Council Watch

Council divided on Gotham condo project; Jesus Garza gets a big raise; East Austin residents voice concerns about the future of the brown building and flood control.

"...Bill Spelman. The effort also increased the city's minimum wage to $8 -- deemed to be the "Living Wage"..."

Dec. 17, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Off The Bookshelf

flatnessisgod:

"...Hot grease, minimum wage, and no respect. It's all part of the job..."

July 30, 1999 Books Review

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...pays its attendants and drivers barely over the minimum wage, which seems at odds with the city's purported goal..."

Aug. 14, 1998 News Feature

Home-Grown Workers

Is Austin's Job Boom Trickling Down to the People?

"...benefits of the new industry are the less sexy, wage-earning jobs created by the giant microelectronics companies that form..."

March 27, 1998 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Coach's Corner

"...the early Nineties, unions formed there, increasing the minimum wage to $1 per hour. Nike (which doesn't build factories..."

April 11, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Austin at Large: ARIC, Meet ALICE

Two acronyms walk into an ongoing conversation about justice and equity

"...poverty line but below the true basic cost of living – which in Texas is about 30% of the..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

The Good Eye: There and Back Again

Don't mess with Texas women, bucko

"...my best friend and I used to fantasize about living in adjacent writers' cabins in Vermont or a seaside..."

Nov. 14, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Can the Bands Play On?

The Live Music Task Force tunes up to protect Austin's claim to fame

"...working musicians – struggle to earn even a half-decent living. In a steady pattern of attrition, says Dillinger, clubs..."

July 18, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

The Next Austin Bust

Will it be bad? Can we be ready? Or should we not care?

"...displacement among many Austinites who feel like they're already living through a bust. A metro area that becomes more..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Connecting a Whole Community

Austin and Google Fiber move to bridge the digital divide

"...also helped drive up property prices and cost of living – even while the wealth disparity expanded...."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Plaza Saltillo Decision Comes Down to Money

Cap Metro chooses Endeavor over Saltillo Collaborative

"...the collaborative's commitment to pay all construction workers a living wage, among other things...."

June 27, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith

Plaza Saltillo Decision Comes Down to Money

Cap Metro chooses Endeavor over Saltillo Collaborative

"...the collaborative’s commitment to pay all construction workers a living wage, among other things...."

June 24, 2014 News Post by Amy Smith

Next Week's Council: It's a Porker

Zoning, WTP4, Visa, and more

"...IT center here. See "Point Austin" and "Victories for Living Wages"...."

Nov. 30, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Sauce Boss

Lauri Raymond looks back on – and forward to – the life and times of SASS dressing

"...as Lauri labored in a birthing tank in her living room. In attendance at the birth of both son..."

June 11, 2004 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

2002 Summer Camps

"...Summertime, and the living is easier when your young ones aren't moping around..."

May 10, 2002 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Neighbors vs. Neighbors

A profile of the Central Texas struggle over Alcoa Rockdale and its plans for expansionAlcoa announces new "voluntary" emissions reductions.

"...its business, or to the workers who make their living from the plant," said Woods. "But I don't believe..."

July 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

The Player

With Adventures of a No Name Actor, a comic memoir of his adventures in the screen trade, anonymous player Marco Perella is finding literary stardom.

"...he was off, thinking perhaps he could make a living at it. ("Ha!" as he now comments succinctly on..."

July 6, 2001 Books Feature by Katherine Catmull

Closing the COVID Gap at AISD

Post-pandemic, not enough students can read well. How do we get out of this ditch?

"...don’t read well are less likely to earn a living wage, more likely to be incarcerated, and have a..."

March 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Food Banks Work Toward Normalcy After Pandemic

As food insecurity rises, Central Texas Food Bank keeps helping

"...staff, retaining existing staff, and paying every employee a living wage, while purchasing food has also become more expensive...."

Oct. 18, 2023 News Post by Jencie Tomasek

Watch: Black Eyed Vermillion Stares into the Isolated Abyss with “These Walls”

Punk growler deviates into dark trip-hop with new video

"...as a struggling musician primed me for it well. Living modestly, hand-to-mouth subsistence at the forefront of every shopping..."

June 23, 2021 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Opinion: We Need to Prioritize Our Service Workers

Olamaie Executive Chef Michael Fojtasek: "The way to ensure the health and livelihoods of service industry people is through vaccination"

"...be the responsibility of said owners to provide a living wage and a safe work environment, but how can..."

March 5, 2021 Column by Michael Fojtasek

Opinion: Ten Days in March at L’Oca d’Oro

Living wages and paid sick leave are built into the local restaurant’s DNA. But without a government plan in place – for testing, sanitation checks, financial relief – co-owner Adam Orman explains why they’ve had to close their doors... for now.

"...is not at all cool because sick leave and living wages and health care and counseling are the norm...."

April 10, 2020 Column by Adam Orman

Behind Enemy Lines at ALEC's Right-Wing Policy Conference

Activists say the American Legislative Exchange Council backs corporate interests over people

"...every turn. That means keeping drug prices high, blocking living wages and paid sick leave. ALEC makes sure to..."

Aug. 30, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

AISD Told to Pay More, Make Cuts Hurt Less

School change process seeks to improve academic programming access to all students

"...where pay may be higher and the cost of living definitely is lower...."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Budget: Something's Gotta Give

Cooling economy, rising costs mean tough choices for City Council

"...increase is anticipated for personnel: That includes cost of living increases, market comparison raises, "pay-for-performance," any raises associated with..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: It's All on Camera

City Council gets ready to dive back into the breach

"...number of cabs and the potential for a decent living. At work session, Council seemed inclined to open the..."

May 20, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Meet the Candidate: Huey Rey Fischer

Fischer has spent time working under the Capitol dome for a trio of Dem legislators

"...tenets of public schools, environmentalism, health care, and a living wage. However, he's as proud of his arrest for..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Questioning How The City Spends

"...a lot more to do with the availability of living wage jobs and social services than they do with..."

Aug. 26, 2013 Postmarks

Threat Level Orange

Dangerous trends in local government

"...for a mixed-use complex on the site with more living units than the Austonian, plus offices and commercial spaces..."

June 29, 2012 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

AE Rate Gate

Shockingly, nobody wants to pay more for electricity

"...chamber as Ruby Roa, a community volunteer for people living deep in the throes of poverty, approached the podium..."

Jan. 13, 2012 News Post by Amy Smith

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