The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...progressive and successful public official who understands how government works, and how to get things done in a pragmatic..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Feature

The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...progressive and successful public official who understands how government works, and how to get things done in a pragmatic..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

"...least $10 an hour to afford food, bills and housing; with one child, at least $17 an hour --..."

May 31, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...council took $750,000 out of the meager $1 million Housing Trust fund for low-income housing to cover up the..."

May 3, 2002 Column

Dusting Away the Cobwebs

"...been the case for one, at least: the Austin Housing Finance Corporation. What, never heard of it? One would..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Public Notice: Setting an Agenda for Land Use

"...bigger buildings on those corridors in exchange for affordable housing and other public benefits included in the project –..."

June 3, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Twitter Flame War Fires Up Austin FC Supporters to Help the Unhoused

For Los Verdes, y'all means all

"...address homelessness through decriminalization and investments in new long-term housing was approved by just 90,498 of Austin's close to..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Kit O’Connell

Public Notice: Department of Unintended Consequences

Could the new land development code actually make Austin less affordable?

"...the entire country for the number of new multifamily housing permits being issued (per a recent report by RealPage,..."

Jan. 24, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City Council: The Race Is On

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

"...in March, to oversee the completion of several income-restricted housing projects currently in the works, including the multifamily development..."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Finding the Sweet Spot

For Austin's 'density bonus' development program – what's on our wish list?

"...voluntary developer-funded community benefits – say, funding for affordable housing, parks, walkable streetscapes, and space for small, local businesses...."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Building Utopia

After years of pipe dreams, politics, and planning, the new Mueller Neighborhood is rising at last

"...the city's declared progressive social values: Green Urbanism, affordable housing, neighborhoods that build community, and environmental sustainability. Forged in..."

Sept. 29, 2006 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...from renewing their meters, the council insisted that Public Works and Transportation immediately replace 15-minute, 30-minute, and one-hour meters..."

Aug. 22, 1997 News Feature

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

Ready to rumble?

"...but she still supports Pecan Gardens, the permanent supportive housing development that remains controversial in her district. "There isn't..."

Jan. 5, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Charts New Territory With Project Connect Anti-Displacement Fund

Bringing transit home

"...million anti-displacement fund, aiming to offset the increase in housing costs expected along the corridors served by new rail..."

May 21, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

Herself

Irish Lifetime Movie of the Week-style melodrama is cheering enough

"...Herself is set within the framework of the Dublin housing crisis, which due to various economic factors (not the..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Austin City Council Shows Surprising Interest in Upzoning

Mayor throws a curveball in advance of Monday's new Land Development Code revision report

"...Code revision and offer recommendations to staff as it works on its second supplemental report on the code, to..."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Formerly Homeless Find Good Neighbors at Community First! Village

A week’s stay at Austin’s most talked about neighborhood

"...his home in Community First! Village, MLF's innovative supportive housing program in eastern Travis County. "It was a weird..."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Breathing Room for the City Budget

Proposed FY 2019 city budget features sunnier projections

"...• "government that works for all."..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

CodeNEXT's Sound Check Gets Under Way

There's still (a little) time to tell city planners how you feel about the way Austin's designed

"...write code that's right for how Austin lives and works...."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Katie Matlack

From Runways to Sidewalks

The Mueller neighborhood at midcourse

"...the route through Mueller is that the development's affordable housing component may increase its chances for receiving matching federal..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Actual Innocence

Austinite wrongfully convicted for a decade-old school prank hopes to clear his name

"...minimum-wage jobs and forcing him to live in substandard housing...."

July 29, 2011 News Feature by Caitlin Meredith

American Violet

This moving message film tells a story about a miscarriage of Texas justice.

"...of waitressing and government assistance. She lives in a housing project, where her mother, Alma (Woodard), babysits her girls..."

May 1, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

About AIDS

"...Supportive Housing Options Expanded New housing options are now available for..."

March 28, 2003 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Griffith supported "bond funding for affordable housing." Actually, Griffith regularly votes against zoning for affordable housing...."

March 15, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Housing, ACC, and Spooner.

"..."House of Cards" (Oct. 22) about the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program, fails to address perhaps the two..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Column

Postscripts

Shuttle Carnage Looms

"...the Triangle area needs more of this excellent affordable housing. I'm sure the Hyde Park residents would support more..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Column

311 Story in Error

"...trying to encourage growth in town, while the Public Works powers are trying to push growth to the outskirts...."

Oct. 25, 1996 Column

Life on the 38th Parallel

GAINing Ground

"...transgression against Mitchell is its opposition to a low-income housing development proposed for the adjacent, traditionally black Anderson neighborhood,..."

Jan. 12, 1996 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Direct File website doesn’t work for gig income, but works for people with W-2s, unemployment income, Social Security income,..."

March 22, 2024 News Feature

Council Recap: Taking It (For) the Streets

New impact fee plan makes its first trip to the dais

"...the impact fee plan, which has been in the works for several years, that would ask developers to help..."

Nov. 13, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

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