Austin @ Large: Jackie Opts Out

Mayor Pro Tem Jackie Goodman declines to run for the job itself.

"...to the people, you should have a conversation with Mayor Pro Tem Jackie Goodman, who will not be running..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Jackie, Oh!

"It's been a long time since a woman was mayor," Jackie Goodman mused the other day.

"..."It's been a long time since a woman was mayor," Jackie Goodman mused the other day. Understand, of course,..."

Sept. 29, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Austin @ Large: A Very Mayor-y Christmas

Enjoy your present from Gus Garcia. (You can't return it. Some assembly required.)

"...to stepping down because they can't win, and when Mayor Gus Garcia announced he wouldn't seek another term, he..."

Dec. 27, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Goodman Out, Garza In

Road to 10-1 gets a little more crowded

"...District 2 - and her treasurer will be former Mayor Pro Tem Jackie Goodman, who is stepping aside and..."

April 8, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Proudly "successful" businessman Brad Meltzer aims to cut to the chase in the mayor's race.

"...the basic principles of executives everywhere. "I want the mayor to be more like a CEO, and the council..."

April 4, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Will Council Take a Stand on PATRIOT Act?

Mayor Pro Tem Jackie Goodman's pro-civil-liberties resolution stalls on the dais

"...Mayor Pro Tem Jackie Goodman believed her resolution against the..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Tobacco-Free Triumph Goes Up in Smoke

The smoking ban won't go into effect until Sept. 1 -- which is another way of saying it's dead.

"...week since the City Council voted 4-3 for final approval of outgoing Mayor Gus Garcia's anti-smoking ordinance, most of..."

June 13, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

A Better Tomorrow

For years, the city of Austin's arts funding process has been mired in perpetual gloom, but with the city reviewing its Cultural Contracts Program, artists and arts companies talking with each other about collaborations and a shared vision of what the arts mean to Austin, there are glimmers of light on the city's arts funding horizon.

"...For years, the city of Austin's arts funding process has been mired in perpetual gloom. The instrument by..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

"...the Austin Independent School District plans to hear a proposal from Edison Schools Inc. -- a private, for-profit school..."

Jan. 18, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Council Watch

Council divided on Gotham condo project; Jesus Garza gets a big raise; East Austin residents voice concerns about the future of the brown building and flood control.

"...topic of whether to allow the 120-foot Gotham condominium project to lay stakes at Town Lake and the Congress..."

Dec. 17, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Point Austin: Here They Come!

With the November kickoff approaching, the municipal candidates begin to emerge

"...and to engage in popular democracy over such riveting propositions as: "The constitutional amendment to abolish the constitutional authority..."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Everybody Loves a Wynn-er

Will Wynn is his own flavor of ice cream -- pure vanilla, but mixed with nuts

"...On the one hand: Will Wynn is the pro-business, tight-fisted, basic-services-hawking anchor of the right flank of the..."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Some kind of weapon is being held to the heads of the hurry-up council

"...this session had the dismal task of being speaker pro tem of the Texas House, was handling the gavel..."

June 6, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Signed and Sealed

With Bradley Out of the Way, Council Turns Attention to Stratus

"...settlement with Gary Bradley no longer has the qualifier "proposed" stuck before it, the way every criminal is described..."

March 31, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Seven of Five

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

"...and Scott Marks -- who want to change the system from within, though for different reasons. Tepper, an interesting..."

April 18, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

A New Social Order

Whither Equinomics?

"...vetted at a few public hearings, tweaked accordingly, and approved. But nobody except the mayor's office seemed to be..."

Aug. 13, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Come On Down

"...Council is back in action this week with a 130-plus-item agenda (usually a few inches thick and bound with..."

July 2, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Turning Point

Relations on the Mend

"...Robin Rather When the City Council gave its preliminary approval of the Forum last November, S.O.S. representatives failed to..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

Betty Baker Rules

Love her or fear her, Austin's land-use queen rules the city her own way

"...30-year career of crafting the city's planning and development process, is much, much larger than the woman herself. The..."

April 2, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Equinomics

"...Mayor Kirk Watson and Council Member Jackie Goodman have each..."

Aug. 13, 1999 News Feature

Cast a Giant Shadow

Evaluating the mayoral legacy of Kirk Watson

"...as the rock-opera Jesus Christ Superstar ("He's just a mayor ... And we've had so many mayors before ...")...."

Nov. 23, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Colorblind Arts

"...remain a goal, as it does in other city programs such as hiring and contracting, and would be expanded..."

Oct. 16, 1998 News Column by Jenny Staff

Austin @ Large: End Games

The end of the Watson Era, Slusher's predicament, and corrected Austin demographics

"...Assuming something weird doesn't happen that would force a mayoral runoff in December, Kirk Watson will only preside over,..."

Oct. 19, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Watch

City lays out new housing program, Southpark Meadows goes for world-class venue, Zilker Neighborhood Association holds council candidates forum

"...housing got some new teeth last week, with the approval of the SMART housing initiative. (SMART, in this case,..."

April 28, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Austin's $100 limit on campaign donations survives another court test -- does that mean it works?

"...To have Mayor Pro Tem Jackie Goodman effectively testify against the city,..."

March 21, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Road to Rail

Can light rail in Austin work well with Smart Growth?

"...State Highway 130 or any other road-warrior dream. The problems of today are not going to be solved, or..."

July 21, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Jesus Garza goes out on top, but not necessarily to universal acclaim.

"...and friends at his news conference, including Davidson, former mayors Bruce Todd and Roy Butler, and former U.S. Rep...."

Jan. 11, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

The City Council greets the Gus Garcia Era.

"...is not an omen, just about the first thing Mayor Gus Garcia got to do in office was declare..."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Imminent Harm

The city plays a high-stakes, high-risk game with Stratus Properties, while the citizens look on

"..."I hope we can proceed tonight with respectful dialogue and respect for everyone who's..."

July 19, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

The city tightens its belt; the road widening that never was

"...boring in recent memory. Not because the draft budget produced by City Manager Jesus Garza already gives them what..."

Aug. 10, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

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