McCracken Hits the Campaign Circuit

Mayor Pro Tem announces run at solar panel plant, but Leffingwell supporters still wax sunny

"...rigeur emphasis on neighborhood needs. The first two, more tech-related, points were emphasized by McCracken's choice of locale, the..."

Dec. 8, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Nonprofit director vows to continue promoting green space

"...Ted Siff has resigned from the Austin Parks Foundation to..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Common Ground on the Colorado

The new Eastside Colorado River Park begins to take shape.

"..."Common ground creates community," says Ted Siff of the Austin Parks Foundation, who has been..."

April 26, 2002 News Feature by Dan Oko

Point Austin: Getting Mobilized

Arguments (and opponents) against the mobility bond run a little thin

"...political history of this relatively modest bond vote: Originally anticipated to include as well the much more expensive and..."

Oct. 8, 2010 News Column by Michael King

The Past, Present, and Future of Waller and Shoal Creeks

Finally doing right by Austin's waterways

"...the Colorado between Waller and Shoal when he was visited by Mirabeau Lamar, who shot a buffalo, declared the..."

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

Point Austin: Greens vs. Greens

Charter election rhetoric begins rising all around

"...Eliza May) and a brace of local environmentalists, who undoubtedly looked good on camera but told me afterward they..."

March 31, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Hitting the Trails

City Trails Vision Provokes Suburban Wrath

"...Council (AMTC) -- the trail advocacy coalition that recently distributed its proposal for just such a plan -- some..."

Nov. 15, 1996 News Feature

Land Mine

public access debate surrounds preservation issue

"...of its own land as preserve system land, and committed to manage it for the preservation of endangered species..."

March 3, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Then There's This: Razing History

Old home set for demolition to make way for parking lot

"...Sometimes the demolition starts before the permit is even granted, and is easily explained away with a "whoops" apology...."

April 26, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Birds vs. People at BCP

At least one Austin resident questions wildlife preserve's human-access policies

"...local citizens are demanding greater recreational access to currently restricted trails...."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Green Acres

Prop. 2 Seeks to Protect Water Quality - but at a Price

"...higher water utility rates, in order to buy an estimated 15,000-acre "water quality buffer zone" transecting the recharge and..."

April 10, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Austin Parks: Trying to Fill the GAP

Group urges City Council to increase parks and rec budget

"...The advocated increase stems from an accumulating public outcry for greater..."

Aug. 16, 2013 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Mobility Bond: Ready, Set, Go

Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.

"...in a sea of defeat, as Proposition 1 supporters celebrated passage of the $90 million transportation bond package – and..."

Nov. 5, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

PACs to Flack

The city PACs work the background of the campaigns

"...they can provide great outside help, focus attention on neglected issues, or tar an opposing candidate without directly implicating..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Campaign Money Fattening Local Coffers

The latest campaign finance reports show who's supporting which candidates for mayor and council

"...Council, and while unusual circumstances surrounding the mayor's race resulted in less money for this reporting period, which covered..."

Jan. 23, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Do You Feel a Draft?

Big-leaguers back Leffingwell, but really, who'd want the gig?

"...President Ramey Ko, and unveiled an unwieldy supporters list printed on heavy card-stock posters, which at one point co-founder..."

Dec. 19, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Anger at Water Plant Plan Boils Over

City planners and residents at odds over future use of Guerrero Park

"...and board members alike expressed disgust that the glossily presented plans were made public now after eight months of..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Going Public

A new Sunset Commission report recommends opening Texas' public lands to use by the public as parkland.

"...On the state level, Gov. George W. Bush created a conservation task force three months ago that will..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Daily Hustle: 10/5/10

Transpo Bond Brouhaha

"...“This proposed $90 million dollar bond package has been created with little transparency and lacks integrity. The package is..."

Oct. 5, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: First One In

McCracken cracks open his war chest in officially declaring his candidacy for mayor

"...to let McCracken's announcement carry the day, Leffingwell supporter Ted Siff trumpeted his new PAC, created to support McCracken's..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

A Paucity of Parkland

"...the best of what is left in Texas," says Ted Siff, government affairs director at the Trust for Public..."

Sept. 10, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...would fly with area residents. One Hays County homeowner reported that one of the pollsters asked how he'd feel..."

Feb. 14, 1997 News Feature

Prop 1: Austin Chooses to Move

Proposition 1 passes 59.1% to 40.9%

"...of the early voting returns. He told reporters, "I'm excited, and now the work begins," noting that the early..."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Grove at Shoal Creek Inches Forward

Council to finally consider contentious zoning case

"...build an $11 million facility there. Even then, some interested parties were willing to accommodate anything TxDOT wanted "lest..."

Sept. 23, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Pedestrian Bridge Planned for the Grove

Project will improve trail connectivity

"...Bull Creek called The Grove at Shoal Creek, they treated it like a breaking news story. News of the..."

March 11, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Geopolitical Fault Lines

Austin's latest attempt at single-member districts is getting a mixed response

"...Council inauguration ceremonies don't generally include political speeches. Newly elected or re-elected council members, flush with the good will..."

July 6, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

County Bond Backers Do the 'Two-Step'

Committee tees up votes on transpo, open space spending

"...attorney Nikelle Meade; consultant Mark Nathan; open space advocate Ted Siff; contractor Channy Soeur, and several others. In Fact..."

Sept. 28, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Park Is in the PUD-ing

Council approves Park PUD despite neighborhood opposition

"...Credit the win to a concerted advocates' supporting campaign. A press release titled "Environmental Leaders..."

Jan. 21, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Daily Hustle: 1/19/11

Laura Morrison's re-election kick-off

"...Campaign kick-off season hit high gear as Laura Morrison greeted some 200-plus constituents at Nuevo Leon last night, steering..."

Jan. 19, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Prop 1 Partying

Council members toast passage of transpo prop, look to future

"...process, but once we passed those hurdles and we voted it out, it was time to take it to..."

Nov. 2, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

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