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Single-member districts would wrest control of the City Council from the residents of heavy-voting, progressive / environmental Central Austin, but would not be a quick fix for any of the civic problems currently laid, somewhat inaccurately, at the feet of the current council.

"...advice here, because it's time to mention single-member districts, and I can't think of a stickier subject. I have..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

Hays County environmentalists and other area residents applaud a recent LCRA decision to delay building a water pipeline to Dripping Springs until an Environmental Impact Statement can be completed.

"...wonder how the move will affect the Hays County development picture as a whole...."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

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"...paper used to be, notably in the early Eighties and early Nineties. It's as though the past half-decade barely..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Column by Louis Black

Pohl-Brown Town

Will the State Turn the Hog Farm into Edge City?

"...now, the Hog Farm is a dead end. North and east of the intersection of U.S. 183 and RR..."

Dec. 5, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Natural Born Leader

Mayor Hits the Ground Running His First 100 Days

"...Kirkquirk: Watson often presides over the council meeting while standing behind his chair like the conductor of a political..."

Oct. 3, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

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"..."Beware the Salamander, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that..."

Aug. 15, 1997 Column by Louis Black

Why Portland Doesn't Look Like Austin

Rose (City)-Colored Glasses

"...It is unsurprisingly cold and..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Bergstrom's Continuing Expansion

New terminal restores some 1950s glamour to the airport

"...on any design show, open any home improvement magazine, and it's chrome frames here and starburst patterns there. Even..."

May 5, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Reinventing Airport Boulevard

Can 'form-based zoning' transform a suburban drag into walkable neighborhoods?

"...trying to see it with a newcomer's eyes – and it's hard to disagree with Council Member Chris Riley's..."

Jan. 8, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology

"...Barton Springs. But what exactly does that mean? Below, and in a series of maps and aerial and historical..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

Council Watch

sos board votes no on the proposed bradley settlement

"...certain victory in the Water Quality Protection Zone appeal, and in the absence of likelihood that the city would..."

March 3, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Postmarks

Death Penalty Violates Constitution

"...for your informative article on the Board of Pardons and Paroles ["Death Row Dilemma," Vol.18, No.21]. I have long..."

Jan. 29, 1999 Column

Postmarks

We're Not Naive

"...[Vol.18, No.11]. However, we must correct several factual errors and misleading impressions:..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Column

Postmarks

MUD Myths

"...I, too, enjoy Alex de Marban's "Council Watch" column and usually find him a highly entertaining writer who is..."

April 18, 1997 Column

Ready to Bond

AISD Tries to Ease Overcrowding

"...beyond questions of whether taxpayers will pay for them and into questions of the entire city's future...."

Sept. 8, 1995 News Feature

Austin Comp Planning: A Brief History

Moving forward sometimes requires looking back

"...As our 2010 comprehensive planning effort bumps and grinds, it lends perspective to realize that Austin's impulse..."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...million in corporate welfare under the guise of Smart Growth. Jackie didn't listen to her friend, whistleblower Richard White,..."

May 3, 2002 Column

On the Move

With arguably the best content on the Web, Salon is poised to move into your living room and onto your radio dial :president and CEOMichael O'Donnell explains how.

"...gets his way, he'll be with you all day and all night. He'll sit in your car when you..."

March 3, 2000 Screens Feature by David Garza

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The Statesman's editorial positions on the LCRA water deal continue to be astonishing.

"...this good should be taken without examination, they argue, and the fact that questions are raised shows just how..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

Share the Smart Growth

"...Having just completed many months serving on the Smart Growth Task Force and, at last week's Smart Growth Conference,..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Column

Just Say No

Council Draws on Tomorrow Plan to Redirect Growth

"...councilmembers dusted off the tenets of the long since abandoned Austin Tomorrow Plan, the 20-year-old vision statement that called..."

May 22, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

They'll Be Booming

By the Time I Get to Georgetown...

"...Actually, they're moving past Georgetown, on the way to Andice, near Sun City but not, emphatically, to Sun City...."

July 5, 1996 News Feature

Point Austin: Suburban Nightmare

PromiseLand West amphitheatre plans drown out neighborhood opposition

"...When it comes to neighborhood development issues, there are two diametrically opposed camps: those who..."

Nov. 18, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

In-Comprehensible? ANC Balks at Comp Plan.

ANC fears Imagine Austin will unravel neighborhood planning efforts

"...in late September with a series of public forums and continued through the fall as people responded to the..."

Dec. 3, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Scenarios at a Glance

Five different versions of Austin's future

"...To understand your role at this point in the comprehensive planning..."

Oct. 1, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Best-Laid Plans

How does the patchwork of separate plans for the future of Central Texas fit together? No one knows.

"...a whole lot of planning going on. Big visions and decisions for the region's next 20 to 30 years..."

July 16, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Revving Up for Slow Times

How local entrepreneurs plan to weather the recession

"...PeopleFund, the leading nonprofit small-business lender in Austin and Central Texas, helps entrepreneurs who contribute to broader community..."

Dec. 5, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: Controlling Developers

The hidden costs of Proposition 2

"...It's no coincidence that Mueller and the Domain are the two major city development-incentive contracts..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Column by Katherine Gregor

The Making of Downtown North

The Domain may sound like just another fancy mall – but planners say it's the seed of a second Austin

"...It's been derided as a shopper's Disneyland and pre-emptively dismissed by many Central Austinites as a..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

There Goes the Sun

Austin's clean-energy industry appears poised to take off -- but city leaders seem surprisingly unenthusiastic.

"...Austin politics, nobody really gets to vote for Mom and apple pie. There's always some constituency that's disgusted by..."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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