The Opportunity to Reimagine Public Safety Is Here Right Now. Will Austin Take It?

“We want everything that can be done outside of the police, to be done outside of the police.”

"...Council certainly sounded thankful for the recommendations the City-Community Reimagining Public Safety Task Force had just laid at their..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Council Forum Covers “R.E.A.L. Solutions” to Gentrification and Displacement, Affordable Housing, and Public Safety

Candidates commit to addressing racial justice and equity

"...racism to discuss gentrification and displacement, affordable housing, and public safety. Organized by Grassroots Leadership, Commun­ities of Color United,..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Lilli Hime

Public Notice: Trying to Get Swimmers’ Ears

Plus parks, public safety, naked gardening, and more...

"...to scheduling. So the upshot is that while the public may be ready to take to the pools again..."

April 30, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Whose Streets?

Imagine if you can... No police, no cars...

"...Com­mis­sion's "Smart policing reform is possible without jeopardizing the safety of our businesses, churches, neighborhoods and schools. Taxpayer-funded studies..."

July 17, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

“Reimagining” APD and Its Huge Budget Starts Now

City Council and the city manager try to move away from policing, but is it enough?

"...a recent interview. "The two crises, the pandemic and public safety, are very much evolutions and we need to..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Home Prices Still High

No surprise there, and they'll go higher. Plus policing.

"..."Austin-area Home Sales and Prices Set New Record" was..."

May 21, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council Mulls Radical Changes to Police Structure

Reimagining public safety – and how to pay for it

"...in. Thus far, Council members have focused primarily on public safety – looking for ways to reduce the Austin..."

July 31, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council District 4: A Council Veteran Seeks Transformation

Incumbent Greg Casar looks to continue reimagining public safety if reelected to third term

"...away from policing and mass incarceration and toward community-based safety; and a citywide anti-displacement plan. "We are swimming upstream,..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Austin at Large: Truth and Reconciliation

“Reimagining” public safety will involve more than just technocratic change

"...recommit to equitable justice as a precondition for the public to truly be safe. "R" Stands for "Rocky Road"..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Q&A With City Manager Spencer Cronk

In his first sit-down interview with the Chronicle, Austin's CM discusses public safety, the budget, and next steps

"...interview. We discussed Cronk's proposed fiscal year 2021 budget, reimagining public safety, the impact of COVID-19, and the city's..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: We Have Better Things to Do

Stay mad, Dan Patrick! Public safety will be reimagined, with or without you

"...again, that this is why we need to reimagine public safety. The City Hall task force devoted to this..."

April 16, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: More Than We Could Imagine

At an unexpectedly delicate moment, Austinites can flip the script on public safety

"...When it was first conceived last summer, the City-Community Reimagining Public Safety Task Force was expected to deliver its..."

April 23, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin at Large: Polling and the Police

What we know, don't know, and need to know about the public's view of public safety

"...support reducing funding for our police force. "Austinites want safety and justice, and not fewer police officers," said former..."

July 17, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

A Guide to the Panels Working to Change APD

Safety in numbers

"...of committees that are working out the details of "reimagining public safety." Here's a brief rundown of who's involved..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Approves Operator for First Trauma Recovery Center in Texas

Safety > punishment

"...violent relationships – that was their intended goal. The Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, established to generate policy ideas..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Small Change at APD

An interim chief and a blueprint for academy reform

"...been influential in the last year's drive to "reimagine public safety," they had urged Cronk to look outside APD..."

March 26, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council and Advocates Balk at New Municipal Court Security Force

Would a proposed a stand-alone City Marshal Office be unmarshaled?

"...advocates – especially ones who served on the City-Community Reimagining Public Safe­ty Task Force – knew nothing of plans..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Plays the APD Chief Dating Game

Finalists court the community for Austin police top job

"...Essentially public job interviews, the hybrid forums were held in person..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Police Funding Restored; Is It Too Much, or Not Enough?

The 2020 city budget finds itself coming full circle

"...told us. "We shifted the way we thought about public safety last year thanks to a coalition of organizers..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Seven Candidates Vie for the Future of District 4

Special election decides who will complete Greg Casar's term at City Hall

"...Austin/Vamos Austin (GAVA), a member of the city's recent Reimagining Public Safety Task Force, and one of Casar's seven..."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Police Chief Brian Manley Announces Retirement

Manley's 30-year career with APD will end March 28

"...The public push to replace Manley as Austin’s Police Chief began..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Meet the New Chief, Not the Same as the Old Chief

Chacon commits to change as academy moves toward reopening

"...could then be shared with Cronk, Council, and the public. He was less amenable to committing to include all..."

March 26, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

APD "Reimagined" Training Academy Still a Work in Progress

Adoption of new curriculum for pilot cadet class scheduled for May 31

"...academy, one that's aligned with the community's goals in "reimagining public safety." That means cleansing the toxic culture created..."

May 14, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Forces Within the (Task) Force: The Working Groups

"...The Reimagining Public Safety Task Force included 17 community members representing..."

April 30, 2021 News Feature

Austin on Forefront of Addressing Excessive Force Used by Police During Protests

Shock and awe at mass indictment in Black Lives Matter protest shootings

"...names of those 11 officers have never been made public; neither has information on what kind of discipline they..."

Feb. 25, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Finally, Forensics Flies Free From APD

Council approves “decoupling” of police crime lab

"...leaders to do so in 2016. “This shows that ‘reimagining public safety is not the divisive work that some..."

Feb. 10, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

APD Veteran Named Interim Police Chief as City Launches Speedy Search

Joe Chacon not a “placeholder,” says City Manager Cronk

"...been influential in the last year’s drive to “reimagine public safety,” they had urged Cronk to look outside APD..."

March 22, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

New Audits Highlight Problems at Police Academy

“It comes down to the culture”

"...friendly face that people trust and seek out for safety. But the training division prioritizes this paramilitary approach: a..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Ugly End to Jason Dusterhoft's Police Career Was Only the Beginning for APD

Three chiefs gone in Austin

"...police over APD personnel matters. Instead of issuing a public explanation for the demotion, Manley sent out a picture..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin at Large: A Strong-Mayor Sweet Spot?

Advocates throw some salt on the pleasant-tasting "pro-democracy" reform plan

"...Austin Now's reborn effort to re-up the ban on public camping (that is, on visible homelessness), or the sputtery..."

Jan. 1, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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