A Planner's Paradise

A marriage of land use and transportation planning rarely seen in "property rights happy" Texas is being plotted

"...last week's hearings on design standards and the McMansion ordinance – planning has never quite extended to where the..."

Sept. 8, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...had three prior public intox convictions and two city ordinance violation convictions – for aggravated panhandling, and for consuming..."

May 26, 2006 News Feature

Point Austin: Green Fallout

Picking up the parties and the pieces, there remains much work to be done

"...that diligence can occur over the alternative "open" and "SOS" ordinances drafted by council members and beginning to make..."

May 19, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Planning Commission heard public testimony on a proposed McMansion ordinance that seeks to put the kibosh on oversized dwellings..."

May 19, 2006 News Feature

'Chronicle' Used to Do Objective Endorsements

May 12, 2006 Postmarks

Election Notes

Prop. 2 will shape the way the area develops at a time when the community is trying to decide for itself what sort of neighborhood it wants to be

"...do with Prop. 2? Some say nothing – the ordinance does not prohibit development in the watershed; it only..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Cleanliness, Godliness, and Money

Critics charge that Clean Water Clean Government's finances are a bit murky

"...Bunch said that SOS, while heading up the petition campaign last fall to..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Election Notes

Critics charge that Clean Water Clean Government's finances are a bit murky

"...Bunch said that SOS, while heading up the petition campaign last fall to..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Endorsements

"...the fire on the hypocrisies of the campaign finance ordinance – but his reflexive Libertarian mantra of "lower taxes,..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature

Shameless Accusations

"...PR piece [“Austin@Large,” News, May 5], he shamelessly accuses SOS Alliance, Sierra Club, Save Barton Creek Association, and other..."

May 10, 2006 Postmarks

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"...Sometimes SOS Bill Bunch is his own worst enemy, but I..."

May 5, 2006 Column

Austin @ Large: Unclean Hands

Prop. 1 and Prop. 2 are not "open," not "clean" – and definitely not progressive

"...Clearly, the original SOS ordinance wasn't the magic formula. Neither is Prop. 2;..."

May 5, 2006 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Endorsements

"...the fire on the hypocrisies of the campaign finance ordinance – but his reflexive Libertarian mantra of "lower taxes,..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature

Spinning and Campaigning for Props

"...the Edwards Aquifer (www.liveablecity.org/media/CleanWaterProp2.pdf) in direct violation of the SOS Ordinance. Usually grandfathering means allowing an existing use to..."

May 2, 2006 Postmarks

Props. 1 & 2 Just an Exercise in Political Power and Ego

"...Dear Bill Bunch (El Pomposo SOSAnista), When development is ecological and profitable, the aquifer shall..."

April 28, 2006 Postmarks

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Our readers talk back.

"...Dear SOSAnista BoardDear SOSAnista board,..."

April 28, 2006 Column

Endorsements

"...the fire on the hypocrisies of the campaign finance ordinance – but his reflexive Libertarian mantra of "lower taxes,..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

Supporting Prop. 2

"...Austin gives – exemptions from the Save Our Springs Ordinance. Some developers don't want to comply with the law..."

April 25, 2006 Postmarks

Prop. 1 Best Option on Ballot

"...Edwards Aquifer recharge zone in direct violation of the SOS ordinance, to the highly popular toll road plan, to..."

April 25, 2006 Postmarks

Dear SOSAnista Board

"...Dear SOSAnista board, Your Chron/PR letter reminds me of poison ivy,..."

April 24, 2006 Postmarks

Point Austin: Refighting the Last Wars

Prop. 1, Prop. 2, Saving Barton Springs ... and Everything Else

"...Similarly, in its broader public campaigns, SOS has done a better job of describing the long-term..."

April 21, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Beside the Point

Attempts to debate Props. 1 and 2 produce only polarized statements and crowd heckling

"...from building in the Barton Springs contributing zone. Citing SOS's legal defeat last week in its case to block..."

April 21, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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"...true for the budget-strapped city. This is about the SOS shutting down the government, not opening it up. Most..."

April 21, 2006 Column

Only a Few Liars Oppose Props. 1 & 2 – For the Righteous They Are No-Brainers

"...is secretly spent, and Prop. 2 will enforce our SOS ordinance by phasing out “grandfathering” and preventing toll expansion..."

April 18, 2006 Postmarks

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"...I just read Louis Black's anti-SOS, anti-Prop. 2 rant twice, desperately searching for meaning ["Page..."

April 14, 2006 Column

SOS Supports Propositions

"...different path. The Town Hall citizen rallies and subsequent SOS Ordinance of the early Nineties pointed toward a different..."

April 12, 2006 Postmarks

Page Two: When Does 'Open' Mean 'Closed'?

The open-government charter amendment is a special-interest wolf in populist sheep's clothing

"...but a fierce insistence on representative government. Eventually, the SOS ordinance passed and SOS was organized (later dividing into..."

April 7, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Beside the Point

Council looks to survey the campaign damage and adjust the funds

"...13 election short-circuiting the possibility of another suit from SOS and company – you can now expect the familiar..."

April 7, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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"...Your coverage of the Open Government Online and SOS city charter amendments accuses SOS Alliance of calling Daryl..."

March 24, 2006 Column

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...campus in the environmentally sensitive Barton Springs watershed. The SOS is seeking a temporary injunction against the city to..."

March 24, 2006 News Feature

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