Place 5 'Up for Grabs' as Clarke, McCracken Square Off

"...-- predicted that voters would send Brewster McCracken and Margot Clarke into a run-off for the Place 5 seat..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Pro-Kim/Anti-Clarke Crowd Celebrates

Place 3 run-off candidate Jennifer Kim soaks up victory with supporters

"...former Sierra Club and League of Conservation Voters staffer Margot Clarke for Place 3 on the Austin City Council...."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Clarke Garners Most Votes, No Guarantees

Place 3

"...Martinez put it) the face of Austin's future, while Margot Clarke, 51, is the Austin traditionalist trying to carry..."

May 13, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Margot and Brewster Get Their (Red) Ink On

"...Either Brewster McCracken or Margot Clarke, on the other hand, will have the unenviable..."

May 30, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Another Take on Clarke Funding

"...unhappy with the treatment given to the $91,000 that Margot Clarke will receive for the run-off campaign. In "Headlines,"..."

May 27, 2005 Postmarks

Austin @ Large: The Not-So-Great Divide

Are Brewster McCracken and Margot Clarke as far apart as Austin voters want them to be?

"...Meanwhile, his current opponent, Margot Clarke, is marching toward June 7 through her own..."

May 30, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Seven of Five

Brewster McCracken, Margot Clarke lead the pack in a crowded open-seat City Council race

"...first," he says. "I trust that it can happen here."Margot Chases Brewster That leaves the two front-runners, which is..."

April 18, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Clarke Backs Smoking Ban

"...the Chronicle's Amy Smith, City Council Place 5 candidate Margot Clarke supported Mayor Gus Garcia's campaign for a tougher..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature

Austin @ Large: The Big Mac Attack

The landslide victory of Brewster McCracken may have significantly mixed messages.

"...ending up with 64.2% of the final vote to Margot Clarke's 35.8%. (Even the giddiest volunteers at McCracken's afterparty..."

June 13, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Revenge of the Doughnuts!

Jennifer Kim wins the old-fashioned way

"...elections, the candidate anointed by central-city progressives, that being Margot Clarke, cleaned up among those self-same progressives. And has..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...SOS Chooses Margot Clarke..."

June 6, 2003 Column

Austin @ Large: On Your Marks!

It's never too early (or too late?) for a council-race pregame show

"...boils down more simply – it's a contest between Margot and the Non-Margot. In 2003, the latter role was..."

Dec. 31, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...these missives have one thing in common: support for Margot Clarke for City Council. The hate-filled, homophobic rhetoric is..."

June 10, 2005 Column

New Trumps Old in Run-Off

Election night is one of disappointment for Place 3 run-off candidate Margot Clarke and her supporters

"...Fred McGhee didn't expect Margot Clarke's election night party to be so mellow by..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Endorsements

The Chronicle endorsements

"...Place 5: Margot Clarke..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature

Austin Cannot Tolerate Hate Politics

"...these missives have one thing in common: support for Margot Clarke for City Council. The hate-filled, homophobic rhetoric is..."

June 8, 2005 Postmarks

And They're Off!

City Council races pick up steam at candidate forums

"...Dunkerley. In the much more hotly contested Place 3, Margot Clarke picked up an endorsement from the South Austin..."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

Place 5 Run-Off: It's All Over But the Votin'

Margot Clarke and Brewster McCracken head for the finish line Saturday.

"...Margot Clarke could win if she's able to sweep some..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Election Wrap-up

"...Place 5: Brewster vs. Margot..."

May 9, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Endorsement

The 'Chronicle' endorses Margot Clarke in Place 3

"...City Council – Place 3 Run-Off: Margot Clarke..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere.

"...June 11, as voters make a final decision between Margot Clarke and Jennifer Kim. Get out and vote!..."

June 10, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Campaign Update: Frontrunner Dues and Blues

Kim and Clarke race for the line

"...The City Council Place 3 run-off campaign between frontrunner Margot Clarke and newcomer Jennifer Kim, currently in the early..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

Endorsements

The Chronicle endorsements

"...Place 5: Margot Clarke It's rare that we meet with this impressive..."

April 18, 2003 News Feature

Endorsements

The Chronicle endorsements

"...Place 5: Margot Clarke It's rare that we meet with this impressive..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature

Page Two

The anti-smoking ordinance is an unconscionable social experiment in an already sketchy economic environment; the Place 5 run-off boasts two good candidates, so no need to get ugly; and we report the news, not slurs.

"...certain hysteria has emerged in the run-off election between Margot Clarke and Brewster McCracken for Place 5. This is..."

May 30, 2003 Column by Louis Black

The Council We Deserve?

In the races for City Council, it's a search for competence amidst the chaff

"...the four is arguably qualified for the position, though Margot Clarke and Mandy Dealey have the perhaps marginal advantage..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

Council Candidates Take Their Places

Many scramble to replace Slusher and Goodman; only Gale takes on Dunkerley

"...citizens, among them: Steve Beers, Ruth Epstein, Jack Goodman, Clarke Heidrick, Sabino Renteria, Brigid Shea, Mike Sheffield, Niyanta Spelman,..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...attorney Marc Levin, threatened to file suit, presumably against Margot Clarke and City Manager Toby Futrell, to stop Clarke..."

May 27, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Page Two

With few big surprises, the recent local election left us to ponder single-member districts, minority representation, and campaign spending. Also: the consequences of wristband counterfeiting, and The Chronicle Hour is no more.

"...as much name recognition as anyone in the election. Margot Clarke certainly didn't have the name recognition, and neither..."

May 9, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Point Austin: Lessons Learned

As the dust clears, what wisdom remains from the latest council free-for-all?

"...least hurt by the coffin-nail vote was Place 3's Margot Clarke, although she was also the most vocal in..."

May 20, 2005 News Column by Michael King

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