Headlines

"...Tuesday, May 3, in the May 7 city of Austin election over a single proposition: Prop. 1, the ordinance..."

April 22, 2016 News Feature

All That $10 Million Can't Buy

Anti-Prop 1 faction celebrates referendum's resounding defeat

"...Our Choice was packed with people who’d thrown their efforts into the referendum’s defeat – not only local politicians,..."

May 7, 2016 News Post by Amy Kamp

The Road to Prop 1

"...anticipated advent of app-based ride-hailing companies beginning operations in Austin, City Manager Marc Ott releases a memorandum addressing possible..."

May 13, 2016 News Feature

Public Notice: Strange Bedfellows

Does ridesharing work for Austin?

"...an op-ed in the Statesman penned in support of Ridesharing Works for Austin by Travis County Repub­lic­an Party Vice..."

April 1, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Headlines

"...regs ... and oh yes, transportation network companies (aka "ridesharing"), with a showdown between a TNC-underwritten petition campaign and..."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Feature

Deport Leffingwell

"...persona of their creators. As we are seeing in Austin, rideshare app creators will take any action necessary to..."

May 5, 2016 Postmarks

Quote of the Week

"...cabs out there ... and that simply doesn't work for the community."..."

April 15, 2016 News Column

Dueling Ballots

"...passengers in a travel lane, and require other regulations for Transportation Network Companies?"..."

March 18, 2016 News Feature

Headlines

"...City Council meets today, April 14, to talk solutions for creating permanent affordable housing at the Sun Chase Planned..."

April 15, 2016 News Feature

Headlines

"...target of a recall petition campaign in her South Austin District 5, but as of press time Wednesday, no..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Feature

Headlines

"...Self-Regulation: The latest front in the ride-for-hire controversy is a petition drive initiated by a coalition..."

Jan. 1, 2016 News Feature

Notes On Kamp: Vote Locally

It's local elections that most affect people's daily lives

"...It would be nice if Austinites could get as worked up about any other political..."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

City Slickers

How the state's most influential conservative think tank works to undermine our local control

"...debated Proposition K, the November ballot measure that calls for a third-party efficiency audit of the city. Chuck DeVore..."

Oct. 12, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

RideAustin Enters the Ride-hailing Market

Nonprofit TNC launches app

"...Adding to the growing number of ride-hailing options in Austin since Uber and Lyft’s wholesale evacuation, a new nonprofit,..."

May 23, 2016 News Post by Kahron Spearman

Notes on Kamp: The Illusion of Safety

Prop 1 is terrible, but the regulations it seeks to overturn need work

"...how much money's been spent convincing voters to be "for" Prop 1, so I won't revisit those details. But..."

May 6, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Filling the Gap

In the wake of Uber and Lyft's exit, drivers and riders look for alternatives

"...and going home in protest of Prop 1's failure, Austinites who used to rely on the juggernaut TNCs are..."

May 13, 2016 News Feature by Mac McCann

Notes on Kamp: Everybody Loses

Council considers bad, outdated regs for Uber and Lyft

"...The Chronicle's endorsement for the May 7 election won't come out until the..."

April 8, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

Uber and Lyft Are Back, in Case You Missed Them

Drivers and riders react to return of TNC giants

"...of self-imposed exile, Uber and Lyft have returned to Austin. Both of the transportation network companies' apps recommenced operations..."

June 2, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

City Council: The Race Is On

Previewing November’s elections for Districts 1, 3, 8, and 9

"...City Council's 10-1 format is now into its fourth year, meaning it's graduated..."

June 22, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Council: It's All on Camera

City Council gets ready to dive back into the breach

"...adjourned at afternoon tea time, an extraordinarily civilized moment for a council prone to drift unwillingly into the late..."

May 20, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Can a Working Musician Find a Decent Job in This Town?

Musicians looking to subsidize their poverty-level passion already have one strike against them

"...Sitting in the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians office last summer, waiting for an eye..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Music Feature by Leslie Sisson

Making Car Ownership Obsolete

Zipcar, Car2Go: Our mission is to sell zero cars

"...Four years ago, Heyride introduced Austin to the concept of ridesharing, but stalled out. Now..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Vote No on Prop 1

You mean the election already happened?

"...companies decided they did not like legislation passed in Austin. They mounted a spoiled-brat, dishonest campaign to try to..."

May 13, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Council: Fire, Flood, and Men on Horseback

Contentious issues fill this week's slate

"...States Department of Justice concerning hiring practices within the Austin Fire Department." This particular blaze has been simmering a..."

May 16, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Leave Town

"...Dear Editor, I voted "no" on Austin's Proposition 1 yesterday. Super easy, too! Just showed up..."

May 2, 2016 Postmarks

Headlines

"...comments on the budget, hammering out the selection process for applicants looking to get in on free Google Fiber..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature

Top 10 City Council Stories

The big stories of Council's last seven-member year

"...endless dispute over cadet hiring and diversity at the Austin Fire Department came to a head, as Council acceded..."

Jan. 2, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

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