To Expand the Convention Center or Not?

Despite unanimous support from City Council, voters will decide the answer

"...very tentative – conception the Convention Center expansion would not only accommodate more and larger local, state, and national..."

July 19, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Council Recap: Not Many Tools in the Toolbox

City Hall tries to stretch its funds for music, housing

"...explained. He added later, “The goal is here to not kind of spread the peanut butter thin and wantonly...."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

CodeNEXT Petition Authors Sue City Council

Anti-rewrite group seeks judicial guidance on public vote

"...Just before 2pm on Friday afternoon, Fred Lewis of Community Not Commodity, and fellow plaintiffs Nelson Linder, Susana Almanza,..."

June 1, 2018 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: People’s Housing Justice

What Council can do that's not CodeNEXT

"...retain existing residents and existing housing stock, but it's not going to reverse the tide of market forces, as..."

April 13, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Opinion: Who Pays $278 Million: Austin Taxpayers or Private Developers?

Council should not vote to divert city tax dollars to the south shore property owners

"...only city financial analysis shows that the TIRZ is not needed and that the developers can make a healthy..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Column by Bill Bunch

City Council Rejects CodeNEXT Petition Effort

Rewrite won't go onto November ballot, for now

"...election ballot. Members voted 6-4 against the resolution, a not-surprising tally, considering the factions on the dais...."

May 24, 2018 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Dueling Petitions on CodeNEXT

Sign here, sign there, sign everywhere

"...and scheduled for a spring 2018 adoption – may not be solving all the city’s housing affordability problems, but..."

Sept. 12, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Point Austin: Purging the Commissioners

If you can't win the argument, blow up the process

"...and recommendations for action. Unsatisfied, the four dissenters posted another screed to the Council message board, insisting that "the..."

May 18, 2018 News Column by Michael King

CodeNEXT Wrecks Austin

Or did Austin wreck CodeNEXT?

"...in the Imagine Austin comprehensive plan. But CodeNEXT is not the code itself. It is the process of that..."

May 25, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

CodeNEXT Cliffs Notes

Busy season begins for land use rewrite

"...Council is hoping will occur. Lewis and his Commun­ity Not Commodity group are pursuing legal action following Council's 6-4..."

June 1, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Eastside Housing Proposals Blow Up at Council

"That was crazy"

"...and demand GNDC be awarded development rights, and Com­mun­ity Not Commodity revved into gear to generate emails to Council...."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Two-Horse Race for Mayor

Can Laura Morrison hope to edge out Steve Adler?

"...Those are not the most precise self-descriptions, but they do reflect broad..."

July 6, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: Old News on CodeNEXT

Scattershots, while waiting for Draft Three

"...Three of the questions pertained to affordable housing, and..."

Jan. 26, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

CodeNEXT: Still Stuck

Draft two brings growing pains for the land use rewrite

"...land use code rewrite – and, more importantly, is not a final product. Yet the majority of advocacy groups..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Ken Paxton Seeks to Remove Eight of Austin’s Planning Commissioners

Lawsuit will target volunteer appointees in violation of City Charter

"...the charter. As called out by the anti-CodeNEXT group Community Not Commodity earlier this year, the commission was over..."

July 3, 2018 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Imagine Austin With CodeNEXT

Draft two brings big changes, more questions

"...Districts) and certain planned unit developments. Consultant John Miki noted during a press meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 19, that..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Breaking Down What the HOME Initiative’s Passing Means for Austin

Council approves HOME phase one, looks ahead to phase two

"...These land use changes are not revolutionary (a number of cities across America have already..."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: It’s Good to Try New Things

We could build more decent housing for all Austinites if we rethink what’s “normal”

"...I saw on the socials that Community Not Commodity, the folks behind the shrieky anti-CodeNEXT (dead..."

July 30, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

On COVID-19 Relief and Housing, Council Does What It Can

Waiting for the approved $15 million

"...have failed," Adler explained. "The goal here is to not kind of spread the peanut butter thin and wantonly...."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Cranky Remark

"...Dear Editor, Michael King's cranky remark that Community Not Commodity is "a group fanatically obsessed with preventing..."

May 23, 2018 Postmarks

City Council: The Race Is On

Previewing November’s elections for Districts 1, 3, 8, and 9

"...Ora Houston announced last week that she wouldn't seek another term...."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

City Council District 2: Young Progressives Square Off for Open Seat

Candidates pledge to protect Austin’s working class families in Southeast Austin

"...2016 reelection bid, is a Dove Springs native and community activist whose priorities include flood mitigation infrastructure and protecting..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Election Notes: It’s a Family Affair ... Again

Susana Almanza's back in D3, and Ann Kitchen has an opponent

"...Almanza said she was called to run again by community members who feel certain "issues have not been addressed"..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

With Six Seats Up in the Air, City Council Could Look Very Different Next Year

Ready to rumble?

"...The filing period for City Council elections does not open until late July, but the races are already..."

Jan. 5, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

CodeNEXT’s End Is Near, in Theory

What fate for our five-year, $8.5 million rewrite?

"...CodeNEXT has failed to gain much support within the community, and that continues with draft three...."

March 2, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

City Council Countdown: Meet the Candidates

Here’s one minute of information on each race

"...an incumbent elected official is disliked by constituents or community groups in their district – or just perceived as..."

Aug. 30, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A PATH Forward for CodeNEXT?

Council members tease new plan

"...the first letters in their surnames, calls for a "community driven" code that Tovo said creates a "livable Austin..."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

CodeNEXT Year, Maybe

The city's land use rewrite had one helluva year

"...things would only continue to get better if the community stayed engaged. And folks took that message to heart..."

Dec. 29, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Point Austin: Can This Code Be Saved?

Plan for a common future, or pretend it just won't happen

"...public response to CodeNEXT. Despite what was once a community consensus that the city's decades-old land use code needed..."

May 11, 2018 News Column by Michael King

The (Longer) Road to CodeNEXT

Opponents would freeze the process via referendum

"...of an anti-CodeNEXT petition currently being circulated by IndyAustin, Community Not Com­mod­ity, and other groups, with a goal of..."

Jan. 5, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

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