CodeNEXT's Delay, "Good for Austin"

Land-use rewrite gets punted to little complaint

"...the rest of the CodeNEXT timeline remains unclear. As noted last week, the PC and ZAP will likely take..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

CodeNEXT Version 2: The Final Countdown

Marathon land use commission meeting precipitates close of public comment period

"...commissioners charged with overseeing the process. As neighborhood preservationists Community Not Commodity rallied outside the building, Planning Commission Chair..."

Oct. 27, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

How to Learn More About the Land Development Code Revision

Interactive maps, timelines, and the nitty-gritty of zoning code

"...Community Not Commodity is the most prominent group in opposition..."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature

Homophobic Dog Whistles

"...political elite, and he’s definitely a major force behind Community Not Commodity. So I just can’t bring myself to..."

June 11, 2018 Postmarks

Quote of the Week: Fred Lewis

Community Not Commodity is having a hard time with the new code

"...– Fred Lewis, upon postponing a Community Not Commodity press conference devoted to analyzing CodeNEXT draft..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Column

Fair's Fair

"...Dear Editor, Austin Sanders does not understand the issues in the Acuna hearing this week,..."

Aug. 28, 2023 Postmarks

Homeowners Sue to Block Code Changes Meant to Increase Affordability

The same group won a suit in 2020 over land use reforms

"...throughout the city. They argued that the city did not properly notify property owners of the forthcoming changes. That..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: The Beat(ing) Goes On

Never a dull moment on the Land Development Code front

"...has prompted a preemptive response from LDC revision opponents Community Not Commodity, who this week announced the launch of..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Morrison Didn't Deserve It

"...the city as a council member – she DID NOT DESERVE such a poor reception from the voters. The..."

Jan. 2, 2019 Postmarks

Quote of the Week: Pio Renteria

The council member has some ideas about displacement

"..."You're not saving us from displacement. You already displaced us."..."

June 1, 2018 News Column

We're All Good Liberals Here

"...against any and all changes to the code”; 5/18 Community Not Commodity leaders opposed to “revising the code.”) Either..."

May 21, 2018 Postmarks

CodeNEXT: Take Four?

When is an addendum really a new draft?

"...addendum, plus an errata with "minor edits that do not alter content," and a map atlas to guide users..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Top 10 Quotes of the Week

Who said what?

"...– Fred Lewis, upon postponing a Community Not Commodity press conference devoted to analyzing CodeNEXT draft..."

Dec. 29, 2017 News Column

Austin at Large: The Showdown at the Batcave

Part I: What's all this we hear about a $277 million developer handout?

"...making, as Nick Barbaro reported last week in "Public Notice." In tandem with their friendly media outlet The Austin..."

Dec. 31, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Planning Commission Carousel

Nuckols, White both to resign

"...Tom Nuckols and Trinity White say their decisions have nothing to do with the suit...."

July 13, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: Doomed?

Looking forward to the November ballot

"...Community Not Commodity trundled 32,000 petition signatures into City Hall..."

April 6, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

CodeNEXT: Outlook Bleak

Land use commissioners stumble into Feb. 12 final draft

"...Robinson noted that "almost every part" of the city's core has..."

Feb. 2, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Point Austin: Postponing the Code

CodeNEXT rewrite generating inexplicable panic

"...I can't have been the only one who noticed a disturbance in the Twitterverse on Tuesday during City..."

Oct. 13, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Austin: City of Petitions

New Linda Curtis-fronted PAC has agendas for days

"...use code rewrite is either going too far, or not far enough, in revising Austin's zoning regulations ("Dueling Petitions..."

Sept. 22, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice – CodeNEXT: Where We Stand

Taking stock after a hectic week

"...• The city clerk certified the Community Not Commodity citizen petition, seeking to force a November..."

April 27, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax

Even though it's primarily a cautionary ecological tale, this animated film is fun and visually pleasing.

"...world were there no longer trees and air a commodity that must be purchased...."

March 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

KAZI's True Colors

The Reverend Frank Garrett Pushes KAZI to the Edge

"...and culture. The controversy over Garrett's comments, however, has not only thrown the station off that mission, but it..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

Postmarks

ACC Needs Planning, Not Damning

"...first Chronicle article that I can remember about Austin Community College ["Fonte's Inferno," Vol.16, No.40] based on the opposition..."

June 20, 1997 Column

Coffee With a Conscience

Local roasters give consumers a taste of culture and community

"...daily fix, coffee lovers are focused on the flavor notes and aromas with the intensity of a trained Q..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Food Feature by Jessi Devenyns

Mission: Improvable

Austin's improv community gathers intelligence

"...Shannon McCormick: There's a real sense of community that's developed over the past year. Up until last..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

City Slickers

How the state's most influential conservative think tank works to undermine our local control

"...the city is routinely and robustly audited and does not need to spend an additional $4 million on Prop..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Qmmunity: Serving Corporate Cxnt

Thee Gay Agenda decides to girl boss, gaslight, but not gatekeep in their new show Gags to Riches

"...2023, the gay dollar is no longer a hot commodity, it's seen as a risk to the bottom line."..."

Aug. 18, 2023 Column by James Scott

Austin's Water Prospectors

New city rules have slowed the demand, but urban wells remain a hot commodity in wealthy neighborhoods

"...the city can prevent future such mishaps with advance notice requirements, which prospective well owners must file five business..."

Nov. 15, 2013 News Feature by Amy Smith

Point Austin: What to Do About CodeNEXT

Opponents offering plenty of fear but precious few solutions

"...and "bastardized new urbanism" – that the event would not try to provide a balanced or objective view of..."

Nov. 17, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Watching the Watchmen

A crash course in privacy, in case you've been (not unreasonably) living under a rock

"...will be few statements or scenes that will go unnoticed, or unremembered. Our day to day lives will be..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

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