Campaign Snapshots

City Council Districts 5 and 6

"...her years of political experience promoting health care and environmental protection (a co-founder of Save Our Springs Alliance), and..."

Sept. 19, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Campaign Snapshots

Get up-to-date on the D3 and D4 candidates before next week's Ballot Boxing forums

"...East Austin activist and co-founder of People Organized in Defense of Earth and Her Resources, Susana Almanza remains the..."

Sept. 12, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Road to 10-1: District 2 Steppin'

Media City Council forum continues tonight, 7pm

"...transportation (better bus service), affordability (economic development), equity, and environmental protection, and has received a number of endorsements, from..."

Sept. 10, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Campaign Snapshots

City Council districts 1 and 2 forum preview

"...has focused her campaign on transportation, affordability, equity, and environmental protection, and has won a number of endorsements, including..."

Sept. 5, 2014 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

D3: Ethics Charge Filed Against Almanza

The infighting among candidates in the crowded District 3 City Council race continues

"...motivated. In an email to members of PODER, the environmental organization she heads, Almanza accuses Wray – a supporter..."

Aug. 22, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Unending Folly

"...of both major political parties serve their corporate and defense industry masters to our detriment. As horrible as all..."

Aug. 14, 2014 Postmarks

The 10-1 Ticker...

Election updates!

"...property Adler owns in the Barton Springs Zone)... The Environmental Demo­crats hosted an Aug. 6 forum for the mayoral..."

Aug. 15, 2014 News Feature by the News Staff

The Road to 10-1: Now We Begin

Everybody in the Pool!

"...campaigns. Early name ID favorites would be former Workers Defense Project organizer Greg Casar, associate state insurance commissioner Katrina..."

July 18, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

The Road to 10-1: Add One More …

Candidate pilgrimage grows, and a glance at District 4

"...campaign. He’s best known as an organizer for Workers Defense Project, lobbying Council on workers’ rights issues and improving..."

June 30, 2014 News Post by Michael King

The Road to 10-1 ... Is Getting Crowded [Updated May 12]

As May money season opens, candidates blossom

"...Revision Committee member; civic activist Issues: transportation, affordability, equity, environmental protection (FB) Delia Garza for Austin City Council, District..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Mayoral Candidates

"...(has argued civil rights cases, focuses on eminent domain defense); Anti-Defamation League Austin Region board chair; Texas Tribune board..."

May 2, 2014 News Feature

Riley and Tovo Join the Mix

Incumbents enter and 10-1 Races Begin to Take Shape

"...Susana Almanza, co-director of People Organized in the Defense of Earth and Her Resources announced her candidacy earlier..."

April 7, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Fun and Games With Stratfor

APD and DPS collaborated with private 'geopolitical intelligence firm'

"...was four years ago; despite federal budget cuts, this quasi-"defense" economic sector has continued to grow...."

March 7, 2014 News Feature by John Anderson

'Chronicle' Endorsements

"...of activism – working on progressive causes ranging from environmental issues and affordability to education advocacy – has made..."

Feb. 14, 2014 News Feature

The Way of the 'Food Forest'

Locavores planting seeds for the next phase of urban agriculture

"...a diverse range of people, from neighborhood seniors to environmental justice advocates looking for ways to expand food access...."

Feb. 14, 2014 News Feature by Anna Toon

A Starring Role: Interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Our man Brenner talks with the famed astrophysicist, because science.

"...gets published with that photo on the cover. The Environmental Protection Agency gets founded – signed into law by..."

Nov. 26, 2013 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Then There's This: High and Dry

When it rains it pours, but the drought doesn't budge an inch

"...trend in 2012, and in fact had quoted Abbott's defense that it was better to drain the aquifer than..."

Nov. 15, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Urban Farm Skirmish Moves to Mediation

Council postpones vote on urban farm ordinance

"...Team and member of PODER – People Organized in Defense of Earth and Her Resources – a courtesy postponement..."

Oct. 25, 2013 News Feature by Anna Toon

Urban Farm Debate Intensifies

UPDATED: Council postpones vote on revised ordinance

"...and labor on May 1; as well as byproducts, environmental health, and sustainability on May 15. Information gathered from..."

Oct. 17, 2013 Food Post by Anna Toon

Point Austin: Standing Our Ground Against ALEC

The corporate bill caucus you never elected

"...Your Ground" laws underlying the Zimmerman case. Although Zimmerman's defense did not explicitly cite the 2005 Florida law that..."

July 26, 2013 News Column by Michael King

If You Liked Rick Perry, You'll Love Greg Abbott

Attorney general confirms governorship shot

"...opinion that read like a full-throated re-enforcement of the Defense of Marriage Act, forcing Austin to back down on..."

July 15, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Then There's This: Council's Version of Sine Die

Packed agenda address affordability, wages, waivers, and more

"...Construction workers – represented by advocacy group Workers Defense Project, which staged a demonstration in front of the..."

June 28, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Perry's Vexing Vetoes

Perry kills 24 more bills

"...HB 3509. That rarest of treasures – a Republican-authored environmental bill – would have reorganized how the state deals..."

June 21, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Growing Pains

HausBar dispute shadows city's urban farms

"...Board meeting, Susana Almanza of People Organized in the Defense of Earth and Her Resources (PODER) and Daniel Llanes..."

April 26, 2013 News Feature by Anna Toon

Urban Farm Story Slanted

"...the story against the neighborhood. The People Organized in Defense of Earth and Her Resources [PODER] and the Govalle/Johnston..."

April 15, 2013 Postmarks

Communication Breakdown

Does the closure of HausBar Farms spell trouble for the urban farming movement?

"...Barger has been accused of exploiting the neighborhood through environmental injustice. ..."

April 12, 2013 Food Feature by Anna Toon

Austin Symphony Orchestra

Yolanda Kondonassis joins ASO to show there's much more to harps than angel strumming

"...Kondonassis is no less passionate about environmental issues and sees her music as a vehicle for..."

March 8, 2013 Arts Feature by Natalie Zeldin

Austin Energy Wins Round One

Austin Energy fends off rate case with only minor loss

"...Services Center, Texas ROSE, and a handful of local environmental organizations – had offered criticism about nearly every aspect..."

March 8, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Point Austin: Government by Panic

The 'sequester' says more about our politics than our economy

"...On the environmental side, Texas will lose $8.5 million in funding for..."

March 1, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Headlines

"...forward today, but not without plenty of resistance from environmental and consumer activists. See "Then There's This."..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Feature

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