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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...rules that were in place before voters passed the SOS water quality ordinance in 1992. SOSA claims the city..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature

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Our readers talk back.

"...satellite image of the Barton Creek area on the SOS Web site shows that the proposed site is fairly..."

April 22, 2005 Column

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Legal action seeks to undo 1996 settlement on erstwhile Wal-Mart tract

"...Open Meetings Act and the city's Save Our Springs Ordinance. SOS requires a six-vote council supermajority when amending the..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Happenings

"...commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Save Our Springs Ordinance's passage on Aug. 8, 1992, the SOS Alliance has..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

The Public as Afterthought

Not an Athenian Democracy

"...on an amendment to the Composite II water quality ordinance that would make it impossible to enforce SOS retroactively...."

Aug. 16, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban

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Our readers talk back.

"...Opposes McMansion OrdinanceDear Editor,..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Column

Then There's This: Fight or Flight

Council tries to find balance between developers, enviros, and the Lege

"...mad dash to rescind the city's 16-year-old Project Duration Ordinance was touched off by an attorney general's opinion last..."

March 29, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

City Looks to Outside Counsel

Repeal of land code 'not a black and white legal issue'

"...weigh differing legal interpretations of the city’s Project Duration Ordinance, long a burr under the saddle of developers...."

March 25, 2013 News Post by Amy Smith

Council Notes: All About AE?

This week, the Council takes on urban density, grandfathering, and parking

"...sparks, as it concerns the city's project duration/pro­ject dormancy ordinance. The state attorney general recently opined that the city's..."

March 22, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

In Politics to Win, Again and Again

Introducing the passionate people who get our local politicians elected

"...leaders, helping to create the Save Our Springs Alliance. SOS launched a petition drive to put a citizen-written watershed..."

Sept. 13, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Brigid Shea: 'A Proven Leader'

Brigid Shea sits down for a Q&A on a wide range of city topics

"...the same place we were 20 years ago with SOS. We're coming out of a recession, we're poised to..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...been ticketed by APD officers for violating the panhandling ordinance. These vendors were clearly identified with vendor badges and..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature

AMD and the Edwards Aquifer

SOS says mitigation offers aren't enough

"...Desired Development Zone." Under the city's Save Our Springs ordinance, the Lantana project would ordinarily be held to 20%..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Bee Cave Mall Back on Fast Track?

Developers try – quickly – to get reapproval for a controversial big-box project

"...retailer (www.stoplowes.com). The Austin City Council recently passed an ordinance that places a 50,000-square-foot cap on stores built over..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

A Big Box Full of Big Boxes

The latest on the Wal-Mart, Lowe's, and Eckerd's controversies

"...should still be covered by the Save Our Springs Ordinance, which would allow only 15% impervious cover. (Lowe's wants..."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Lowe's, Austin, and HB 1204: Who's Got the Cards?

Are Austin's hands tied on another land-use battle over the aquifer?

"...that Austin would enforce its Save Our Springs water-quality ordinance and cap the development at 15% impervious cover --..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Chapter 4: The Nineties!

March 1991 -- December 2000

"...than 2,000 votes. Enviros pass the Save Our Springs Ordinance overwhelmingly, see it thrown out, then reinstated, then (for..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature

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"...editorial page of this paper declared that the "... SOS victory was a triumph of an intelligent, informed populace..."

Aug. 6, 1999 News Feature

Then There's This: Council's Version of Sine Die

Packed agenda address affordability, wages, waivers, and more

"...has asked Council to revisit a 2011 prevailing wage ordinance in an attempt to settle a months-long wage dispute..."

June 28, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Communication Breakdown

Does the closure of HausBar Farms spell trouble for the urban farming movement?

"...and so here's where it clashes. You don't see SOS [Save Our Springs] over here, or Sierra Club."..."

April 12, 2013 Food Feature by Anna Toon

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"...abandoned its quest to bust the Save Our Springs Ordinance and expand its headquarters over the aquifer. See "Temple-Inland..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Beside the Point: All the Arguments That Fit

City Council agenda packed with volatile materials

"...Council revisit of the semi-notorious Barton Springs Zone redevelopment ordinance, an attempt adjust the Save Our Springs Ordinance to..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Pondering the Props

The ballot language of the proposed charter amendments, with Chronicle translations

"...This is the "Clean Water" amendment proposed by the SOS Alliance, the Save Barton Creek Association, and other groups,..."

March 24, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Bee Cave Brouhaha

Civic unrest erupts in the southwest Travis County village

"...Galleria on the banks of Little Barton Creek. The SOS Alliance is suing to stop the proposed development, claiming..."

May 7, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

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Two cities. Two mayors. Two big ugly stores. One aquifer.

"...three times that permitted by the Save Our Springs Ordinance -- the Wal-Mart will seriously degrade the aquifer, says..."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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Austin Stories

"...today's (Thursday) agenda includes: delaying enactment of the smoking ordinance until Jan. 2, 2004; creating an interlocal water-quality planning..."

July 18, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Austin @ Large: The Big Mac Attack

The landslide victory of Brewster McCracken may have significantly mixed messages.

"...social equity and the Chronicle and Sierra Club and SOS endorsements of Clarke, but they also worried about jobs..."

June 13, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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Austin Stories

"...pressure the feds into taking action against Bradley. (The SOS "Make Gary Pay" Web site got written up this..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Citizen Mary at Work

Highlights of the Activism of Mary Arnold

"...Also helped enact city landscape, tree preservation, and parkland-dedication ordinances...."

April 5, 2002 News Feature

Tensions Rise Ahead of Meeting on Zilker Plan

Dazed and confused over Zilker

"...Rewild Zilker – a coalition of Save Our Springs (SOS) Alliance, Sierra Club, and the Zilker Neighborhood Assoc­iation –..."

May 19, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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