Council Recap: Water and Housing

Council takes on excessive water bills, "missing middle" in housing

"...measures during its April 7 meeting related to affordable housing, ground transportation chauffeurs, excessive water bills, and zoning to..."

April 8, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Community First! Expansion to Create 1,400 Additional Homes for Austin's Formerly Homeless Neighbors

A neighborhood to call home

"...Alan Graham, founder and CEO of Mobile Loaves & Fishes, is fond of..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Council Recap: Once-Sacred Neighborhood Protections Battered by Austin's Affordability Crisis

Are taller buildings with less parking the answer?

"...City Council didn’t take any action (and had not planned to) Thursday on a draft proposal..."

May 21, 2022 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Housing Blueprint Strategery

City Council works Merck, Housing Plan, Austin Oaks PUD

"...proposed incentives agreement with Merck & Co., a Strategic Housing Blueprint, and an Austin Oaks PUD. Those three high-profile..."

April 17, 2017 News Post by Michael King

A Development Project With a Silver Lining

The Rebekah Baines Johnson Center is about to be part of an ambitious master planned community for Austin seniors.

"...A lone residential tower that stands alongside I-35 just east of Downtown is about to..."

July 11, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

Planning Commission Leaders Step Down to Chart Housing Waters

Conor Kenny and Fayez Kazi look to bring more affordable housing to Austin

"...of the city's Planning Commission – Chair Conor Kenny and Vice Chair Fayez Kazi – stepped down from the..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Then There's This: Housing Bond Back on Ballot?

After voters' rejection in 2012, November may bring another try

"...Last year's tactical errors leading to a failed housing bond election have become this year's lesson plan for..."

May 3, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Connecting a Whole Community

Austin and Google Fiber move to bridge the digital divide

"...heard down the hallway was of fingers hitting keyboards and mice clicking away. For many of the hundreds of..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Austin @ Large: To Preserve and Thrive

Alvarez and Thomas' Eastside plan needs fine-tuning, but it's about time

"...Austin" issue, I riffed on Eastside revitalization, or gentrification, and whether we can create one without the other. Clearly,..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Previews Fall's Main Event: A Land Development Code Revision

A code, foretold

"...last two months, mostly on the dais, to shape Land Development Code revision (what was once CodeNEXT). At its..."

May 10, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Blamed After Break-Ins at Future Housing for People Exiting Homelessness

Former Candlewood Suites hotel broken into and vandalized

"...City officials are responding after the former Candlewood Suites hotel in far Northwest Austin, purchased by the..."

May 20, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Community Cornerstones

Gourmet takeout markets and groceries are establishing themselves less as luxury than necessity

"...VALUES, AESTHETICS, AND TASTE BUDSFarm to Market Grocery..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Council Recap: Too Little Affordable Housing, or Too Much?

Two Southeast projects divide dais; APD’s state grants OK’d

"...for victims services, the mental health first responders program, and processing evidence for sexual assault cases...."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Riley and Tovo Join the Mix

Incumbents enter and 10-1 Races Begin to Take Shape

"...running again. CM Mike Martinez has announced for mayor. And the two eligible to run – Chris Riley and..."

April 7, 2014 News Post by Michael King

Eastside Housing Proposals Blow Up at Council

"That was crazy"

"...When City Council (acting as the Austin Housing Finance Corporation Board of Direc­tors) voted to award an..."

Sept. 25, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Elgin Agrarian Community Promises Co-op Living on the Blackland Prairie

“It’s like an urban twist on traditional farming.”

"...On Friday afternoons, residents of the Elgin Agrarian Community will knock off work, return to their energy-efficient homes,..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Missoula, Montana and Boulder, Colorado

Tale of Two Cities

"...about these days. It makes the speaker sound thoughtful and forward-looking. Political candidates can insist on their strong planning..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature

Gentrification and Affordability Shapes the District 1 and 3 Races

Never-ending Eastside stories

"...It's all about housing affordability for José Velásquez, and for most Eastside candidates..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Proposed Animal Shelter Move Gets Community Howling

Plan to move ailing Town Lake Animal Center to East Austin creates strange bedfellows

"...What do no-kill-animal-shelter advocates, Eastside activists, and a West Austin neighborhood association have in common? For..."

June 15, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Council: Members Spar on Affordable Housing, Meaning of Compassion

"...measures during its April 7 meeting related to affordable housing, ground transportation chauffeurs, excessive water bills, and zoning to..."

April 15, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Grow and Prosper

With neighbors still reeling from 1990 expansion, Hyde Park Baptist plans another growth project.

"...unlikely outpost for a contingent of religious pioneers. The neighborhood, built in 1889 in what was then the far..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Eastside Community Organizations

"...incestuous to central-city liberals surprised to run into friends and allies over margaritas, but that's only because, in the..."

July 21, 1995 News Feature

The Life and Times of Gus Garcia

City Council Member Gus Garcia retires after more than 30 years of public service

"...Gus Garcia. He has a long list of accomplishments and a lot of people know it, but somehow the..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

At Council: More Apartments, North and South

Council considers two zoning cases facing opposition from surrounding neighbors

"...a plan to permanently support virtual testimony at Council and at board and commission meetings; reaffirming the city's commitment..."

Oct. 15, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council and Staff Push and Pull Over Campsites and Transit Oriented Development

OK, how about here?

"...After pushback from City Council and the community at large against a "preliminary list" of..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Candidates in District 6 and 10 Diverge on Police, Housing, Land Use

Race(s) to the West

"...Austin that lies in Williamson County – contains suburban neighborhoods that are increasingly purple, it's still home to a..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Housing Casts Shadows on Council's Preelection Agenda

The home stretch

"...ordinance passed in 2014 that protects Austin residents from housing discrimination based on their source of income – such..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Meeting Highlights Opposition to Riverside Development

Audience decries the "sham" public hearing and many aspects of the plan

"...Wednesday evening, March 27, city staff hosted a “community meeting” concerning the major redevelopment proposed for Riverside Drive/South..."

March 29, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Samsung-Adjacent Affordable Housing Complex Is Probably Not Cheap Enough for Factory Workers

What does “affordable” really mean?

"...A new affordable housing development adjacent to the massive Samsung chip factory will..."

Oct. 16, 2023 News Post by Mae Lackey

The Spirit of the City and the Letter of the Law Collide at Sekrit Theater

Beau Reichert struggles with the city over his backyard arts complex

"...Around the corner trees give way to an impressive, handcrafted pavilion with a bulging disco ball hanging from the..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

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