Point Austin: Sharpening Teeth

Remedial dentistry in order for Police Monitor

"...The Oct. 31 public hearing of the Citizens Review Panel of the Office of the Police Monitor..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Iris Jones announces her resignation at a critical moment for civilian oversight of APD

"...of water-cooler speculation about the future of civilian police oversight in Austin...."

July 25, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Council Watch

Citizens voice their approval of the recommendations of the Police Oversight Focus Group; proposed City Hall balloons and its price tag grows; Rainey Street Historic District nears its day of reckoning.

"...Austinites spoke at a public hearing about the Police Oversight Focus Group's report during last week's council meeting. Of..."

June 9, 2000 News Column by Jonathan David Carroll

It's a Wrap!

A Legislative Wrap-Up on the 77th Session

"...no surprise the Lege didn't attempt to remedy that oversight. Instead, faced with declining revenues after a decade of..."

June 1, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Police Contract Talks: Hurry Up, or Wait?

Cronk wants APA labor deal before new Council arrives in January

"...present a counterproposal to the city's plan for civilian oversight of APD. Council has two meetings remaining in 2022..."

Nov. 18, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Bullies Will Be Bullies

Decoding Jimmy Flannigan and Ken Casaday's most recent tiff

"...wasn't rich in new material. Casaday's comments, delivered during Citizen Communication, were prompted by what he described as 300..."

Oct. 26, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Battle Lines Drawn in City-Police Dispute

The police union walks away from contract talks, leaving civilian oversight in limbo

"...not only at Knee but also at the OPM's Citizen Review Panel, whose members the week before recommended that..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

As the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission undergoes Sunset review, a new report details a host of citizen concerns about the agency's complaint review process.

"...the expertise of Consumers Union, the Sierra Club, Public Citizen, and a host of concerned individuals. The TNRCC is..."

Sept. 8, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Election Ticker: Democracy, Dollars

Austinites for Progressive Reform, opposition PACs report campaign finances

"...more independence for the city's groundbreaking Office of Police Oversight lobbied Council to place Prop C on the May..."

April 9, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Naked City

The city's "hospital within a hospital" plan for reproductive services at Brack fails to satisfy.

"...city describes its goal as "seamless" reproductive care, some citizens at the hearing charged that the city is placing..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Can Council Get Its Sh*t Done by 10pm?

Austin City Council addresses a 93-item agenda Sept. 15 and aims to end by 10pm rather than voting to extend the meeting

"...has to consider whether to adopt the Austin Police Oversight Act, the citizen initiative brought to a ballot near..."

Sept. 16, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Letters at 3AM: A Pattern of Subversion

President Obama regularly oversteps his bounds of office

"...The White House cares so little about providing meaningful oversight that Mr. Obama has yet to nominate a successor..."

April 6, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

Point Austin: Watching the Watchers

City nears a crucial choice for the next police monitor

"...A few people suggested that the OPM or the Citizen Review Panel might somehow be invested with direct disciplinary..."

Dec. 10, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Questions Unanswered

APD suspends Quintana, fires Dunn – but doubts remain about the Nate Sanders II shooting

"...command. That was consistent with the recommendations of the Citizen Review Panel; it was consistent with the findings of..."

Nov. 13, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Hightower Report

All is not lost: Grassroots activists win court battles; and the Pentagon revolving door is profitable for Bush buddies

"...jobs with military contractors, call the Project on Government Oversight: 202/347-1122...."

Aug. 13, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

The state attorney general tells the city what it already knew.

"...report, initiated by the Office of the Police Monitor's citizen review panel earlier this year, was completed in September,..."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Iris Jones Goes Public

"...police union by not posting the meetings of her citizen review panel. This week Jones is irked by their..."

March 7, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Letters at 3AM

The White House is intent on totalitarian measures and war; it employs incoherence because it cannot speak plainly of its machinations.

"...On July 13 John Ashcroft's Justice Department resisted any oversight by both House and Senate judiciary committees regarding new..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Column by Michael Ventura

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...democratic process, I'm not talking about the right of citizens to simply sound off. I'm talking about the citizens..."

May 3, 2002 Column

Council Watch

Peace at Last? City, Gary Bradley Strike the Deal to End All Deals

"...to council, and three public hearings will allow for citizen input...."

Feb. 11, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Why Austin Can’t Seem to Quit Its Despised Coal Plant

Locals continue to get coal for Christmas

"...For decades, Austinites have been calling for the closure..."

Dec. 1, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Rodeo 80

The 2007 Legislature in a quick-step roundup

"...the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality while notably securing citizens' rights to call for a contested-case hearing for uranium-mining..."

June 8, 2007 News Column

Austin's Petition Tradition Is Up for Review

It could get a little harder to put an ordinance on a ballot

"...election, which will place only the two Austin Police Oversight Act (APOA) initiatives on the ballot. Equity Action’s “real”..."

March 14, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...(Israel's brand new public safety plan covers police staffing, oversight, and gun violence reduction, but it landed fairly late..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Congress Wants to Look at David Whitley's Books

Investigation to look into Texas' voter list fiasco

"...The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform has launched an investigation into Texas' voter..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

How Transparent Is APD?

The most? Least? That depends on who you ask.

"...pay raise for his members. "No one has police oversight like we do." Austin Justice Coalition founder Chas Moore,..."

Sept. 29, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Activists' Hopes for Police Negotiations Hinge on Statute of Limitations

Focus part of effort to overhaul culture of APD

"...discipline, and – most importantly here – the community oversight that governs what happens when there is an alleged..."

Sept. 15, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Meet the Police Monitor Finalists

A brief look at the four remaining candidates

"...serves as executive director of the city of Atlanta Citizen Review Board (September 2008 to present)...."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

WTP4: Council Takes a Swig

No more piecemeal votes on funding for Water Treatment Plant No. 4

"...plant in a move opponents say strips construction of oversight, while proponents claim it will help bring the plant..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Shoot the Messenger!

VA tries to fire whistle-blower doctor

"...only ignored, but Hicks stripped Van Boven of his oversight duties concerning the diabetic retinopathy research and threatened him..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Feature by Laurel Chesky

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