Public Notice: Boards and Commissions in Revolt

Moving meetings out of City Hall is not a popular idea

"...Monday evening at City Hall, with Assistant City Manager Rodney Gonzales fielding questions and criticism from the commissioners and..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Full Speed Ahead

City, AISD unfazed by public criticism

"...A couple of weeks ago, Assistant City Manager Rodney Gonzales announced a plan to merge the city's Planning..."

July 24, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Event Horizon

As festivals, crowds, and expenses proliferate – is Austin approaching major event overload?

"...Rodney Gonzales is deputy director of the city's Economic Growth..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Council, City Utilities Continue to Soften Blow of Storms

Reason to relieve

"...repairs, like plumbing or tree removal. Assistant City Manager Rodney Gonzales, whose portfolio includes the Development Services Department, encouraged..."

March 5, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Dark Clouds Over Travis County Expo Center?

County and city at an impasse over hotel occupancy tax monies

"...catch Cronk's team by surprise, with Assistant City Manager Rodney Gonzales saying Eckhardt's move was "premature" in a hasty..."

Dec. 27, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Council Counters "Camp Abbott" With Plan to Convert a South Austin Motel Into a Low-Barrier Shelter

"...this strategy. In an August memo, Assistant City Manager Rodney Gonzales told Council, "Creating these environments may make it..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Homeless Officer Steps Back While Abbott Doubles Down

Putting Council under more pressure to act on homeless ordinances

"...letter sent Wednesday, Oct. 9, from Assistant City Manager Rodney Gonzales to Mayor Steve Adler and the City Council,..."

Oct. 10, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Cronk Meets Job Creation Goals

City manager names candidates for new executive team

"...in Watershed Protection forever, now faces his own colleague/subordinate Rodney Gonzales, head of Development Services, as well as Corpus..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Death Watch: Where’s Your Evidence?

Exculpatory testimony, DNA at issue in two landmark cases

"...Rodney Reed, the Bastrop man who's spent nearly 20 years..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: Where Does Money Come From?

Council's approach to money matters needs more work

"...solutions to the troubled department, new Development Review chief Rodney Gonzales, is still in his old role in Economic..."

April 3, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: What Goes Around ...

This week's news sounds suspiciously familiar

"...review and inspections," and will be headed up by Rodney Gonzales, who has, until now, been deputy director of..."

March 20, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin Considers Film Incentives

Localized subsidies proposed to fight off in-state competition

"...hub. City Economic Growth Redevelopment Services Office Deputy Director Rodney Gonzales noted that film and game production is a..."

April 22, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

F1: All Systems Go for November

Officials return from England with a series of race plans

"...City Deputy Director of Economic Growth and Redevel­op­ment Services Rodney Gonzales said, "While this race is unlike anything Central..."

July 20, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Council: Not Just STRs

Restore Rundberg, nondiscrimination also on the menu

"...criticized Austin's code permit process as "cumbersome and conflicting." Rodney Gonzales, recently appointed director of the Devel­op­ment Services Depart­ment,..."

Feb. 26, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Council Briefed on F1 Prep Work

Crowd and traffic control present biggest challenges

"...told Economic Growth and Redevel­op­ment Services Office Deputy Director Rodney Gonzales, "but let me ask you the basic question:..."

June 22, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Take Three

Texas film incentives don't always carry sufficient funding

"...majeure clause in the event of a talent strike. Rodney Gonzales, acting director for the city's Economic Growth and..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...personnel changes for multiple positions. Former Assistant City Manager Rodney Gonzales will retire in January after 17 years with..."

Sept. 8, 2023 News Feature

Council Recap: Melting Snow Everywhere, And Not A Drop to Drink

As water crisis continues, City Hall tries to expedite storm recovery

"...repairs, like plumbing or tree removal. Assistant City Manager Rodney Gonzales, whose portfolio includes the Development Services Department, encouraged..."

Feb. 26, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

A Budget Forged in Crisis Looks Toward Long-Term Opportunities

Resilience, rethinking, recovery

"...Rusthoven and Truelove's boss, Assistant City Manager Rodney Gonzales, sees the H&P merger as just one of..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Working Overtime to Provide for Unhoused Neighbors During the Coronavirus Pandemic

All shall be fed

"...released March 27, Assistant City Managers Chris Shorter and Rodney Gonzales outlined how homeless services are responding to COVID-19,..."

April 3, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Questions Abound as New Campground, Shelter Plans Announced

Helping address homelessness, or delaying real solutions?

"...throughout Austin. A memo issued by Assistant City Manager Rodney Gonzales on Aug. 15, in response to direction from..."

Nov. 7, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Making Better Plans

Code, even more NEXT

"...listing the three project leads – Assistant City Manager Rodney Gonzales, the Transportation Department's Annick Beau­det, and Development Services'..."

July 26, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

What Land Use Code Do We Need to Build the City We Want?

Planning a way forward after CodeNEXT

"...this month to give Cronk and Assistant City Manager Rodney Gonzales – now promoted to lead the portfolio of..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Headlines

"...the slots for over a year. Development Services Director Rodney Gonzales leapfrogs his boss to take over "economic opportunity..."

Dec. 28, 2018 News Feature

Headlines

"...City Hall veterans – Joe Pantalion, Sara Hensley, and Rodney Gonzales – are among the 10, with the rest..."

Nov. 30, 2018 News Feature

The Birth of Formula One – Austin

Some welcome the new offspring, and some don't, but the high-speed newcomer is at the starting gate

"...PR onslaught. Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services Dep­uty Director Rodney Gonzales said, "We're not planning for a perfect event."..."

Nov. 16, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Officials Ready for F1 Weekend

Public safety and transpo ready. Weather? We'll see.

"...Southwest, which this year drew roughly 240,000 visitors, noted Rodney Gonzales, deputy director of the city's Economic Growth and..."

Nov. 7, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

City Officials Jet Off to England

City says it's not a pleasure trip

"...Edwards, and Deputy Director for Economic Growth and Redevelopment Rodney Gonzales. Apart from that $5,556 expense, all other costs..."

July 6, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Death Watch: Appeals, Waived Appeals, and Conflicting Findings

Fifth Circuit strikes down request to test death drugs

"...of execution pending appeal for Terry Edwards and Ramiro Gonzales, two death row inmates named in the five-inmate petition..."

Sept. 23, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

State May Have Executed Innocent Man

Newspaper investigation suggests that Ruben Cantu, who was executed in 1993 for a robbery and shooting murder in San Antonio, may have been innocent

"...The daily also reports that a third witness, Eloy Gonzales, who, like Garza, never testified at Cantu's trial, says..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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