defender Warns City’s Proposed First Hearing Process Circumvents Critical Processes

APD's virtual magistration proposal still isn't fully fleshed out

"...continues to pursue a proposal that would allow the city of Austin to control the process around the first..."

Jan. 12, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Homeowners Kill Prior City Council’s Modest Housing Reforms

Low-income housing program to survive legal challenge

"...In 2020, a group of homeowners successfully sued the city to block changes to housing development rules that were..."

Nov. 17, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Summer Heat Has Been Brutal, but at Least You Can Swim for Free in These City Pools

City waives pool fees through Sept. 30

"...the upper 90s, so still very hot. But the city of Austin is stepping in to provide some relief:..."

Aug. 10, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

In America’s 10th Largest City, Who Exactly Are Your Neighbors?

We may not be growing as fast as you think

"...week, it seemed like yet another mile-marker in the city's extraordinary growth. But we're not growing as much as..."

May 26, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Can Plum Creek Handle City of Kyle’s Exponential Growth?

Plum dumping

"...The city of Kyle is fixing to dump about three times..."

April 14, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

City Blamed After Break-Ins at Future Housing for People Exiting Homelessness

Former Candlewood Suites hotel broken into and vandalized

"...City officials are responding after the former Candlewood Suites hotel..."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Aleshire Comes Up Short (So Far) in City Redistricting Suit

A judge has ruled Austin won't need more council elections

"...by former Travis County Judge Bill Aleshire over how city coun­cil elections should be handled following redistricting, District Judge..."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Ordered to Pay Developer for Historic Montopolis Negro School Property

The high cost of history

"...A jury ordered the city of Austin last week to pay nearly $1 million..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

APD and City Hall Try to Get Their Eighth Street Protest Stories Straight

Cops in trouble?

"...the Austin Police Depart­ment headquarters on Eighth Street, the city of Austin announced that then-police Chief Brian Manley "completed..."

March 18, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Acknowledges Its Debt to Sexual Assault Survivors

Seen and heard

"...going on," Mayor Steve Adler said during Jan. 27's City Council meeting. "Please know you made this a better..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

City Hall Focuses on Housing Costs, EMS Talks

Council to consider resolution evaluating impact of zoning on housing supply

"...As City Council this week continues its gradual pivot back to..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council: On South Lamar, Who Can We Trust?

With new zoning, housing project developer commits to some income-restricted units

"...Last week, City Council gave its initial approval to a rezoning request..."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Bat City Scaregrounds Is Austin's Newest, Biggest Haunt

Unleash the bats!

"...Calling Bat City Scaregrounds "just another haunted attraction" would be underselling it...."

Oct. 8, 2021 Arts Feature by Trace Sauveur

Council Backs New Housing on City-Owned Crestview Site

Multiuse proposal includes 344 housing units, plus service and retail space

"...near Crestview Station in North Central Austin, which the city has been eyeing as a promising site for new..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

County Rejects City's $10 Million Offer for Palm School

The fate of the historic building at I-35 and Cesar Chavez remains in flux

"...the Travis County Commissioners Court last month rejected the city's $10 million offer to purchase the site. The move..."

July 16, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Manager Presents $4.5 Billion City Budget

2021-22 FY proposal earmarks funds for police, parks, homelessness response

"...City Manager Spencer Cronk has proposed a $4.5 billion budget..."

July 16, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

As Austin's I-35 Mess Gains National Attention, the City Refocuses on the Palm District

Applying an "equity lens" to reimagine the blocks alongside Austin's gnarliest highway

"...what the highway could be, especially in the central city, where it remains an ugly, unsafe, and unhealthy barrier..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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