Equity Office Complaint Spurs Racial Tension

One probe may spark another

"...investigation into a complaint filed last spring by former Equity Office employee Nadia Kalinchuk has sparked tension within groups..."

Aug. 17, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Equity Under the Lens

City office release first equity assessment

"...no secret that Austin suffers from racial and economic inequity. Systemic imbalance traces back to the city's racially divided..."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

City Employees Blast Civil Rights Office Reorganization

Labor and justice advocates worry equity is being deprioritized

"...building of the NAACP and the city Civil Rights Office, criticizing Inter­im City Manager Jesús Garza's proposal to consolidate..."

Sept. 15, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

AISD Is Hiring an Equity Officer

The new position will promote educational equity and inclusiveness for the district's 80,000-plus students

"...Austin ISD's leaders all say that equity is an important goal, and the district wants to..."

April 19, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

A Question of Equity

Is It Time for Austin Actors To Go Union? And Vice Versa?

"...member receives a phone call from the New York office of Actors' Equity Association (AEA) with a legal order..."

June 9, 2000 Arts Feature by Robi Polgar

New “Equity Coalition” Pushes Back on AISD Board

Superintendent search on wrong track, say advocates

"...a successor to outgoing Superintendent Paul Cruz has underlined equity concerns – both old and new ones – for..."

May 29, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Is There an Equity Audit in AISD’s Future?

More analysis, debate likely before future school closures

"...Calls for a third-party "equity audit" at Austin ISD are growing, with some on..."

Dec. 27, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Investigation Finds Hostile Work Environment in Civil Rights Office

Things fall apart

"...the Austin branch of the NAACP, worries the city's equity-focused offices are coming dangerously close to free fall. Carol..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Equity

High-wire drama about women working on Wall St. is also made by women

"...of the finance industry The She-Wolves of Wall Street. Equity does not in the slightest share the balls-out recklessness..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Parks Foundation Discusses Racial Equity in Green Spaces

Panelists consider how Austin leadership should help dismantle racism in public spaces

"...Summit series, community members and city staff addressed racial equity in parks and public spaces. The panel, held Thu.,..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

On Austin Climate Equity, More Plan Than Action

Staffing crunch slows down sustainability efforts

"...City Council received a briefing on the Austin Climate Equity Plan, the successor (adopted last fall) to the city's..."

June 24, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Can AISD Enable "Equity"?

School board makes another attempt to define and create equitable schools

"..."Equity" is the current buzzword in education. It drove the..."

April 10, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Must Give Secret Police Records to the Chronicle, Texas A.G.’s Office Says

Come out, come out, wherever you are

"...according to an opinion letter the Texas Attorney General's Office sent to the city in response to a public..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD's "School Changes" Process Places Equity Front and Center

“Historically, this is a very racist city, and unfortunately, this school district is a part of that system"

"...long-deferred "hard choices" the plan proposes to achieve greater equity in both access and outcomes across the district. Many..."

Sept. 13, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Ban Starts to Chip Away at UT–Austin

New law bans diversity-conscious hiring practices, training, workshops

"...Sen. Brandon Creighton's Senate Bill 17, which bans diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, passed along party lines with..."

Jan. 5, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

With Equity in Mind, Austin Embarks on Bringing Its History Up to Date

So many more stories to tell

"..."large trabeated windows." It now serves as a law office; Daniel Caswell's home is a popular wedding venue, which..."

July 2, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

UT Research Reinforces Anti-Racism at Austin Water

Making equity flow

"...research from a UT-Austin School of Archi­tec­ture study, "Mak­ing Equity Flow: Proposals for Advancing Racial Equity Through Water Department..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Council Forum Covers “R.E.A.L. Solutions” to Gentrification and Displacement, Affordable Housing, and Public Safety

Candidates commit to addressing racial justice and equity

"...not only about their commitment to racial justice and equity but also their plans for implementation...."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Lilli Hime

On the Trustee Trail

AISD, ACC candidates talk money, equity

"...Wagner – are unopposed.) For both institutions, revenue and equity challenges loom large...."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Opportunity to Reimagine Public Safety Is Here Right Now. Will Austin Take It?

“We want everything that can be done outside of the police, to be done outside of the police.”

"..."It's imperative that we see the city manager's office, staff, council, and the city as a whole make..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

CodeNEXT: Conditions for Commissions

Planning, Zoning & Platting get last licks in before recommendations go to Council

"...it was never their intention to stop discussion. ZAP officers sent a letter to the mayor and City Council..."

May 18, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Austin Police Consider Community Reforms

After a year spent making headlines APD prioritizes policing equity

"...brief published last month by the Center for Policing Equity titled "The Science of Policing Equity: Measuring Fairness in..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Racial Disparities in Policing Persist, City Report Shows

Black, Latinx drivers overrepresented in APD traffic stops and searches

"...Depart­ment, according to the latest report issued by the Office of Police Oversight, the Office of Innovation, and the..."

Nov. 27, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Rename Austin? Not Likely.

City name not going anywhere anytime soon

"...Council passed a resolution in October tasking the city's Equity Office with identifying city-owned Confederate monuments and memorials and..."

Aug. 3, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Racial Disparities Persist and Worsen in APD Traffic Stops

Going nowhere fast

"...A new report compiled by the city's Office of Police Oversight, Office of Innovation, and Equity Office..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

AISD Board of Trustees Approves $1.6 Billion Budget for 2019-2020

Lege gives AISD a one-year budget breather

"...hiring of Dr. Stephanie Hawley as the district's first Equity Officer (a $160,000 line item in the budget). Hawley..."

June 21, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

It's Not Easy Being Green

The city's Office of Sustainability is still trying to find a sustainable mission

"...Lucia Athens is the City of Austin's Chief Sustainability Officer. Hired in 2010, Athens became the official shepherd of..."

April 5, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

FY21 Budget Passes Unanimously With Big Cuts to Austin Police Funding

Council members celebrate first step, but acknowledge hard work ahead

"...the solution to societal problems fueled by generations of inequity...."

Aug. 13, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Attorney General Reverses, Says City Can Maintain Secret Police Files

Records will not be released to the Chronicle

"...to a new opinion from the Texas Attorney General’s Office, which reversed the A.G.’s position last month ordering the..."

Oct. 19, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Police Oversight Chief Makes Her Leave Permanent

Farah Muscadin has officially resigned

"...Farah Muscadin, director of the city's Office of Police Oversight, has officially resigned, after more than..."

Oct. 7, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

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