Young Parents, UT Students Support Zoning Changes at Historic Meeting

The renting generations

"...up for consideration come from June and September Council resolutions, respectively: permitting the use of tiny homes on SF..."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Crosstalk: City Council Calls for a Music Census Every Five Years, and More Music News

Jeff Tweedy and Joan Baez's ATX meetup, and Christian Bland's new house

"...City Council passed a resolution earlier this month accepting the results of Sound Music..."

June 16, 2023 Music Column by Kriss Conklin

Council Attitudes on Land-Use Change as Limits on Building Near Houses Are Eased

Council cuts compatibility with little opposition

"...Only two Council members voted against the resolution...."

June 9, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Parks Board Recommends Zilker Plan Despite Misinformation-Fueled Outrage

Stakeholders respond to 5,000-seat amphitheater concerns

"...approval of the plan after midnight Monday. In its resolution, the board stresses that the Parks and Recreation Department..."

May 26, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

The Latest News From Austin Election Campaigns

District 5 and 8 candidate forums, Beto gets around, and so do local endorsements

"...Harper-Madison initiated a measure (known inside City Hall as Resolution 66) to address APD's racist and homophobic culture, in..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Council Has Much Business to Attend to Before Its Break

A 125-item agenda stands between Council and a summer break

"...The very next item (66) is the Adler/Alter plan to tweak compatibility standards that..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: Setting an Agenda for Land Use

"...second is a broader and less defined initiative (Item 66) to reduce compatibility limits and parking requirements for all..."

June 3, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Trouble With Tank Farms

East Austinites who saw the health impacts of a tank farm in the 1990s push back against new proposal

"...pushback from the community for years, largely, Carrillo and 66-year-old neighbor Frieda Jones said, because people weren't aware of..."

April 1, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher

Austin Is a “Stop-and-Frisk” City, Ongoing APD Review Reveals

Kroll report documents ongoing questionable, inequitable policing

"...findings, particularly Natasha Harper-Madison, who authored the December 2019 resolution (known as Resolution 66) that called for the review..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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

Three chiefs gone in Austin

"...APD's culture – called for in a City Council resolution known as "Resolution 66." These were ongoing when Austin..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Opinion: Over 200,000 Asian People in Central Texas Feel the Heartache of Georgia. Do You?

Central Texas leaders and community members should stand against anti-Asian hate through specific actions

"...not unintentionally advance hate and discrimination. Passing House Concurrent Resolution 66 is a good start. Language access in public-serving..."

April 2, 2021 Column by Darlene Lanham

Panel Slams Problematic APD Training Videos

Audit identifies in 112 videos clear patterns in how cops treat people of color

"...Adding to the pile of problems burdening Austin's currently..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

New Audits Highlight Problems at Police Academy

“It comes down to the culture”

"...of 52.5%. By comparison, 81.6% of white men and 66.76% of white women graduated from the academy. Weyandt's analysis..."

Jan. 8, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Music Rally Demands City Funding: “Put Up or Shut Up”

Thursday’s Council vote portrayed both as last stand ... and a start

"...toward a Music Venue Preservation Fund via their SAVES Resolution (Item 52), which will continued to be hashed out..."

Sept. 28, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Council: Back to the Dais

Short month, long agendas

"...that time were to be Council Member Ann Kitchen's resolution to remove city parkland from consideration for a professional..."

Feb. 2, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

City Council: As the Year Turns

Council kicks off 2018 with long agenda

"...• Enter the Cronk: Item 66 concerns the formal appointment of new City Manager Spencer..."

Jan. 26, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Lege Lines: Stretching Toward a Sunset

Don't praise the Senate GOP for working quickly to pass what's needed

"...busy work. Thus the reading and passage of House Resolution 34, recognizing Nelson Mandela International Day...."

July 21, 2017 News Column by Mary Tuma

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

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

"...In one conversation we pretty much came to a resolution around that. There's a willingness to accommodate these very..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

10-1, Take Two

Five City Council incumbents up for re-election this November

"...and to increase PARD's budget for 2015-16. She's co-sponsored resolutions to increase solar energy participation and advanced the city's..."

May 20, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Crash Course

Cabs try to survive in the era of Uber

"...legal services to those who can't afford it, surveyed 66 drivers and found that drivers work 12 hours a..."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

High Stress at EMS

ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...Jan. 13, three weeks after making a New Year's resolution to "be done with this place," Austin-Travis County Emergency..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Texas School Funding

Still unconstitutional

"...In all, AISD taxpayers have sent $1.66 billion to the state since 2002 and, if the..."

Sept. 5, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: All Aboard for November

The players have arrived, now for the programs

"...under the deadline. At deadline, 5pm Monday, there were 66 balloted candidates posted by the City Clerk; by 6pm..."

Aug. 22, 2014 News Column by Michael King

Council: Everything That Fits

CMs get feisty heading into campaign season

"...so they added one more – a fairly innocuous resolution (sponsored by CMs Mike Martinez, Laura Morrison, and Kathie..."

June 13, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Council Stoked for Last Meeting of Year

Agenda lineup: affordable housing, Barton Springs Zone, PUD, and more

"...Several Council-generated resolutions are on tap for consideration, including:..."

Dec. 14, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

Beside the Point: All the Arguments That Fit

City Council agenda packed with volatile materials

"...over the aquifer in return for environmental mitigation (Item 66). Controversial when it was enacted, it's largely gone unused,..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Place 1: Significant Minor Victories

"...in 2009, when he bested Perla Cavazos with a 66% showing. That campaign was to complete the final two..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Daily Hustle: 12/13/10

2010's final City Council meeting

"...Item 66: On to items from council; this one, from Lee..."

Dec. 13, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Daily Hustle: 8/16/10

Ask yourself - Who's the MACC?

"...Item 9: The $144K contract for the Seaholm substation..."

Aug. 16, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Sharecropping on Wheels

While the city juggles taxicab franchises, drivers demand 'a fair shake'

"...for the privilege of using one of the city's 669 permits, held by the franchise – and several other..."

June 11, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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