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May 14, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff
Austin at Large: Polling and the Police
What we know, don't know, and need to know about the public's view of public safety
"...wrote last week about Voices of Austin's polling that, the group claims, shows that Austinites decisively do not support..."
July 17, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
Protesting the Police
Hundreds gather outside APD in wake of Ferguson ruling
"...The last time members of this city gathered on such..."
Nov. 25, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger
Do You Trust the Police?
ACCESS News interviews APD chief
"...What should you do if you're stopped by the police? What if you're deaf? Those are among the..."
Oct. 12, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith
March to Amplify Black Voices and Defund the Police
"...March to Amplify Black Voices and Defund the Police participants marched to City Council member Kathie Tovo's..."
Aug. 3, 2020 Photo Gallery
Meet the Police Monitor Finalists
A brief look at the four remaining candidates
"...A public meeting last week gave the community a chance to meet the four final candidates..."
Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police
"Whose streets? Our streets."
"...Brenda Ramos wanted to talk about the loss of her son, Mike, about what his absence..."
Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Republicans Vow to “Re-Fund the Police” by Seizing Local Control
State grabs power to dictate local public safety budgets
"...bills – Senate Bill 23 and House Bill 1900, the two leading measures this session to target localities that..."
June 4, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders
The Week in Protests: Now, We Have Bikers Who Love the Police
Police show force, arrest many, disturb Foster memorial, and more
"...for law enforcement, a local motorcycle club staged a “pro-police” demonstration Downtown on Sunday afternoon, August 9, drawing a..."
Aug. 12, 2020 News Post by John Anderson
Mistrial Announced for the Police Officer Who Killed Mike Ramos
The court can’t seem to find enough jurors
"...What is probably the most important trial in the history of the Austin..."
May 26, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon
Mistrial Announced for the Police Officer Who Killed Mike Ramos
The court can’t seem to find enough jurors
June 2, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Car Enthusiasts Take Over Public Streets and the Police Union Capitalizes
Cops come upon donuts they don’t like
"...far seven Austinites have been arrested – four of them under 21 – after Austin got its first taste..."
Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders
A Question About the Police
"...Dear Editor, I was leaving the Austin Music Awards when this tragic chase and subsequent..."
March 13, 2014 Postmarks
Do the Police Have More Important Things to Do?
"...Dear Editor, Last month's heated debate before the City Council dais on the proposed bicycle-helmet ordinance was..."
Oct. 4, 2006 Postmarks
Smack Talking About the Police Chief Finalists
"...The news that Austin has announced a list of nine..."
April 9, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith
Profiling the Police
A recent ACLU report says nearly half of police departments in Texas have "successfully" implemented anti-racial profiling policies.
"...On Jan. 23, the ACLU of Texas and the Texas Criminal Justice Reform..."
Feb. 1, 2002 News Feature
The Opportunity to Reimagine Public Safety Is Here Right Now. Will Austin Take It?
“We want everything that can be done outside of the police, to be done outside of the police.”
"...At their April 20 work session, the members of the Austin..."
April 30, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
The Common Law
When can the police search my entire car?
"...Can the police search my car whenever they want, or do..."
Nov. 4, 2005 Column by Luke Ellis
Austin Law Department Argues City Council Can’t Stop Austin Police from Keeping Secret Files
Taylor trial addresses city’s G file policy
"...The city has for months refused to implement a key..."
Oct. 25, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders
What Will It Take to Get More Police Oversight?
If Greg Casar wants more accountability for cops, the city’s gonna need to give the police union some more money
"...As City Council meetings go, the one held Thursday, April 20, was a rarity: a..."
May 26, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
The Common Law
When can the police search my car?
"...Can the police search my car whenever they want, or do..."
Oct. 28, 2005 Column by Luke Ellis
Resources to Support Black Austinites During Police Brutality Protests
How to help and how to find help
"...nationwide and here at home, people have taken to the streets to protest racism and police violence against Black..."
June 3, 2020 News Post by Selome Hailu
Who Pulled the Trigger on Brad Levi Ayala?
Austin-made documentary short “Less Lethal” spotlights the citizen detective who solved the police shooting
"...In every classic whodunnit, there's a crime, then the police arrive, look through the..."
March 26, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
The Glass Shield
In this often overlooked film by Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, To Sleep With Anger), a black cop in an all-white police station confronts racism from his colleagues and incredulity from his family and community
"...Ironside, M. Emmet Walsh, Michael Gregory and Bernie Casey. The movie starts off with bright, full-frame cartoon images: car..."
June 23, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Quote of the Week: Rebecca Webber
The Public Safety Commission chair dishes on the police contract
"..."I don't think that the right way to get a culture change at the..."
Dec. 8, 2017 News Column
Ghosts in the Machine
The Police conclude their North American tour in San Antonio
"...During the second hottest solar flair-up of the evening last night..."
Nov. 21, 2007 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez
The Sugarland Express
"...Starring: Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson, Michael Sacks and William Atherton. With this first theatrical feature, Steven Spielberg proved he..."
Aug. 2, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Hated: G.G. Allin and the Murder Junkies
"...Directed by: Todd Phillips. The heroin-induced death of G.G. Allin last June was a..."
Oct. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Year of the Comet
"...without a trace, so I hate to even stir the waters by detailing how inept it is. Sufficient to..."
May 1, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black
The Cry of the Owl
"...Kalfon. Maybe it's me, but this alleged homage to the work of Alfred Hitchcock by Claude Chabrol acts as..."
